I created an account because I didn't have one. I just thought I'd correct a comment which was ignoring what actually happens in the UK. We have wild herds. In the Highlands they can be massive herds. I've known a few people to be involved in serious accidents as a result of hitting deer.

I’m fairly contrarian so I’m not surprised to get banned on occasion but I’ve noticed in the past few months completely innocuous statements are triggering the “you’re posting too fast ban”

Just own it and steamroll with it. No need to try to appease anyone. F HN and dang etc for knowing about downvote abuse and being OK with it.

check my post history, I don't think I hold back. I will back dang and the HN moderation on the point that I have not been perma-banned, so they are not complete authoritarian moderators like most social media sites. And if I am being entirely honest some of my temp bans were deserved.

I just wanted to point out that it seems that the sensitivity for what is ban-able has been turned up

Probably because of how aggressive the down-voting of unpopular opinions has become. Joke comments get upvotes, and thoughtful objections get flagged these days.