The rule that we moderate less when YC or a YC startup is part of a story (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...) is about mods, not users. Users are free to flag things that they think don't belong on HN.
I understand if you have a disagreement with how flags work on HN—you're not alone in that. But it is a separate issue from the point raised upthread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33553556).
The rule that we moderate less when YC or a YC startup is part of a story (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...) is about mods, not users. Users are free to flag things that they think don't belong on HN.
I understand if you have a disagreement with how flags work on HN—you're not alone in that. But it is a separate issue from the point raised upthread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33553556).