[Dylan16807]

Using hellbans when you should be using normal bans or even temporary bans is a horrible system.

Most people that are hellbanned on HN have not at all deserved it. Ignoring spambots, I've seen perhaps two users that got a hellban for consistently problematic posts rather than a single post annoying someone. And one of those has actual mental issues.

[bicknergseng]

His interaction with the hn community (and vice versa) is actually one of the most interesting things I've seen on hn.