> Users flagged them. User flags cause a post to rank lower; also, when enough users flag a post, the software kills it. We review those and usually unkill the ones that have an ongoing discussion (so discussion can continue), but don't usually override the rank penalty. That's what we've done with https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9872149 .
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 15.8 ms ] thread(I guess it was killed by flags and revived by the moderators.)
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Edit: I found a comment from dang: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9873455
> Users flagged them. User flags cause a post to rank lower; also, when enough users flag a post, the software kills it. We review those and usually unkill the ones that have an ongoing discussion (so discussion can continue), but don't usually override the rank penalty. That's what we've done with https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9872149 .