Since several submitted articles remain on the front page, it appears that the downward movement is prompted by flagging from the community, not by explicit moderator action. I suspect that the flagging and any moderator action for each story is in response to the tenor and tone and scale and direction of the discussion in the comments, not for the story itself.
HN has implicit standards for discussions. There are many many places on the internet where this story can be discussed. Indeed, there are places which embrace opinions about the Bush Administrations, the Obama Administration, what is the proper nature of American patriotism, and what role the US and it's corporations should and do play in international affairs.
But for better or worse, HN is not really among them.
HN has implicit standards for discussions. There are many many places on the internet where this story can be discussed. Indeed, there are places which embrace opinions about the Bush Administrations, the Obama Administration, what is the proper nature of American patriotism, and what role the US and it's corporations should and do play in international affairs.
But for better or worse, HN is not really among them.