Why are threads on the hostage situation in Sydney, Australia being flagkilled? 4 points by jpgvm 11y ago ↗ HN Similar events are not subjected to this sort of blanket blackout. I don't understand why they are being flagged.
[–] greenyoda 11y ago ↗ From the HN Guidelines page:Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. ... If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.[1]Terrorists taking hostages aren't an interesting new phenomenon.[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 10.6 ms ] threadOff-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. ... If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.[1]
Terrorists taking hostages aren't an interesting new phenomenon.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html