Ask HN: Why I have such bad luck?
The article discusses the challenges faced by a user on Hacker News regarding their posts being flagged or marked dead. It highlights the platform's automated system that detects self-promotion and the importance of adhering to community guidelines. The user is advised to take a break from posting and return with unique, high-quality content to improve their standing in the community.
- ▪The user has experienced submissions being killed off for unclear reasons.
- ▪Hacker News has a sensitive automated system that flags repetitive self-promotion.
- ▪Engaging in off-topic discussions can lead to manual flags from the community.
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I'm not sure if I've seen a pin either though I've had submissions killed off for no apparent reason I could figure out. [It was truncated files from a server, there's a server issue I should know but forgot about long ago, I'm out of the game since injury a couple decades ago, I only lurk out of interest.]As to your bad luck, I couldn't say it as well as msalihberk already stated, but also add it doesn't hurt to reply to members if they've asked an obvious question. Unfortunately that reply is marked dead so here's the quote of msalihberk below in case you have not set options to see dead posts.> "It looks like you're caught in a feedback loop here.
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