I think the best solution would be a per account killfile. Letting somebody post while dead without them realizing it is a kind of emotional abuse called gasli

I think the best solution would be a per account killfile. Letting somebody post while dead without them realizing it is a kind of emotional abuse called gaslighting, which is based on confusing a person about the nature of the reality they experience. It doesn't have to be intentional for it to be abuse. By hell-banning accounts without notice you are basically denying the person's perceptions; they wonder what's wrong with them, why doesn't anybody care about what they say, when everybody else can see they are dead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting Even without banning accounts, I find that the greying out of downvoted posts is a kind of public humiliation for bad behavior. At the very least, the option not to have the text greyed out would be nice. And then finally, this entire thread is violating the HN guidelines: > Please don't post on HN to ask or tell us something (e.g. to ask us questions about Y Combinator, or to ask or complain about moderation). If you want to say something to us, please send it to info@ycombinator.com. So it's not like they're going to be particularly open to feedback, and I would be surprised if anything came of this. There's a feature requests link at the bottom that is the right place to post this, but it's basically ignored.