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Re:Passing the torch by DanBC on Monday October 02, 2017 @09:52AM (#15383815)
I think that HN used to have opaque moderation - people would find themselves shadow-banned and not know why.

Lobste.rs makes different choices around moderation (including user moderation) and is a lot more transparent than HN.

Lobste.rs is a good community, and I'm glad it's sill going to be around.

Things have changed a bit on HN though. If a mod chooses to ban someone they almost always leave a message. (I think, I'm not a mod.)

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Re:Passing the torch by lucozade on Monday October 02, 2017 @10:27AM (#15384039)
Being invitation only, presumably, makes it much harder for someone who has been banned to quickly set up a new account and continue the nefarious behaviour.

Shadow banning mitigates that somewhat as it can take a little while for the person to realise they're banned.

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Re:Passing the torch by justmyself on Monday October 02, 2017 @02:55PM (#15386757)
Shadow banning is the most lowly form of moderation.
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