When people presume things about moderation, they almost always get it wrong. That's a pity because all anyone has to do to get the correct answer is ask us.
If you see an account that's banned and you don't think it should be, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com so we can take a look. We've unbanned quite a few accounts that way. In the meantime, you can vouch for their good comments (see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#cvouch). But please don't divert the thread with offtopic noise that is likely to be incorrect.
When people presume things about moderation, they almost always get it wrong. That's a pity because all anyone has to do to get the correct answer is ask us.
If you see an account that's banned and you don't think it should be, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com so we can take a look. We've unbanned quite a few accounts that way. In the meantime, you can vouch for their good comments (see https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#cvouch). But please don't divert the thread with offtopic noise that is likely to be incorrect.