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Propose HN: Pinned explaination when significant posts are buried

28 points by nathancahill ↗ HN
In interest of transparency, when front page posts are mod-buried, it would be great to have a pinned comment at the top explaining why. Especially when the news involves a YC company. I imagine it could look something like this:

- Post is a negative rumor, so it was removed from the front page. Full disclosure: YC invested in this company.

- Comment thread devolved into a flamewar, so it was removed from the front page.

I know this is done sometimes when comment threads are detached (great!) but how about doing that for posts that have significant traction when they are buried?

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shakna
What classifies as significant traction?

Just from my anecdotal experience, posts votes vary wildly over several days, as does comments on them.

A popular post can have ten votes and fifty comments.

Or two hundred votes with no comments.

JoachimSchipper
Are you trying to create more meta-flamewars? HN's benevolent dictatorship works well enough; in any case, inviting (more) meta-drama would not be an improvement.
pcunite
As a mature person, I would like to have this. However, have you ever told your two year old why they can't have ice-cream for breakfast?
_RPM
This is called censorship. If you're new here, you should know how censored this place is.
zerognowl
> If you're new here, you should know how censored this place is

There has always been a trend of people creating 'throwaway accounts' on here, I mean, you know, if you really want to get heard. Some of the best comments on here are from these types of accounts