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Ask HN: Why are my stories marked as dead

1 points by hackr123 10y ago

Hey guys, for some reason all of my stories with posted links are marked as dead. Does someone know why? Are there some restrictions or do I need to exceed a specific number of posts to bypass this thing.

viraptor 10y ago
I can't see any stories you posted. I'm guessing you used a different account for that? I don't know all the details, but some services are banned by default. There also seems to be some penalty for the green (low points) accounts, so this post was dead as well. If it seems to happen without a reason you can always email the hn guys via the contact at the bottom of the page.
- hackr123 10y ago
  Im not using a different account. I deleted the story after I saw that it was not showing up. Do you know how to bypass my low point account. Furthermore, I think that some services (youtube, google, ...) are blocked by default.
  - Broken_Hippo 10y ago
    Participate in discussion.
  - gus_massa 10y ago
    Deleting too many stories will get you banned. Don't delete them unless it's a clear mistake. Also, if we can see the stories that you submitted it's easy to see if they are on-topic of off-topic. Even if a story is [dead] someone can "vouch" it and unkill it if it's a good story. A YouTube video about rebuilding a 1970 computer in your backyard is on-topic. A YouTube video about the 10 cutest kittens of 2016 if off-topic. What have you submitted? And I think that most google.com URL are not useful (perhaps a few easter eggs). Anyway, for this kind of problems it's better to contact the mods directly hn@ycombinator.com
CarolineW 10y ago
What are the IDs? I can't see anything, even though I've turned on "Show Dead", so you'll need to give us a clue. Some sources are on a blacklist and so are Dead On Arrival, but without any clues, can't help, and I'm just guessing. You can also simply email the mods - email can be found via the links at the bottom of each page.
hackr123 10y ago
Cant post anything. Fuck this site. Waste of time....
sctb 10y ago
This is just the sort of thing we're happy to help with if you email us at hn@ycombinator.com.

1 points by hackr123 10y ago

viraptor 10y ago

I can't see any stories you posted. I'm guessing you used a different account for that? I don't know all the details, but some services are banned by default. There also seems to be some penalty for the green (low points) accounts, so this post was dead as well. If it seems to happen without a reason you can always email the hn guys via the contact at the bottom of the page.

hackr123 10y ago
Im not using a different account. I deleted the story after I saw that it was not showing up. Do you know how to bypass my low point account. Furthermore, I think that some services (youtube, google, ...) are blocked by default.
- Broken_Hippo 10y ago
  Participate in discussion.
- gus_massa 10y ago
  Deleting too many stories will get you banned. Don't delete them unless it's a clear mistake. Also, if we can see the stories that you submitted it's easy to see if they are on-topic of off-topic. Even if a story is [dead] someone can "vouch" it and unkill it if it's a good story. A YouTube video about rebuilding a 1970 computer in your backyard is on-topic. A YouTube video about the 10 cutest kittens of 2016 if off-topic. What have you submitted? And I think that most google.com URL are not useful (perhaps a few easter eggs). Anyway, for this kind of problems it's better to contact the mods directly hn@ycombinator.com

CarolineW 10y ago

What are the IDs? I can't see anything, even though I've turned on "Show Dead", so you'll need to give us a clue. Some sources are on a blacklist and so are Dead On Arrival, but without any clues, can't help, and I'm just guessing. You can also simply email the mods - email can be found via the links at the bottom of each page.

hackr123 10y ago

Cant post anything. Fuck this site. Waste of time....

sctb 10y ago

This is just the sort of thing we're happy to help with if you email us at hn@ycombinator.com.