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Re:Reddit's chief engineer resigns by blfr on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:07PM (#9886393)
It was just here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9884949
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Re:Reddit's chief engineer resigns by tptacek on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:09PM (#9886408)
And this is a poorer story, basically an analysis of previous stories. I flagged it.
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Re:Reddit's chief engineer resigns by scrollaway on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:08PM (#9886399)
Why's it off the frontpage after 3 hours and 100 points?
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Re:Reddit's chief engineer resigns by tptacek on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:09PM (#9886401)
Because people flag the Reddit drama stories. They're getting tired of them, or they feel like the threads they generate are unproductive.
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Re:Reddit's chief engineer resigns by ihuman on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:11PM (#9886424)
So they are using the flag as a downvote? I assumed the flag was just a "report" button.
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Re:Reddit's chief engineer resigns by Someone1234 on Tuesday July 14, 2015 @01:09PM (#9886403)
Likely got hit with the flamewar detector.
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