My radical opinion is there shouldn't be 2 flags, there should be N flags, user ...

saratogacx · 2026-03-12T06:37:11 1773297431

That sounds like /.'s moderation system. Not that I disagree, theme based filtering could be fun but also encourages things like meme threads that you'd see on reddit under the guise of "Just filter funny out and let us have fun".

ethbr1 · 2026-03-12T10:09:12 1773310152

The issue with N-flagging is that every flag needs to be universally-defined and equally applied.

If one person's humor is another person's satire is another person's political, then splitting it into N options muddles the signal.

Downvotes are bad enough between "I disagree with this" and "This isn't an appropriate comment for HN."

lgats · 2026-03-12T07:25:16 1773300316

i think you're thinking of flair like on reddit, flag is more of a 'report spam' type feature

Cthulhu_ · 2026-03-12T15:17:50 1773328670

I think the up/downvote system is good enough for that - good posts go up, bad posts go down, really bad posts that nobody should see and whose poster should get banned get flagged.

tptacek · 2026-03-11T23:56:36 1773273396

Flags are a signal to the moderation system. What does it mean to "flag" something as "factuality" or "satire"?

mikewarot · 2026-03-12T00:50:35 1773276635

I should have said "ratings" instead of flags, my bad.