Here's how I trained my desktop browser (Chrome) to visit the /active URL when when I type "ne<RET">
1. Type "news.ycombinator.com/active" into the Chrome combo box and hit return.
2. Type "ne" into the Chrome combo box.
3. In the list of completions, click on the cross/delete icon to the right for the first few that aren't what you want.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you get the desired result.
unclear if its the one where the official HN mods (there are only 2) believed to be the ones doing this
the reality is that the official mods are largely hands off, when they do get involved, more often than not it is to reverse a community flagging action, which is where most moderation happens, at a large enough community scale that a handful of people cannot wield this much flagging power
If you believe unjust flagging has happened, the best recourse is to email the HN mods, the are very friendly, helpful and fair
I have done it myself, successfully. (well, minus the coordination. the point is that it only takes a very small number of people to flag something for it be nuked from the front page)
Where did I claim that it was mods/some shadow cabal? Please read more carefully.
As you stated, they reached the front page, which implies the opposite, that many people saw it and flagged it
It shows recent active topics, rather than upvoted/unflagged (not yet censored) topics.
E.g. unlike /news, upvotes and flags are ignored in the ranking.
the community deciding your post is below the quality we want here is not censorship
do you have an example?
Honestly, for me, most of the time I am not interested in the flagged posts, but if you are, RSS is another way to see them.
I can confirm.