Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by semanticist 5041 days ago
Hellbanning can be really disturbing. This guy's been leaving comments for a year now with no idea that almost no one sees them.

That feels almost like a form of psychological torment to me. I recognise the value of hellbanning as a way to trap griefers, but I do think it's overused on HackerNews.