dang 2 days ago

We don't delete posts unless their authors ask us to. The most that happens to a user-flagged or otherwise moderated post is that it does into the [dead] state, and [dead[ posts aren't deleted. They remain visible to anyone with 'showdead' turned on in their profile.

If anyone wants more, here's a longer explanation from the other day: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43538728.

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  • realityfactchex 2 days ago

    > The most that happens to a user-flagged or otherwise moderated post is that it does into the [dead] state...They remain visible to anyone with 'showdead' turned on in their profile.

    And that is a huge reason why HN's flagging/moderation is rather good! Thanks for the good system.

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