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Is shadow banning a form of ghost protocol? something HN of course engages in.

• 0des 5y ago
  There are a lot of smart people here who are shadow banned, I'm constantly vouching for accounts who have zero warnings or any mod-correspondence to show for it. It kind of feels like Reddit except there's no coherent ideology being censored, just random nerds who say interesting things I can't read without squinting or selecting.
  • crocodiletears 5y ago
    I spend a lot of time vouching as well. Is that actual shadowbanning? Or just overzealous flagging by certain users?
    • 0des 5y ago
      Since it is without explanation in the majority of cases, I can only assume it is overzealous dangs and other mod team members that are less visible. They are immediate, and without explanation.