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> By 'reflexive' I mean when the rapid-response system I just described takes over and reacts from "cache", so to speak, to quickly counter a threat.

That's exactly what's happening when people flag articles like this.

So what's the plan to achieve reflective flagging?

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My sense is that this is true with many but not all flags. See https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... for past explanations.

What's the plan? I guess the plan is continue to turn off flags on specific submissions that people bring to our attention and which seem to clear the bar according to the principles I've outlined in this and other threads.

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