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Regarding hellbanning, I just checked nodrama's history as well and there are a lot of posts by nodrama since he/she was hellbanned. I tend to think before I po

Regarding hellbanning, I just checked nodrama's history as well and there are a lot of posts by nodrama since he/she was hellbanned. I tend to think before I post so even a small reply by me may have taken me five or more minutes to think about before composing. It's sad to think of all the wasted time this person is spending posting here, all because he/she called someone's post "stupid". Hellbanning should be reserved for true trolls.

lclarkmichalek 14y ago
Moderation around here is hardly transparent, I doubt we'll see anything change any time soon.
- andybak 14y ago
  This seems like an especially egregious case. Where does one complain/appeal round here?
  - DanBC 14y ago
    You send a very short email to pg with links to your user name and comments, and asking for an unban. Or you just create a new username.
    - andybak 14y ago
      Except the point of hellbanning is that the accused never knows they've been banned. Which is why it seems particular unjust in borderline cases. It should be reserved for intentional trolls and spammer only.
bryanlarsen 14y ago
It was a comment worth downvoting, but every other commenter on the post agreed with him, and the post itself was flagged into oblivion. Hellbanning is a pretty harsh sentence for something that probably only deserved negative karma. Even worse, qrafti.com is a joke/troll site. It's not particular surprising that nodrama fell for it. The joke is not revealed until you try and use the site. nodrama cannot be faulted for only reading the cover copy. If you have showdead on, you can check it out at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4217358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4217358 Moderators, please correct this injustice. Thanks.
Dove 14y ago
There seems to be something of a problem with hellbanning here, in the last few months. I've actually turned showdead on because comment death -- at least in the middle of the page -- no longer seems a reasonable predictor of comment quality.

lclarkmichalek 14y ago

Moderation around here is hardly transparent, I doubt we'll see anything change any time soon.

andybak 14y ago
This seems like an especially egregious case. Where does one complain/appeal round here?
- DanBC 14y ago
  You send a very short email to pg with links to your user name and comments, and asking for an unban. Or you just create a new username.
  - andybak 14y ago
    Except the point of hellbanning is that the accused never knows they've been banned. Which is why it seems particular unjust in borderline cases. It should be reserved for intentional trolls and spammer only.

bryanlarsen 14y ago

It was a comment worth downvoting, but every other commenter on the post agreed with him, and the post itself was flagged into oblivion. Hellbanning is a pretty harsh sentence for something that probably only deserved negative karma. Even worse, qrafti.com is a joke/troll site. It's not particular surprising that nodrama fell for it. The joke is not revealed until you try and use the site. nodrama cannot be faulted for only reading the cover copy. If you have showdead on, you can check it out at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4217358 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4217358 Moderators, please correct this injustice. Thanks.

Dove 14y ago

There seems to be something of a problem with hellbanning here, in the last few months. I've actually turned showdead on because comment death -- at least in the middle of the page -- no longer seems a reasonable predictor of comment quality.