Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message?

Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by pg on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:17AM (#2661317)

This happens when you submit a link to a spam site. When it happens to innocent people it's usually because some site has been mistakenly classified as a spam site, e.g. by an admin fat-fingering something on an iPhone.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by pg on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:27AM (#2661350)

I investigated further and that is in fact what happened. Youtube.com mistakenly got marked as a spam site. I unmarked it, so you can submit your video now. Sorry about that.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by anotherjesse on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:27AM (#2661349)

It is very easy to fat finger the "flag" link as a user when browsing from a phone.

Any thoughts on a mobile skin to HN that removes flag?

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by pg on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:28AM (#2661360)

One day I'll make a mobile-optimized version.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by wensing on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:33AM (#2661378)

In the meantime keep funding fledgling companies and we'll choose from the abundance of HN apps already available. :)

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by joelhooks on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:41AM (#2661411)

Do you have a favorite? The one I liked and paid for hasn't been updated in a long time and is essentially broken.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by halostatue on Thursday June 16, 2011 @12:07PM (#2661844)

I switched to news:yc recently and am very happy with it.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by joelhooks on Thursday June 16, 2011 @07:15PM (#2663680)

Ahhh, thanks. That is just what I was looking for.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by palish on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:51AM (#2661465)

HN already is a mobile-optimized version (except possibly the up/down arrows). No need to waste your time.

EDIT: Well, the community has spoken.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by smackfu on Thursday June 16, 2011 @06:46PM (#2663597)

You think? On my iPhone, the page width is about twice as wide as would be comfortable to read, so either you read tiny print or zoom and scroll constantly.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by WiseWeasel on Thursday June 16, 2011 @02:29PM (#2662550)

The other problem I've encountered on mobile devices (and even occasionally on a PC with a mouse) is that the voting arrows are small and quite close together, making it rather easy to hit the wrong one.

One possible solution would be to have only the arrow you click disappear, so you could always hit the other one and at least cancel out your own vote if you made a mistake.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by JoeCortopassi on Thursday June 23, 2011 @05:52PM (#2690047)

Shoot, I'll do it for you for free.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by Wilduck on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:32AM (#2661374)

I hate doing this. I just want to see the comments for an interesting article and end up flagging it. I always hammer on the back button, but doubt it does any good.

I don't know if a single user flagging a post on accident has any real effect, but it makes me feel terrible.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by pmjordan on Saturday June 18, 2011 @08:00AM (#2668446)

You can unflag! The 'flag' link turns into 'unflag' next time you view that comment/story.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by jammur on Thursday June 16, 2011 @10:43AM (#2661424)

An alternative to a mobile skin might be to have the option to "unflag" something. Even with a mobile skin, I could see submissions still being accidentally flagged.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by samstokes on Thursday June 16, 2011 @01:16PM (#2662209)

The "flag" link does turn into "unflag" after you click it.

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Re:Ask PG: Why did I just get a "stop spamming us" message? by johnx123 on Thursday June 16, 2011 @11:59AM (#2661800)

Probably another bug... I couldn't submit anything new, always bugging "you're submitting too fast".

BTW, wanted to ask if you have supported any non-YC projects? (planning to build better AirBnB)

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