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That thread was nuked from the front page after ~1 hour.

>>650RED+(OP)
Yes, users flagged it. We eventually reduced the penalty, though not enough for that thread to get back on the front page.

The current thread, however, ended up spending 8 hours on the front page, far more than we'd ever normally allow for this class of story.

Here are the explanations I've posted about this so far:

>>39231365

>>39224560

>>39210947

>>39172045

If anyone reads those and still has a question which isn't answered there, I'd be happy to take a crack at it.