Comment by nunobrito
2 days ago
Why is this post being shadowbanned?
This topic has over 200 points, +180 replies and was published one hour ago.
Admins: don't play around and be fair.
Scott deserves respect and proper condolences.
2 days ago
Why is this post being shadowbanned?
This topic has over 200 points, +180 replies and was published one hour ago.
Admins: don't play around and be fair.
Scott deserves respect and proper condolences.
> Why is this post being shadowbanned?
If it were shadowbanned we wouldn't be able to comment on it. People have flagged it, it triggered the flamewar detector, or both. That's why it got downranked.
If you think the topic of his death has been "shadowbanned" (for some non-standard definition of shadowbanned), check the front page. There's another discussion there about it.
Shadowban is not the same as a traditional ban. It is a selective ban.
This topic is not on the front page for me, yet it was on the front page for you.
That is shadowban.
> This topic is not on the front page for me, yet it was on the front page for you.
I'd suggest checking again. It's around #12 right now. I suspect you didn't actually look and just wanted to make something up to complain about. Which is a strange thing to do, but there are stranger things people do on this site.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46603431 - The link in case you want to keep avoiding the front page.
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Youtube links always have gotten downweighting. Enough votes can overcome it, but there are a few domains that HN penalizes.
I think you'll find a large amount of disagreement there for such a controversial person.
And here we find a far larger amount of people agreeing that he should be respected.
Respect has to be earned.