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I've been confronted by Dang a long while ago in an account I lost the access to since. I was hurt, but it was also a very educative experience. Most of my lif

I've been confronted by Dang a long while ago in an account I lost the access to since. I was hurt, but it was also a very educative experience. Most of my life has been spent moderating online communities. Needless to say why, I am trying to mimic the style of moderation I have been on the receiving end of. Keep up the good work!

chris_wot 6y ago
I got told repeatedly that I "knew why" I was rate limited, but never given an actual explanation. Then it was lifted. Go figure.
- tptacek 6y ago
  The actual comment does not match your story. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16268353 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16268353
  - chris_wot 6y ago
    Oh really? I'm curious, I've kept all the emails. Did you read those emails, and if so, how? Do you know why I was rate limited? The thread he referred to wasn't actually one I started. I made one comment in it. dang stated that "I'll try to give you more of a response later when I have time", but this never eventuated. Incidentally, it was a very difficult time of my life, so I was genuinely reaching out to find out what I had done. His responses didn't help. I don't intend to comment further. Edit: redacted a small part of this comment. It's unlikely to have been helpful, and it's unlikely the one I'm responding to would care.
    - tptacek 6y ago
      I think the veracity of your description of the linked thread is probably similar to that of your description of these emails.
      - chris_wot 6y ago
        Said without you ever reading them. Not sure how the veracity of my description of the thread (that’s some tortuous indirect speech!) is inaccurate.
        tptacek 6y ago
        Yeah, I didn't enjoy writing it either, but we're the only two people reading this subthread, so I'm not going to edit carefully. It's all a long-winded way of saying that the link upthread does a good enough job summing this whole situation.

chris_wot 6y ago

I got told repeatedly that I "knew why" I was rate limited, but never given an actual explanation. Then it was lifted. Go figure.

tptacek 6y ago
The actual comment does not match your story. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16268353 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16268353
- chris_wot 6y ago
  Oh really? I'm curious, I've kept all the emails. Did you read those emails, and if so, how? Do you know why I was rate limited? The thread he referred to wasn't actually one I started. I made one comment in it. dang stated that "I'll try to give you more of a response later when I have time", but this never eventuated. Incidentally, it was a very difficult time of my life, so I was genuinely reaching out to find out what I had done. His responses didn't help. I don't intend to comment further. Edit: redacted a small part of this comment. It's unlikely to have been helpful, and it's unlikely the one I'm responding to would care.
  - tptacek 6y ago
    I think the veracity of your description of the linked thread is probably similar to that of your description of these emails.
    - chris_wot 6y ago
      Said without you ever reading them. Not sure how the veracity of my description of the thread (that’s some tortuous indirect speech!) is inaccurate.
      - tptacek 6y ago
        Yeah, I didn't enjoy writing it either, but we're the only two people reading this subthread, so I'm not going to edit carefully. It's all a long-winded way of saying that the link upthread does a good enough job summing this whole situation.