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As someone who has also had it on for ~10 years, couple exceptions I'd add: - New accounts (or long-dormant accounts that suddenly post). I presume there's som
by mh- 3y ago
As someone who has also had it on for ~10 years, couple exceptions I'd add:
- New accounts (or long-dormant accounts that suddenly post). I presume there's some kind of filter they're tripping. I try to "vouch" these every time I see them, if they're contributing.
- Good comment, but when I click into their history, they have enough rightfully-flagged-to-dead comments, that it makes sense.
Very occasionally (like <1 in 1000) I'll come across a comment that is dead, and their history makes it look like they've been making good comments without realizing they're dead. I also click vouch on these.
- johnnyanmac 3y agoI really hate how hostile the modern internet is to a new user. Nothing more discouraging and gate-keeping than wanting to share your knowledge and then suddenly nothing you post or comment passes through. It's also ironic how other circles of the internet seem to yearn for "original" contnent, but moderation only allows content from the typical same 10 websites.
- arp242 3y agoHN also automatically marks some comments with keywords; for example this one because it had "cirlejerk" in it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36217592 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36217592 (I suppose this one might be [dead] initially too?)