[i_am_dead]

I'm in that situation. Somewhere along the line I said something that annoyed a mod and now I can't even create a new account - it's instantly marked 'dead' automatically. Must be either a cookie or perhaps my IP is banned.

[ehsanu1]

Your i_am_dead account does not seem to be dead though.

[i_am_dead]

This is from a different computer. My main computer is now useless for HN. Old account here: http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Devilboy