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by DanBC 3982 days ago
Rank-banning is a thing. I'm not sure about the cause in this user's case.
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scott_s 3982 days ago
I know that some submissions can get penalized based on their domain, and that non-URL submissions have a penalty, but I am unaware of any point-penalty against particular user comments outside of banning. What makes you say rank-banning is a thing?
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DanBC 3982 days ago
Have a look at this post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9438610

Some of the deleted comments are me not wanting to get drawn into a discussion about particular users and etc.

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