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Re:HN: New flag feature by bayareaguy on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @07:33PM (#226959)
It appears both comments and posts have the "flag". I can understand flagging spam posts but comments already have the upvote/downvote mechanism.

Does it really make sense to "flag" comments?

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Re:HN: New flag feature by xlnt on Tuesday June 24, 2008 @07:36PM (#226966)
yes, so spam comments can be deleted and the account banned.
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