Ask HN: Should there be a temporary ban on new accounts?

Post by verdverm » Fri, Apr 03, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

scoofy wrote: post #14

brudgers wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

HN and NextDoor have rather different community standards regarding acceptable behavior.

That’s entirely irrelevant to my point.

Post by rkorlimarla » Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC

kay_o wrote: post #4

rkorlimarla wrote: post #2

I think this sort of gatekeeping while understandable, really limits new users that have just learnt about this forum and wanted to accomplish the thing they were here for a reason - case and point - myself - just got here - want to post something on showHN.. and was blocked. Forced engagement through strict gatekeeping

> wanted to accomplish the thing they were here for a reason - case and point - myself - just got here - want to post something on showHN Which is against the rules, that you chose to not read?