[tylerritchie]

>I don’t understand why anyone would flag it.

I do, I didn't, but I understand why it happens. my HN account is 14 years old, I read comments frequently, comment rarely, upvote occasionally, and flag very very rarely.

I don't downvote because can't, I don't have enough karma yet. so, even if people who can't yet downvote don't know the full effects of flagging it's _literally_ their only option to indicate their belief something doesn't belong on the front page.

[tjoff]

You can't downvote submissions regardless of karma.

[tylerritchie]

right, I could've been clearer.

there's an implicit analogue between comments and submissions. i suspect low karma users use the only tools at their disposal for both