They really are. Does HN not do anything against accounts that so obviously advertise?

The mods can't see everything. It depends how evident it is and if the comments are relevant [1] and if the if the only purpose of the user is to make adds. My guess is that this user only makes a comment per month, so it's not so easy to remember.

For an official reply, you can send an email to the mods [email protected] and they can take a look at the history of comments of the user.

[For example, this is an example of a comment that is not relevant at all https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16961492 ]

[1] It's fine to reply to the technical questions that appear about your page/app/product. It's not fine to add a link to your product in unconnected threads.

I agree. I'm okay with people promoting their stuff as long as it fits in the discussion and has proper disclosure that it's their project. But it's not very nice when almost every post is like this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16961492

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18032223

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16400684

Yes! All: please email us when you see stuff like this. We read emails.

To amplify: they really do. I've got my beefs with HN moderation on occasion, but neither 'dang nor 'sctb have ever failed to respond to an email with a response, and a thoughtful one if it's a topic that needs one.

This is not correct. I have sent many which have gone unanswered. I can show them if you'd like.

Dan answers if he likes you. It's as simple as that. If he doesn't, he either filters your emails and never sees them, or refuses to answer them.

You are one data point. Please don't extrapolate it to those of us who have tried for months to get answers to specific questions.

You've sent us hundreds of emails using many accounts. We responded to all of them until it became obvious that it was only energizing the problem, and even then never stopped responding completely. I doubt there has ever been a case of forum moderators treating a user with greater patience. It isn't infinite though.

Since you won't stop posting abusive and misleading comments to HN, we're not going to unban you.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18412225

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18294434

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18224895

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18061577

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18054761