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Comments which were killed due to flags are distinguishable: they say [flagged]. His comments are just [dead], meaning either they were caught by the spam filt
by comex 7y ago
Comments which were killed due to flags are distinguishable: they say [flagged]. His comments are just [dead], meaning either they were caught by the spam filter or draw_down was shadowbanned; presumably the latter in this case. HN’s policies around shadowbanning continue to mystify me.
- saagarjha 7y agoIn this case it doesn't seem all that mystifying why they are shadowbanned: they have a history of inflammatory, low-quality comments.