hellbans

Perhaps it would make sense to automatically hellban possibly problematic posters and then hand review those hellbans later.

Using hellbans when you should be using normal bans or even temporary bans is a horrible system.

We had this dispute about hellbans, shadowbans, and slowbans, that was much easier to prove.

NB: not to say that some hellbans / shadowbans don't seem to be perhaps misapplied.

It's not just hellbans; it's my understanding that there is no notification when one's account is penalized for some technicality (e.g.

Mods are never perfect, they have a big job, and people can (successfully) appeal hellbans.

There is no good way to implement hellbans, the only people affected by them are the ones not expecting to get banned.

I might even incorporate the request rate into a bot detection algo, maybe have it trigger temporary hellbans.

I think the ability to resurrect a comment from the dead when the quality is verified by others would help people like Terry Davis feel less ostracized by hellbans.

The brain trust behind HN moderation, having moved on from their asinine slowbans and hellbans, have gone to something that they think is trickier.

HN hellbans, so you might not realize you're not being heard.

I'm sure lots of HN participants are aware of the existence of hellbans, but I think your average troll may not be.

Given Reddit's already unequal application of the site rules (some people can shamelessly vote manipulate, others receive hellbans for merely following links), and the propensities for specific groups to treat mild disagreement as "harassment", this does not bode well.

> Given Reddit's already unequal application of the site rules (some people can shamelessly vote manipulate, others receive hellbans for merely following links), and the propensities for specific groups to treat mild disagreement as "harassment", this does not bode well.