Comment on Amazon Career Choice ProgramparentComments−heretohelp14yIt happens to a lot of people.−qq6614yThat's disturbing since a hellbanning is a much more vile punishment than a simple ban. Why is it doled out so casually?−Natsu14yIt's probably a case of an anti-spam algorithm gone wrong. At least, that's what I remember hearing about a previous incident.−heretohelp14yNo, it's almost always done directly by a human if your account itself is hellbanned.−Natsu14yThe only case I'm aware of where pg has commented indicated that a person posted a link that was being spammed on HN in one of their comments and got banned accidentally.
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It happens to a lot of people.
That's disturbing since a hellbanning is a much more vile punishment than a simple ban. Why is it doled out so casually?
It's probably a case of an anti-spam algorithm gone wrong. At least, that's what I remember hearing about a previous incident.
No, it's almost always done directly by a human if your account itself is hellbanned.
The only case I'm aware of where pg has commented indicated that a person posted a link that was being spammed on HN in one of their comments and got banned accidentally.