> If the comments are [dead] but not [flagged][dead], the account is banned. That's not quite right. These comments were killed by anti-spam software. When thi

> If the comments are [dead] but not [flagged][dead], the account is banned. That's not quite right. These comments were killed by anti-spam software. When this happens to legitimate accounts we rely on the community to vouch for them or email us at hn@ycombinator.com.