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Re:How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely? by sexisfun on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @06:08PM (#20881890)
Shadow banning is unethical. Why aren't you displaying notice to the users?
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Re:How do people learn to cook a poisonous plant safely? by dang on Wednesday September 04, 2019 @07:41PM (#20882499)
When an account has been around for a while, we tell the user we're banning it and why. But shadowbanning is useful in other cases, such as for spammers, or for accounts connected with a history of abuse on HN.
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