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I just took a look at the new page, and it doesn't look any different to normal. The users of those posts aren't necessarily hellbanned - the posts are though.
by anthonyb 13y ago
I just took a look at the new page, and it doesn't look any different to normal.
The users of those posts aren't necessarily hellbanned - the posts are though. If enough people flag a new story I think it'll automatically be marked dead.
Usually it's just for spammy crap, or stories that aren't very interesting.
- runn1ng 13y agoYou have to set "showdead" as "yes" in Profile settings.
- wikiburner 13y agoWe're actually discussing the flagging situation here, in a thread that was flagged: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6155513 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6155513 I don't think many stories get flagged just on the new page. It's usually domains that are flagged, like buzzfeed.com, huffingtonpost.com, or gawker.com. It sounds like maybe there was a bug in the server today.
- anthonyb 13y agoTons of stories get flagged on the new page. They're usually spam. In this case, it's part of a policy not to discuss meta-hn issues on hn. If you start a post asking why you were hell banned, or flagging/downvoting, it'll usually get flagged and/or removed.