'flagging as downvoting' has been going on for a very long time, and this is logical because they have the exact same effect, in fact, a flag counts for roughly 10 downvotes by my estimates.
If a flag was unjust the flagger should get penalized, or alternatively a flag should simply cost you 10 points. That way it might be used sparingly and for its intended purpose.
flagging as downvoting' has been going on for a very long time, and this is logical because they have the exact same effect, in fact, a flag counts for roughly 10 downvotes by my estimates.
I wonder exactly how common this behavior is? It's basically data for a "douchebag census."
But, say you had a new site. If you got flagged a few times, doesn't HN auto-ban the site? As opposed to just getting down-voted, where you could submit more articles?
I feel like I need a playbook just to keep track of all the various threads and conversations around how HN works.
If a flag was unjust the flagger should get penalized, or alternatively a flag should simply cost you 10 points. That way it might be used sparingly and for its intended purpose.