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"But it really does seem like we're at the point where longstanding users need to also be able to vouch for flagged stories, or something like that."

Isn't this already a thing with the "vouch" button on said posts? https://i.imgur.com/Hp9nu58.png

>>zamada+(OP)
The vouch button only appears for dead stories. I sometimes would like a wtfitf button.

>>zamada+(OP)
By the time a story needs to be vouched for, it loses the momentum it previously had gettting it to the front page. So you need a way to prevent vouching from being necessary in the first place.

>>tolbis+1a
If a story transitions to a high flag/vouch level (IDK, >10 of each), it should have its clock reset to be considered a new submission, regardless of dupe status. Maybe label with [controversial] or [hot].

This problem happens again and again with hot topics, and at the moment the default behavior is to let them disappear, which is a bit lame.