Ask HN: Why would I see [dead] before my submission titles?

2 points by dangelov 12y ago ↗ HN

I joined about 2 months ago and I've only submitted a few stories so far (3 or 4) and on my last submission I see that there's [dead] before the title.

Any insight on what's happening?

6 comments

[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 30.2 ms ] thread

dangelov 12y ago ↗

PS This post does not have the [dead] in front of it.

OwGrk 12y ago ↗

I don't see the [DEAD]. Screen Shot?

dangelov 12y ago ↗

http://dew.dangelov.com/dewdrops/DEW-5229a26a3d7111.76365678...

I've read a bit about hellbanning on HN, so thought that's what might be happening, but i think kbuck cleared it up.

kbuck 12y ago ↗

Dead posts have been killed by either automated spam prevention or the editors. See "In my profile, what does showdead do?" here: http://ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

dangelov 12y ago ↗

I've actually read that document, but I guess I was confused because it was marked [dead] as soon as I submitted it, and it mentions nothing about automated spam prevention.

Makes sense though :) Thanks.

AznHisoka 12y ago ↗

Because you're like that dude from The Sixth Sense.