Since one can't reply to [dead] posts, I'll put this here. crandles said: trying to figure out that myself. i mostly lurk, and have only ever commented a few t

Since one can't reply to [dead] posts, I'll put this here. crandles said: trying to figure out that myself. i mostly lurk, and have only ever commented a few times. not feeling very welcomed atm! --- It's probably a false positive in an algorithm. I don't think that any human would have banned you, at least not based on what's visible in your history. The only potentially problematic item is your first submission , the GMail April's fools joke that you posted on your very first day here. It's [dead]. What's surprising is the delay between the post and the ban... Send a message to info@ycombinator.com, hopefully your account will be restored.