[notliketherest]

You're digging into a topic I've inquired about many times. I've never received any response from any admin. Ironically my submission was flagged itself for asking why certain articles were flagged and hidden. See here Ask HN: Why are “Google memo” links being flagged and hidden? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14994180

[icebraining]

dang replied to you in that thread: the flags are coming from the users. So what exactly are you expecting more? Mind-reading the motivations of individual flaggers?

[dingo_bat]

Probably ignoring unwarranted flags.