Re:Ask HN: Flagging front page stories
by nkurz on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @02:55PM
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Have you not wondered or even humbled yourself to consider that perhaps your own view is more short-sighted than the posters?
Yes, I question myself often. The purpose of this post was to get some outside perspective, and start a discussion of how best to keep this a site for high quality discussion. And I don't blame the posters: I'm sure I've posted things that others find off-topic.
On the flip-side, presuming you like HN as it is, I'd ask whether you've considered that its current state is not the result a "natural evolution", rather the conscious curation of numerous previous parties. That is, if we are where we are due to frequent flagging, what are the consequences of stopping?
Yes, I question myself often. The purpose of this post was to get some outside perspective, and start a discussion of how best to keep this a site for high quality discussion. And I don't blame the posters: I'm sure I've posted things that others find off-topic.
On the flip-side, presuming you like HN as it is, I'd ask whether you've considered that its current state is not the result a "natural evolution", rather the conscious curation of numerous previous parties. That is, if we are where we are due to frequent flagging, what are the consequences of stopping?