Chiming in: flags, and in egregious / urgent cases, email to hn@ycombinator.com.
That email backlog is apparently expanding, ~12--24 hours per dang's recent comments, so both expect and respect that.
For general-purpose abuse, I prefer simply flagging.
To disable flags on an article I'll email mods, that occurs fairly rarely.
If an account seems to be flagrantly violating HN Guidelines, and has had previous warnings (you can use the replies endpoint to find those: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42571073>), I'll drop an email as well.
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Chiming in: flags, and in egregious / urgent cases, email to hn@ycombinator.com.
That email backlog is apparently expanding, ~12--24 hours per dang's recent comments, so both expect and respect that.
For general-purpose abuse, I prefer simply flagging.
To disable flags on an article I'll email mods, that occurs fairly rarely.
If an account seems to be flagrantly violating HN Guidelines, and has had previous warnings (you can use the replies endpoint to find those: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42571073>), I'll drop an email as well.