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Complaining about newposters is just something you do. It would be weird otherwise.

• huytersd 3y ago
  Calling it newposters is already weird
  • otteromkram 3y ago
    For real. I've never heard of that term until this thread. Aren't they just neewbs or something? N33wbs? N00bs?
    • lkt 3y ago
      They use "newf*gs" on 4chan, I assume that word is banned here so the above posters are censoring it.
      • Pannoniae 3y ago
        newfags? if you see this comment, then it is not censored
        • n6h6 3y ago
          Or the people who manually moderate HackerNews just haven't gotten to it yet.
        • cultureswitch 3y ago
          I can read it, so it's not even (yet) shadowbanned.
          • Pannoniae 3y ago
            I don't think it will get shadowbanned if it hasn't already got shadowbanned:P
        • huytersd 3y ago
          It’s been 14 hours so there definitely no auto filter. It’s kind of a testament to the moderating here that I’ve been on hacker news for 6+ years and never once have I tried to use a slur.
    • aqfamnzc 3y ago
      They have a different term over on 4chan...
    • matheusmoreira 3y ago
      Newfriends.
      • broodbucket 3y ago
        I haven't seen newposters anywhere before, it's always been newfriends as the slur replacement
    • karolist 3y ago
      You know how brits call a cigarette? For some reason 4chan calls new-posters new-cigarettes.