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Re:The EU Is on the Verge of Collapse–An Interview with Geor... by dang on Saturday January 23, 2016 @02:16PM (#10959583)
We've banned this account for repeatedly posting unsubstantive and inflammatory comments (and ignoring our requests not to do that).
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Re:The EU Is on the Verge of Collapse–An Interview with Geor... by zo1 on Saturday January 23, 2016 @04:52PM (#10960278)
What does a ban do exactly? Looks like the account was still able to post a response to you...
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Re:The EU Is on the Verge of Collapse–An Interview with Geor... by dang on Saturday January 23, 2016 @05:44PM (#10960470)
It causes their posts to be automatically marked [dead]. Users who have 'showdead' turned on in their profile see these, but other users don't.

[dead] comments that are good can be rescued if enough users vouch for them. To do that, click the 'vouch' link at the top of the comment's page (which you get to by clicking its timestamp). But please only do this for comments that are both civil and substantive.

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