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Re:Ask HN: Guard against users who misuse flag/report on posts by defrost on Saturday October 14, 2023 @06:24AM (#37879405)
There are already barriers to flagging, many threads get flagged by people who have passsed those barriers and are deemed entitled to flag.

A number of flagged posts are vouched for, leading to posts being unflagged - such as the linked post which is no longer flagged.

You appear to be arguing that the ocean should be wetter.

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Re:Ask HN: Guard against users who misuse flag/report on posts by hjoldic on Saturday October 14, 2023 @06:42AM (#37879478)
I have provided a link that was flagged, but it's not flagged anymore. So, it was both deemed to be a valid submission and for the most part it was invisible to users - ergo, the damage was done.

What you are describing obviously doesn't work.

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