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> there is no shadow banning on HN No, shadow bans of HN is definitely happen.

• whamlastxmas 8y ago
  Submissions have some hocus pocus going on for sure, I don't think they shadowban users
  • jwilk 8y ago
    https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#user-content-shadowbanning https://github.com/minimaxir/hacker-news-undocumented#user-c...
    • whamlastxmas 8y ago
      I guess you're right - my impression comes from dang at one point saying they only shadow ban as a total last resort, and it's not usually for bad behavior but rather for actual spam.