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rampant negativity...seems to have gotten less common recently HN does do a good job of weeding out uselessly negative comments and other trolling behavior. I
by 300bps 12y ago
rampant negativity...seems to have gotten less common recently
HN does do a good job of weeding out uselessly negative comments and other trolling behavior. If you want proof of that, go to your profile and turn on "Show Dead". It is amazing to see how many people are shadow banned yet continue to post on a daily basis. I've seen several accounts that have posted daily for years completely unaware nobody is seeing anything they post. They know nobody has ever upvoted or downvoted their comment or replied to it but just can't seem to make the connection that they're shadow banned.
- jsmthrowaway 12y ago> I've seen several accounts that have posted daily for years completely unaware nobody is seeing anything they post. I may be in the minority here, but I do not consider this a good result for anyone.
- ZenoArrow 12y agoAgreed. Wish there was a way to upvote dead comments that I liked to contribute to their status being reconsidered.
- dang 12y agoSoon there will be!
- lancewiggs 12y agoThat's a wonderful change to consider, thank-you.
- Karunamon 12y agoI've noticed the opposite. I browse with showdead on, and roughly half the time I'm left to wonder what on earth transgression the person committed to merit being silenced in that way after examining their comment history.
- vacri 12y agoI browse with showdead on as well. A lot of the time it does hit the target. Other times someone appears to be shadowbanned from only a couple of snarky comments a while back but before and after were polite. Occasionally it hits people that have only ever been polite, and I'm left scratching my head.