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Ask HN: Why was my post ghosted?

#1
Hi, I made a post about an inquiry related to a tech or medical issue that I had, and it was ghosted. Why?

For all I know, this could have been equipment malfunction in my area, or a medical condition. There's no legitimate reason for the post to be ghosted.

In reference to: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18763287

Post text (screenshot capture): https://ibb.co/JQyKgZj

Re: Ask HN: Why was my post ghosted?

#4

Probably because you are using a brand new account. I don't know for sure, but I suspect HN autokills certain posts by really young accounts, to prevent spam. You may have gotten caught up in something like that.

Sounds reasonable. However, I'd suspect that the post was ghosted manually, given the content.

Any input from a moderator? Can you kindly reinstate the post?

Re: Ask HN: Why was my post ghosted?

#6
post #5

What does it mean to "ghost"?

The post disappears completely for all users except the original poster.

From the original poster's account, the post still shows up in the 'new' list of posts and the post text is still present, albeit without a 'comment' box. This gives the original poster the false impression that the post is still visible/valid. But, for all other users, the post shows up as blank: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18763287

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