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Most forums ban obvious spam - viagra, porn, etc. But HN bans people for being overly critical, for not agreeing with the groupthink, or perhaps not having enou
by jjawssd 10y ago
Most forums ban obvious spam - viagra, porn, etc. But HN bans people for being overly critical, for not agreeing with the groupthink, or perhaps not having enough tact or politeness.
- nickpsecurity 10y agoMaybe they did in the past. I haven't seen it since I've been here. The bans I saw made sense. I countered it with detail on Barnacl.es: https://barnacl.es/c/91kcev https://barnacl.es/c/91kcev
- dang 10y agoThat's not true. I don't like to leave such statements unanswered—the community has a right to know that we don't do these things. It would be helpful to see the specific links that you're basing this view on, so we could clear them up.