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>>greeni+(OP)
Why is this flagged and why can't I vouch for it?

>>bluefi+2b
@dang, do you have any solutions for Musk related articles being flagged constantly? Clearly someone is trying to abuse the flag process. Does being flagged affect it getting on the frontpage or any effect?

>>hn1986+jg
Why do you think that democratic flagging needs a solution?

>>marius+0l
> democratic flagging

how is it "democratic" when a few people can kill an article they don't agree with?

"democratic" would be upvotes & downvotes canceling each other out, which we already have.

>>Albert+Ln
Well, if you feel a flag is underserved you can vouch for the submission/comment. I think a vastly smaller number of vouches is needed to unflag something than the number of flags it took to flag it.

I know there's the downside of not being able to vouch for something until it got buried, but even so I think the end-result is reasonably democratic.

>>marius+Rq
I searched the FAQ for the word "vouch" and got zilch.

Explain to me the utility of flagging as opposed to simply downvoting (I'm talking about comments, not submissions).

especially, why is there no accountability for it? Are there "frequent flaggers" who should sometimes have their flagging privileges revoked?

>>Albert+9u
I am not in any way affiliated with HN. I don't feel the need to defend their choices before you. I merely make use of the tools provided to curate the content I want to see more/less on the website. (Also this is a purely theoretical discussion on my part, I did not flag this particular submission, even though the less I see of Musk's name, the better.)