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I think you may be confused - what in your view constitutes a dead account?

by bdfh42 15y ago

ars 15y ago
These for example: http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=generators http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=generators http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=donnawarellp http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=donnawarellp http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=zzz90210 http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=zzz90210 They have negative karma (which is why they were killed), but they are not spammers.
- bdfh42 15y ago
  I am not sure I understand what your problem is here. If negative karma accounts that have not been active for months are downgraded in some way - it just strikes me as sensible housekeeping. Perhaps you can explain the issue as you see it?
  - ars 15y ago
    Not been active? Two of them posted today, and the other posted yesterday. Housekeeping? Do you even know what killed accounts are? > I am not sure I understand what your problem is here. That's pretty obvious. But please try to understand it before assuming there is no problem. PS. I just realized why you think they are not active! You don't have showdead turned on in your profile, so their dead posts are hidden to you.
    - tnorthcutt 15y ago
      That's pretty obvious. But please try to understand it before assuming there is no problem. bdfh42 asked you to explain it as you see it. I think they are trying to understand it.
    - jack-r-abbit 15y ago
      heh... I didn't know there was such an option. Now I see dead people. Thnx
- waffle_ss 15y ago
  I think the first two are fine being dead. They've been around a while and should know the HN posting guidelines. Just trolling through their comments, it's clear they didn't. If you really want them back, you could upvote a couple of their comments or tell them they are hellbanned I guess. The last guy... eh, I can kind of see your point as it's a new account. His mistake was making a subjective comment before he had enough karma to withstand the downvotes. Should that be a fatal mistake according to HN's law of natural selection? I would argue yes, as I think one should prove their value to the community before making those types of comments, but I can see why some would find it distasteful.

I think you may be confused - what in your view constitutes a dead account?

by bdfh42 15y ago

I think you may be confused - what in your view constitutes a dead account?

ars 15y ago

These for example: http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=generators http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=generators http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=donnawarellp http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=donnawarellp http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=zzz90210 http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=zzz90210 They have negative karma (which is why they were killed), but they are not spammers.

bdfh42 15y ago
I am not sure I understand what your problem is here. If negative karma accounts that have not been active for months are downgraded in some way - it just strikes me as sensible housekeeping. Perhaps you can explain the issue as you see it?
- ars 15y ago
  Not been active? Two of them posted today, and the other posted yesterday. Housekeeping? Do you even know what killed accounts are? > I am not sure I understand what your problem is here. That's pretty obvious. But please try to understand it before assuming there is no problem. PS. I just realized why you think they are not active! You don't have showdead turned on in your profile, so their dead posts are hidden to you.
  - tnorthcutt 15y ago
    That's pretty obvious. But please try to understand it before assuming there is no problem. bdfh42 asked you to explain it as you see it. I think they are trying to understand it.
  - jack-r-abbit 15y ago
    heh... I didn't know there was such an option. Now I see dead people. Thnx
waffle_ss 15y ago
I think the first two are fine being dead. They've been around a while and should know the HN posting guidelines. Just trolling through their comments, it's clear they didn't. If you really want them back, you could upvote a couple of their comments or tell them they are hellbanned I guess. The last guy... eh, I can kind of see your point as it's a new account. His mistake was making a subjective comment before he had enough karma to withstand the downvotes. Should that be a fatal mistake according to HN's law of natural selection? I would argue yes, as I think one should prove their value to the community before making those types of comments, but I can see why some would find it distasteful.