[doctorbaum]

Flagged? Why would this thread be flagged?

[dredmorbius]

HN readers can upvote or flag, threads. Sufficiently noteworthy items can be manually overridden by moderators.

HN is a reflection of interests at play on new submissions and the front page. This isn't perfect, though it's often reasonably good.

[josefresco]

It's not anymore, dang updated the thread.