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To the Hacker News Community, Thankyou! The issues has been resolved! I have lurked on this site since 2008 and have not really posted as I always struggle w

To the Hacker News Community, Thankyou! The issues has been resolved! I have lurked on this site since 2008 and have not really posted as I always struggle with the communication side of things and the rules of interaction. With software, technology and the world in general, it's hard not to get cynical as you get older. However you are willing to go out of your way to help a stranger on the internet and you have restored my energy and faith. This has meant so much for my family. LXE, thank you so much!

lxe 4y ago
I think someone else has beat me to it! :) It's the right call to reach out on these forums. Behind all this bureaucracy is people who are just as flabbergasted by the system.
elecush 4y ago
basic tech support how heart warming
gardenhedge 4y ago
can you share how it was resolved and what trigger the ban in the first place?
- rqmedes 4y ago
  We have no idea what triggered it, she just logged in, and it was removed for impersonation. My daughter challenged this through a form Instagram provided. It came back saying that the request was denied and the account was gone, and you couldn't try again. Every other request or attempt came back with the same message, where you could not even submit as it blocked the submit form. To resolve this, I reached out to everyone I knew in tech, I have worked in the industry for over 20 years and know lots of people in lots of companies globally. I also posted here on HN in this post, and several people looked into it for me. This was really weird for me; I never usually ask for help, for anything. It's not something men in my generation do, even though I help others every chance I get. Its actually been a valuable life lesson for me, swallowing my pride and risking coming across vulnerable was a little scary, but asking for help was worth it. Looking back if I did this earlier in my life and career, things would of probably been a lot easier.
  - ZhangSWEFAANG 4y ago
    Saying "it's not something men in my generation do" might be offensive to some people especially at these left-leaning woke tech companies. I know you're autistic so just thought I'd drop some advice.
    - rqmedes 4y ago
      How is that offensive? We were just brought up not to ask for help,
    - ratg13 4y ago
      Just FYI, in modern pop culture, anyone using the word ‘woke’ to describe something almost always a bigot.
      - gardenhedge 4y ago
        Not true. I know many people, including me, that use the word woke and aren't bigots.
        ratg13 4y ago
        After the QAnon crowd started the whole “I’m awake, not woke” thing, I think it became pretty clear that the intent of the word is only used to incite hatred under the guise of poking fun at something ala trump’s penchant for nicknames. I certainly use it as a cue to stop listening to someone.
        rqmedes 4y ago
        Its frustrating that groups can appropriate words, slogans or sayings and then they can never be used again as they are attached to that context forever :( . Just having to keep up with it all is very tiring.
        gardenhedge 4y ago
        I'm not too familiar with "QAnon" and neither are most people I know. We all know what woke is though and use it regularly.

lxe 4y ago

I think someone else has beat me to it! :) It's the right call to reach out on these forums. Behind all this bureaucracy is people who are just as flabbergasted by the system.

elecush 4y ago

basic tech support how heart warming

gardenhedge 4y ago

can you share how it was resolved and what trigger the ban in the first place?

rqmedes 4y ago
We have no idea what triggered it, she just logged in, and it was removed for impersonation. My daughter challenged this through a form Instagram provided. It came back saying that the request was denied and the account was gone, and you couldn't try again. Every other request or attempt came back with the same message, where you could not even submit as it blocked the submit form. To resolve this, I reached out to everyone I knew in tech, I have worked in the industry for over 20 years and know lots of people in lots of companies globally. I also posted here on HN in this post, and several people looked into it for me. This was really weird for me; I never usually ask for help, for anything. It's not something men in my generation do, even though I help others every chance I get. Its actually been a valuable life lesson for me, swallowing my pride and risking coming across vulnerable was a little scary, but asking for help was worth it. Looking back if I did this earlier in my life and career, things would of probably been a lot easier.
- ZhangSWEFAANG 4y ago
  Saying "it's not something men in my generation do" might be offensive to some people especially at these left-leaning woke tech companies. I know you're autistic so just thought I'd drop some advice.
  - rqmedes 4y ago
    How is that offensive? We were just brought up not to ask for help,
  - ratg13 4y ago
    Just FYI, in modern pop culture, anyone using the word ‘woke’ to describe something almost always a bigot.
    - gardenhedge 4y ago
      Not true. I know many people, including me, that use the word woke and aren't bigots.
      - ratg13 4y ago
        After the QAnon crowd started the whole “I’m awake, not woke” thing, I think it became pretty clear that the intent of the word is only used to incite hatred under the guise of poking fun at something ala trump’s penchant for nicknames. I certainly use it as a cue to stop listening to someone.
        rqmedes 4y ago
        Its frustrating that groups can appropriate words, slogans or sayings and then they can never be used again as they are attached to that context forever :( . Just having to keep up with it all is very tiring.
        gardenhedge 4y ago
        I'm not too familiar with "QAnon" and neither are most people I know. We all know what woke is though and use it regularly.