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by crazygringo 484 days ago
Wow, around half of mine I accidentally flagged, I'm guessing.

Definitely feels like there ought to be some kind of confirmation required.

Especially when it only takes, what, 2 flags for something to be killed? (Or is it more, or does it depend on votes?)

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I opened that page expecting maybe one or two accidental flags, since I thought myself to be quiet careful when looking at hn on mobile. Instead, it's more like 70% for me. I'll now try to make it a habit to check this page quite often, but this is just fighting the symptoms. I believe a confirmation popup or something similar would help a lot more.
> Especially when it only takes, what, 2 flags for something to be killed?

Feels like that's being gamed at the moment, certain topics are killed instantly.

Perhaps if you have anything flagged in past 48h, it says so with a top banner that shows flagged submissions?