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> You like downvoting handicapped people? This site is a perfect example. The disable peoples' opinions don't matter. We're to be seen, not heard. I can assure

> You like downvoting handicapped people? This site is a perfect example. The disable peoples' opinions don't matter. We're to be seen, not heard. I can assure you that any disability you may have has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the downvotes you received. (How the fuck would anyone else even know that you're handicapped? It's not who you are that matters, it's the quality of your comments -- or, in this case, the lack of quality -- that dictates how many Internet points you're awarded.) In addition, I suspect that claiming you were downvoted because of a disability isn't helping your case any either.

tripzilch 9y ago
I'm also a bit confused about the edit bringing disabled people into it. But FWIW I clicked the "vouch" button. I think that is what it's for (correct me if I'm wrong), I don't like seeing perfectly reasonable and constructive comments marked [dead], because no one can reply and often it sticks around for a bit and I've seen people write super constructive comments for months, unaware they've been shadow/hell-banned because of one ill-thought comment they made a while back. Otherwise I think the mod-team is doing a GREAT job (seriously kudos). But this is one of those warts on HN that I think is just sad. People spending effort contributing to the site, for weeks, but almost nobody reading it (except those with showdead enabled, what's the percentage on that btw?). If they're dicks that deserve to be banned, at least let them know. The occasions when its better to not let them know (aka hellbanning) are so extremely rare, only for extremely persistent trolls re-registering on new IPs, it should be done and decided manually by more than one person on the mod-team. Definitely not automatic thing after getting too many downvotes, that should just trigger a manual review.

tripzilch 9y ago

I'm also a bit confused about the edit bringing disabled people into it. But FWIW I clicked the "vouch" button. I think that is what it's for (correct me if I'm wrong), I don't like seeing perfectly reasonable and constructive comments marked [dead], because no one can reply and often it sticks around for a bit and I've seen people write super constructive comments for months, unaware they've been shadow/hell-banned because of one ill-thought comment they made a while back. Otherwise I think the mod-team is doing a GREAT job (seriously kudos). But this is one of those warts on HN that I think is just sad. People spending effort contributing to the site, for weeks, but almost nobody reading it (except those with showdead enabled, what's the percentage on that btw?). If they're dicks that deserve to be banned, at least let them know. The occasions when its better to not let them know (aka hellbanning) are so extremely rare, only for extremely persistent trolls re-registering on new IPs, it should be done and decided manually by more than one person on the mod-team. Definitely not automatic thing after getting too many downvotes, that should just trigger a manual review.