I agree. This is the second story list this we have seen come across the front page of HN this week. I'm glad they sorted it out quickly, but it is almost certa

I agree. This is the second story list this we have seen come across the front page of HN this week. I'm glad they sorted it out quickly, but it is almost certainly a result of Mr. Eisenberg's high profile. We saw another story like this come across the front page this week. The author is less well known (also happens to reside in Russia), and claimed that he had trouble even getting an e-mail response from the given support pathways for appeal. Sounds like it eventually got sorted out, but not without much waiting and effort from the maintainer. So when GitHub CEO Mr. Friedman jumps in and pats himself on the back for getting this account restored in less than an hour, I can only roll my eyes. To try to sell it like this is an 'average' response to these type of appeals is a little disingenuous. If I were starting a company today, I would absolutely self-host my repository to guarantee my business is never harmed by some automated flag that could total lock me out of my own work. We use GitLab Community Edition at my company. It is fantastic, and we are in full control.