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A comment on Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on child porn. Parent comment

Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by todayiamme on Sunday September 09, 2012 @12:55PM (#4496232)
Hrm. I usually use flagging these days to mark spam or a very heavy form of disapproval. However you're right, I was wrong, so I unflagged it.
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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by angersock on Sunday September 09, 2012 @02:39PM (#4496526) 

  "very heavy form of disapproval"
Please don't do this. It's not the purpose of flagging and screws up the site mechanisms.
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Re:Rick Falkvinge: Why free speech is harmed by the ban on c... by lmm on Monday September 10, 2012 @08:46AM (#4499448)
The site has no appropriate way for users to deal with stories they disagree with. They can flag, which cause problems as you describe, or they can make negative comments, which are supposedly the big reason HN is going downhill. Correcting individual cases will not stop this until an appropriate outlet is given to express this.
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