On: Tell HN: Happy Thanksgiving

[superdisk]

Like 80% of dead comments I see here are actually very valuable and reasoned.

[nabakin → superdisk]

I have dead turned on and haven't seen this myself. Any examples?

[superdisk → nabakin]

Someone replied to you claiming he's shadowbanned, and sure enough it's a dead comment and 90% of his stuff is dead as well, despite seeming to be pretty innocuous. Turn showdead on and see for yourself.

[sph → superdisk]

Keep in mind that the anti-spam system is sometimes overzealous and marks new accounts as dead. Vouch those good comments whenever you see them.

But in many cases, some dead comments are from extremely toxic people in a rare moment of sanity.