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> It's a ban designed to make it appear to the banned user that they aren't banned. The intent is to allow them to continue to post (so they don't make a new ac
by disgrunt 5y ago
> It's a ban designed to make it appear to the banned user that they aren't banned. The intent is to allow them to continue to post (so they don't make a new account and avoid the ban) unaware that their posts are unreadable by the rest of the community.
How is that distinct from a shadowban? Or is it the same thing?
- krapp 5y agoIt's the same thing. Hellban is just a less polite term for it.
- disgrunt 5y agoI've experienced a similar thing on HN. I'm calling it the "insta throttle". I've been met with a "You're posting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks." message after posting just once.
- krapp 5y agoI have that too. After four or five posts I have to wait an hour. They'd probably remove it if I asked them, but I find it helps me choose my comments more wisely, or at least make certain the ones I know will be downvoted will be worth it. And being forced to take a break now and then isn't so bad.