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On HN, downvotes and flags are the warnings and tickets. Hellbans are only intended for spam accounts and trolls, neither of which is going to change their beh
by dangrossman 14y ago
On HN, downvotes and flags are the warnings and tickets.
Hellbans are only intended for spam accounts and trolls, neither of which is going to change their behavior. Sometimes people that aren't spammers or trolls get hellbanned, but that's an unfortunate side-effect of imperfect algorithms and moderators, not intentional.