>due to submitting, and subsequently deleting, several test posts to figure out how things work. when can i submit again? idk. This sounds exactly like what sp

>due to submitting, and subsequently deleting, several test posts to figure out how things work. when can i submit again? idk. This sounds exactly like what spammers do(and they actually do it too). No wonder the algos are tweaked to guard against it so the new page is not full of viagra spam. The car analogy is someone trying to get out of a speed camera ticket by stating "I was trying to figure out if the camera would catch me at 5mph over the limit or 15". If you have a legitimate gripe send an email to hn@ycombinator.com and they might fix your account.