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R/programming: how a post went from 1k upvotes to a ban in 10 years

1 points by artemave 3y ago

In 2013 I made this funny website - http://starlogs.net/ [1] - posted it on r/programming, and it was an instant hit: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwars_git_logs_starlogs/ [2] . Fast forward ten years, I decided to rewrite it completely to fix bugs, make it mobile-friendly, and make it easier for people to contribute, etc. Naturally, when I was done, I submitted a post to r/programming. To my bewilderment, it was banned after about half an hour. I couldn't really make sense of it, so I submitted it again a few days later. It fared better this time and got banned after four hours. I messaged the mods but received no reply. I skimmed through the r/programming rules, but nothing stood out. Now, this isn't the work of my life by any stretch, but I am really really curious about what might be the cause. I am posting this in the hopes that some smart and/or better-informed folks can demystify this for me. And if it gains traction, maybe an actual mod might chime in too. Thanks!

artemave 3y ago
Links: [1]: https://starlogs.dev/ https://starlogs.dev/ (the domain has changed since the original post) [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwars_git_logs_starlogs/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwar...
skibz 3y ago
This is the third time you've posted about this in ten days... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38195626 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38195626 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38243363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38243363
mikequinlan 3y ago
This just shows how much the moderation of r/programming has improved over the last 10 years.
KomoD 3y ago
I can see why they banned it, you're spamming.
artemave 3y ago
I followed some advice about posting to HN which basically says: keep posting. I also assumed that it's unlikely that the same people would read it, as new posts fade away so quickly. That was clearly the wrong assumption. Apologies for all that, I will post no more.

1 points by artemave 3y ago

artemave 3y ago

Links: [1]: https://starlogs.dev/ https://starlogs.dev/ (the domain has changed since the original post) [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwars_git_logs_starlogs/ https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwar...

skibz 3y ago

This is the third time you've posted about this in ten days... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38195626 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38195626 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38243363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38243363

mikequinlan 3y ago

This just shows how much the moderation of r/programming has improved over the last 10 years.

KomoD 3y ago

I can see why they banned it, you're spamming.

artemave 3y ago

I followed some advice about posting to HN which basically says: keep posting. I also assumed that it's unlikely that the same people would read it, as new posts fade away so quickly. That was clearly the wrong assumption. Apologies for all that, I will post no more.