[dang]

We've banned this account for repeatedly violating the site guidelines and ignoring our requests to stop. Tossing this sort of flamebait into an HN thread is vandalism, let alone going full Hitler once people take the bait. We're trying for an entirely different kind of site here.

I appreciate that you also post the occasional substantive comment, but your balance is negative and it isn't worth it. If you don't want to be banned on HN, though, you're welcome to email us at [e-mail] and commit to using the site as intended from now on.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15857292 and marked it off-topic.

[thomas_howland]

Be less sensitive. The role of manichaeism in art is underappreciated.

[timthelion]

Hmm, interesting. A shadow ban. I agree that my first comment was too without substance. However, I feel that the entire thread was rather without substance.

I don't really see the problem with the second comment though, or how it is going "full Hitler". Godwin's law doesn't apply to discussions that are literally about WWII. Yes, it may be negative, but is negativity wrong in of itself it if my negativity is backed up by rational discussion?

[dang]

It's hardly a "shadow ban" when we explain it to you at length!

The issue is that your comment history has frequently violated the site guidelines. That's not just about negativity—it's possible to say critical things in civil, substantive ways. But you've been doing it in a way that damages thoughtful conversation, and that's a net negative here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html