Re:Usually I agree with the moderating, but ...
by pohl on Thursday May 20, 2010 @04:05PM
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I cannot understand the point of hiding deadened questions while still keeping the comments?
It makes sense to me. If the users flag & kill a link submitted by spammers, the spammers get no value from it because, by default, a spider won't be able to follow the HN page to the URL the spammers wanted to promote.
But keeping the comments helps users at HN get a feel for how the article was initially received.
It makes sense to me. If the users flag & kill a link submitted by spammers, the spammers get no value from it because, by default, a spider won't be able to follow the HN page to the URL the spammers wanted to promote.
But keeping the comments helps users at HN get a feel for how the article was initially received.