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Hmm, interesting. A shadow ban. I agree that my first comment was too without substance. However, I feel that the entire thread was rather without substance. I
by timthelion 9y ago
Hmm, interesting. A shadow ban. I agree that my first comment was too without substance. However, I feel that the entire thread was rather without substance.
I don't really see the problem with the second comment though, or how it is going "full Hitler". Godwin's law doesn't apply to discussions that are literally about WWII. Yes, it may be negative, but is negativity wrong in of itself it if my negativity is backed up by rational discussion?
- dang 9y agoIt's hardly a "shadow ban" when we explain it to you at length! The issue is that your comment history has frequently violated the site guidelines. That's not just about negativity—it's possible to say critical things in civil, substantive ways. But you've been doing it in a way that damages thoughtful conversation, and that's a net negative here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html
- timthelion 9y agoTo a large degree, that post was a test to see if my comment would even appear. For now, I do not wish to contest the ban, because this is a good opportunity for me to spend less time on HN ;) I would, however, like to repeat what I have written elsewhere, which is that it is unclear to me how I'm supposed to know which accounts are moderators. There is no [mod] besides your name. So while I do know that some users have complained about my comments while others have up-voted them, I do not know if those who complained were moderators or not. I also do not know how to see which and how many comments I have made which were flagged.