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Considering most users of the site can't even downvote, it is pretty tough to rack up -6 karma in your first 2 posts. Especially 18 months ago when the userbas
by mason55 15y ago
Considering most users of the site can't even downvote, it is pretty tough to rack up -6 karma in your first 2 posts. Especially 18 months ago when the userbase was much smaller.
Not commenting one way or another on the validity of hellbanning, just making an observation on the linked article.
- clarkevans 15y agoI think it's pretty easy to get negative karma if you don't comply with this community's unique etiquette.
- Semiapies 15y agoYep. It's entirely possible to say one unpopular thing, or something too reddity, and end up with a pile of downvotes. I've seen some well-meaning people post friendly explanations to such comments by new users and to "not worry about it", but apparently such new users would be better off starting another account by that point. ETA: One of the things I don't like about HN is that it's so opaque in that regard. It has secret rules that only exist in the Arc code and get hinted at randomly in threads, not put together somewhere a new person could read them. (No, the Guidelines are not those rules.)