omg. you can be banned but still allowed to post?!
how do I check whether my account is banned?
how do I check whether my account is banned?
The fact that people are replying to you shows that you are not. Besides that, just keep on commenting and assume everything is okay.
Not letting people know that they are banned, but still allowing them to post is very egoistic.
As far as I can tell it is somewhat distasteful but ultimately too useful to not use. It's pragmatic, I don't see how ego is involved.
Legend: pay = posts; schoolmates = HN people/investorsThe [reply] button takes longer to show as threads get deeper. This is because deeply nested threads tend to be flame-bait and argument, and slowing down posting is meant to help with that.
Usually clicking the [link] button gives you a text box.
You're a guest in pg's house; hellbanning is a generous form of dealing with the unruly by at least letting them visit and talk to those who want to hear the unruly, without either letting the unruly annoy all the guests or throwing some out entirely.
That argument is convincing, but I still believe that it's not fair treatment to not letting them at least know about their ban. I didn't know that the unruly can still talk to others. That's changing things completely!
Some people enjoy making useless posts. They can continue making useless posts. Just with hellbanning most people no longer see those useless posts.
Some people are accidentally hellbanned. It sucks for those people. But they can sometimes become unbanned, or they can start a new account.