Can we come to terms that if stories are getting voted up, it means people want these? I guarantee I'm not the only one who thinks it's complementary to the technical, scientific, and business side of the site.
See how that works? Don't like it? down vote it? :)
Only if you can come to terms that if comments like the parent are getting upvoted it means a large chunk of people don't want these stories?
> See how that works? Don't like it? down vote it? :)
Most users do not have the ability to downvote and so their voice is represented by up-voting the parent.
Stories which are obviously off topic or spam should be flagged, but stories you simply don't care for should just be hidden. If you flag stories because you don't like them, you're making it more difficult for everyone else to participate in that thread.