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The admins of Reddit have said over and over again that shadowbanning is for spammers, and if non-spammers are getting shadowbanned, it's due to a bug. It was

by dimino 10y ago

The admins of Reddit have said over and over again that shadowbanning is for spammers, and if non-spammers are getting shadowbanned, it's due to a bug. It was never and is not currently used to silence humans, only robots.

qwertyuiop924 10y ago
right... /sarcasm
- dimino 10y ago
  Please follow HN rules when commenting.
  - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
    I fail to see where you find issue with my comment in reference to the rules. If you thought I was making a contentless post, sure, I can fix that: plenty of people who weren't spammers have been shadowbanned. Just look it up.
    - dimino 10y ago
      Anyone who is currently shadowbanned and not as a result of bot-spamming can request a removal of the shadowban from the admins and they will happily comply. The fact that people have been shadowbanned is not evidence that it was intentional.
      - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        Okay, so you think I'm wrong. That's fine. But I didn't violate HN rules. I read then twice, just to check. And while I freely admit that I might be wrong, in this case, it doesn't actually matter. Even if shadowbans are only given to spammers, that's not what the reddit community thinks is happening, leading to the current social climate on reddit.
        dimino 10y ago
        > that's not what the reddit community thinks is happening, leading to the current social climate on reddit. I... don't care? I guess you're making some kind of assumption that this conversation needs to know what you think the climate of Reddit's community is. I'd ask "Why" but, I care even less about that. Shadow-banning is for spammers, full stop. I don't care if you think other people think otherwise.
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        >I guess you're making some kind of assumption that this conversation needs to know what you think the climate of Reddit's community is. I'd ask "Why" but, I care even less about that. Why wouldn't I make that assumption? Go read the OP. One of the main points is that shadowbanning, or the belief in it, creates more distrust between reddit's admins and users.
        dimino 10y ago
        I'm sorry, but the salient point here is that shadowbanning isn't what you're claiming. End of story. I don't know how many ways to make this clearer.
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        You've made it plenty clear. In turn, I made it clear that I was dubious of your claim, and that it didn't really matter to the point I was making.
        dimino 10y ago
        It's not a claim, it's a fact. This isn't a matter of opinion, this is objectively true. https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3sbrro/account_suspensions_a_transparent_alternative_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3sbrro/accou...
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago

by dimino 10y ago

qwertyuiop924 10y ago

right... /sarcasm

dimino 10y ago
Please follow HN rules when commenting.
- qwertyuiop924 10y ago
  I fail to see where you find issue with my comment in reference to the rules. If you thought I was making a contentless post, sure, I can fix that: plenty of people who weren't spammers have been shadowbanned. Just look it up.
  - dimino 10y ago
    Anyone who is currently shadowbanned and not as a result of bot-spamming can request a removal of the shadowban from the admins and they will happily comply. The fact that people have been shadowbanned is not evidence that it was intentional.
    - qwertyuiop924 10y ago
      Okay, so you think I'm wrong. That's fine. But I didn't violate HN rules. I read then twice, just to check. And while I freely admit that I might be wrong, in this case, it doesn't actually matter. Even if shadowbans are only given to spammers, that's not what the reddit community thinks is happening, leading to the current social climate on reddit.
      - dimino 10y ago
        > that's not what the reddit community thinks is happening, leading to the current social climate on reddit. I... don't care? I guess you're making some kind of assumption that this conversation needs to know what you think the climate of Reddit's community is. I'd ask "Why" but, I care even less about that. Shadow-banning is for spammers, full stop. I don't care if you think other people think otherwise.
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        >I guess you're making some kind of assumption that this conversation needs to know what you think the climate of Reddit's community is. I'd ask "Why" but, I care even less about that. Why wouldn't I make that assumption? Go read the OP. One of the main points is that shadowbanning, or the belief in it, creates more distrust between reddit's admins and users.
        dimino 10y ago
        I'm sorry, but the salient point here is that shadowbanning isn't what you're claiming. End of story. I don't know how many ways to make this clearer.
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago
        You've made it plenty clear. In turn, I made it clear that I was dubious of your claim, and that it didn't really matter to the point I was making.
        dimino 10y ago
        It's not a claim, it's a fact. This isn't a matter of opinion, this is objectively true. https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3sbrro/account_suspensions_a_transparent_alternative_to/ https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/3sbrro/accou...
        qwertyuiop924 10y ago