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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works? by silisili on Thursday December 18, 2025 @02:45AM (#46309966)
Not a mod, but I do hope you flag comments like that. Dang is awesome, but it is user moderation that makes a giant difference.
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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works? by jacquesm on Thursday December 18, 2025 @02:51AM (#46309992)
Done.
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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works? by tptacek on Thursday December 18, 2025 @08:14AM (#46312212)
You flagged an otherwise good comment because it linked out to a newsletter?
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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works? by huhtenberg on Thursday December 18, 2025 @09:41AM (#46313190)
Not the GP, but, yeah, because it is still a form of spam.
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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works? by tptacek on Thursday December 18, 2025 @12:47PM (#46316025)
If it's only a link to a newsletter, sure. And "signing" a comment breaks a norm here. But if it's otherwise a good comment, seems like a poor use of "flag"; one of the rare instances where maybe you want to leave a short, polite note ("don't sign off with links to your newsletter, we don't sign things here").

Flagging deprives everyone else of the comment, and is especially hostile if there's already a thread sprouting from that comment.

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Re:Ask HN: Does anyone understand how Hacker News works? by silisili on Thursday December 18, 2025 @09:47AM (#46313246)
It's really contextual so... maybe? A good comment that just happens to do it once, likely not. But OP saw it multiple times in a short time from the same user, so probably.

Constant self promotion is what is hurting so many other platforms, I'd hate to see this one take even a step in that direction.

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