> I don't want to offend, because it's really not worth a fight over, but this was a senseless, sensationalized article that attacks something that's brought a lot of joy into my life, and I think that your implications are both personally offensive and entirely irrelevant to this web site, and I'm flagging your article.
Ick. I was with you until you took things personally and said this. Flagging articles are about removing abuses or spam articles, not removing things you disagree with. If nothing else, your lengthy and otherwise thought out response won't be read by others if this submission is removed from this site.
I flag articles that I don't think are up to HN standards. I seem to recall there was a discussion that said that was an acceptable use of flagging: in any case, that's how I've always used it, as a sort of "I don't think this should be here" button.
This article in particular, because it was sensational rather than debate-worthy. "This is why I wouldn't buy a Kindle" versus "I wouldn't touch the filthy, rotten awful thing even if you gave it to me for totally free." I thought it was worth a flag.
Ick. I was with you until you took things personally and said this. Flagging articles are about removing abuses or spam articles, not removing things you disagree with. If nothing else, your lengthy and otherwise thought out response won't be read by others if this submission is removed from this site.