I like when people complain about HN without understanding how it works.
Actually, I don’t. Downvoting turns your comments grey. Flagging is a separate action.
Actually, I don’t. Downvoting turns your comments grey. Flagging is a separate action.
Sometimes flags/downvotes are warranted.
In my experience, most dead/downvoted comments are dead/downvoted for good reason.
But that doesn't mean I don't want to see them. Which is why I enabled "showdead." IMHO, that's often a better answer than vouching for a comment, but YMMV.
A fair point. And a correct one too. I took that as a given, but apparently folks are unable to read my mind. :)
Thanks for clarifying. I should have been more explicit.