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jbob2000, you are hellbanned, that means every comment you've made for the last few weeks has been hidden from this forum.

BinaryIdiot 11y ago
Not to go off topic but this is a thing on HN? That's psychologically terrifying (though I'm assuming deserved). How does it work, exactly? Is it permanent? Just curious.
- GFischer 11y ago
  I think it's permanent. pg defended it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6060954&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6060954&utm_source=dlvr... (I'm not a moderator here, though I was in another high-profile site) In particular, jbob2000 made several low-quality or sarcastic comments, not very in line with what HN wants. The one that probably triggered the hellban: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9382992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9382992 was a sarcastic: "Oh no! Giving something away for free! The travesty!" but he had others like: "Foursquare? What is this, 2009?" which don't contribute that much.
  - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
    Ah thanks for the clarification. Today I learned.
    - dang 11y ago
      We're working on some major changes to how banning and flagged/dead comments work, so please put a mental asterisk alongside all of this. Assuming our changes hold up in testing, the community will soon be managing most of it.
      - deleted 11y ago
        [deleted]
      - diminoten 11y ago
        The community you say? I might be doomed...
      - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
        > the community will soon be managing most of it I see this as an awesome thing and as a horrible thing at the same time. Color me interested, ha.
        dang 11y ago
        Note that word most. I'm hopeful we can find a good balance.
- eueueu 11y ago
  It generally means that at any moment, you can be hellbanned and not know about it. If you're overly critical of something, you might be banned. If you offer a contrary viewpoint, could be banned. It's a dick move IMHO, and makes every forum that does it more of a circle-jerking echo chamber. (I've been hellbanned a few times in the past, and for no real reason). I expect this account will be hellbanned now :)

BinaryIdiot 11y ago

Not to go off topic but this is a thing on HN? That's psychologically terrifying (though I'm assuming deserved). How does it work, exactly? Is it permanent? Just curious.

GFischer 11y ago
I think it's permanent. pg defended it here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6060954&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tumblr https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6060954&utm_source=dlvr... (I'm not a moderator here, though I was in another high-profile site) In particular, jbob2000 made several low-quality or sarcastic comments, not very in line with what HN wants. The one that probably triggered the hellban: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9382992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9382992 was a sarcastic: "Oh no! Giving something away for free! The travesty!" but he had others like: "Foursquare? What is this, 2009?" which don't contribute that much.
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago
  Ah thanks for the clarification. Today I learned.
  - dang 11y ago
    We're working on some major changes to how banning and flagged/dead comments work, so please put a mental asterisk alongside all of this. Assuming our changes hold up in testing, the community will soon be managing most of it.
    - deleted 11y ago
      [deleted]
    - diminoten 11y ago
      The community you say? I might be doomed...
    - BinaryIdiot 11y ago
      > the community will soon be managing most of it I see this as an awesome thing and as a horrible thing at the same time. Color me interested, ha.
      - dang 11y ago
        Note that word most. I'm hopeful we can find a good balance.
eueueu 11y ago
It generally means that at any moment, you can be hellbanned and not know about it. If you're overly critical of something, you might be banned. If you offer a contrary viewpoint, could be banned. It's a dick move IMHO, and makes every forum that does it more of a circle-jerking echo chamber. (I've been hellbanned a few times in the past, and for no real reason). I expect this account will be hellbanned now :)