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I started using it about a few months back. Then I realized that a couple of what seem to be sane/useful comments are banned, I started thinking twice every tim
by ivanstojic 16y ago
I started using it about a few months back. Then I realized that a couple of what seem to be sane/useful comments are banned, I started thinking twice every time my mouse pointer hovers over the "add comment" button.
The really disturbing thing is that some people don't seem to realize that they have been hellbanned for whatever reason.
- JacobAldridge 16y agoI suppose a key element of hellbanning (which I interpret as banning without making it obvious, so for example they can still post comments which look live to them, but dead to the rest of us) is not publicising that hellbanning happens. From a spam perspective, it's great and I wouldn't change the current process (real people can request reinstatement, and I believe it's a fairly straightforward and fair process). But some people have been deaded, changed their ways and could add value, and as you say don't seem to have realised. I know that if I get a run of comments with no vote behaviour (up or down), I'll log off and see if I can see them, to ensure I'm still alive and haven't jumped a shark somewhere.