Can someone tell me why my post got flagged?

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Hi all, A post of mine got &ldquo;flagged&rdquo;:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28706378The string &lsquo;[flagged]&rsquo; got added to the title.The link is to a free tool which can be used by anyone to generate youtube name ideas, so not particular the reason for getting it flagged

mindcrime · Accepted Answer

"Flagging" is done by individual users, at their own discretion, for more or less arbitrary reasons. If a posts accumulates enough "flags" it goes into the state you are seeing. It's really hard to say why a specific post received flags, unless the exact individuals who chose to flag it decide to speak up.I wasn't one of the people who flagged your post, so I can't really say much more than that.

krapp · Answer

You seem to be using Hacker News to post links to a "weekly newsletter." Seems a lot like spam and it's probably against guidelines. This is a forum meant for substantive conversation, not your personal blog.

readonthegoapp · Answer

maybe you have to do a 'Show HN:...'?prob read the faq and see what is says about advertising/self-promotion?

Can someone tell me why my post got flagged?

Hi all, A post of mine got “flagged”:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28706378
The string ‘[flagged]’ got added to the title.
The link is to a free tool which can be used by anyone to generate youtube name ideas, so not particular the reason for getting it flagged

You seem to be using Hacker News to post links to a "weekly newsletter." Seems a lot like spam and it's probably against guidelines. This is a forum meant for substantive conversation, not your personal blog.

maybe you have to do a 'Show HN:...'?
prob read the faq and see what is says about advertising/self-promotion?