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I’ve seen this come up in a few different threads and there doesn’t seem to be a consistent way of handling it. * “Misleading”: the story is relevant to Lobste.rs but it is misleading (particularly its title) about the truth of the situation. This is not an applicable flag for subjective/opinion ...

In the past couple days, I've seen several users point out that there's no way to flag story as incorrect, whereas we do have that option for comments.

I find many replies to my questions illuminating and helpful. I'd like to not add to clutter by adding a 'Thanks' reply. I up-vote them, but it would be nice to have a 'Thanks' button so the writer can see someone has thanked them for an illuminating discussion/answer

I think I accidentally flagged an article reading on my phone. At least it turned gray and disappeared. I doubt a lot of permanent harm came from this but I tried to find a way to un-flag it and found nothing. Would this make sense for a feature?

I'm thinking of [this story](https://lobste.rs/s/9bvyub). It's not off-topic or spam, but the link in the post is just wrong.

Folks, there's some [discussion](https://github.com/lobsters/lobsters/pull/663) going on over an idea to add an `unkind` flag to Lobsters. The exact verbiage behind the tag is unclear. As a quick poll--*pretending the flag might get implemented*--would folks mind either suggesting what it could m...

the comments section has downvote flags for `me-too` and `spam`, what would you think about adding options like `missing-reference` or (`missing-citation` || `missing-source` || `where's the proof?`) ?

This is in response to the Vice story ["number theorist fears all published math is wrong"](https://lobste.rs/s/viorkw/number_theorist_fears_all_published_math), which the [quoted number theorist debunked](https://lobste.rs/s/yirafb/does_anyone_know_proof_fermat_s_last). The original story has be...

Full disclosure: I currently have the warning with 11 flags. The warning doesn't bother me, and I'm only raising this because [several](https://lobste.rs/s/lpvcsm/proposal_for_moderation_policies_no_tone#c_ftran3) other [people](https://lobste.rs/s/lpvcsm/proposal_for_moderation_policies_no_tone#c_i...

I think what makes lobste.rs unique is that the community is generally thoughtful. Low effort comments that are snarky or negative will degrade this over time. I propose adding a "low effort" tag to identify these comments.

A multidisciplinary team  has succeeded in explaining the complex distribution of scales in the ocellated lizard by means of a simple equation. The shape-shifting clouds of starling birds, the organization of neural networks or the structure of an anthill: nature is full of complex systems whos...

Scientists have discovered that squid can camouflage to match their surroundings, challenging previous assumptions about cephalopod behavior. While octopus and cuttlefish are famous for their use of camouflage to match the color of the substrate, a third type of cephalopod—the squid—has never been r...

Research suggests that European cuttlefish use a more complex strategy than previously thought to camouflage themselves within underwater surroundings. According to a new study, European cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) may combine two distinct neural systems that process specific visual features from...

A new brain map explains cuttlefish camouflage and offers insights into cephalopod and human brain evolution. Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) and the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have uncovered new insights into the cuttlefish brain, offering an explanation for the marine anim...

Scientists have developed a cephalopod-inspired photochromic ink using light-controlled TiO2 microbeads, enabling intelligent color changes. This technology has potential applications in e-ink, smart displays, and biomedical nanorobotics The skin of cephalopods (animals with tentacles attached to th...

Hi! I wonder whether we should have a way of flagging a story as unobjectionable but not worth anyone's time to read. There's already a trickle of these and I expect there will be a lot more as AI takes off ... but IMO there's no need for the flagger to have to decide whether the story is wr...

IMO, the feed is being DoSed by LLM-authored text and vibecoded software. Anecdotally, the community's immune system is currently rejecting these in two ways: adding the `vibecoding` tag to anything that's been touched at all by an LLM, or flagging posts as spam. I suggest that both these immune ...