Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason • Hacker News Board

Re: Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

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Post by ashwagary » Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 1:05 PM UTC

hejaodbsidndbd wrote: post #13

noobermin wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They say in another comment that they were flagged as spam, so the age thing doesn't seem to be the primary reason...

There are lots of sites where moderators don’t make a point to look for underage users, but by policy have to cut them off when they come across them. I’ve seen scenarios before wear a spurious flag for some thing irrelevant ends up having this outcome.

So all I have to do to get Microsoft to delete my data is open a support request and say Im 10? Nice to know, thanks for sharing this tip op.

Re: Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

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Post by richardjam73 » Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 1:05 PM UTC

willcipriano wrote: post #60

richardjam73 wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes and most twelve year olds don't have photo id but since he has moved from China to the US he might have a passport.

I wouldn't let digital ocean know you are 12, they will shut the account like Github did.

Yes and then his parents won't be billed on their credit card which is what he wants.

Re: Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

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Post by KomoD » Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 3:44 PM UTC

sverona wrote: post #46

12yos who know who RMS is inspire my cold, dead heart. Try sr.ht or savannah.gnu.org, and keep fighting the good fight. I remember being your age and I'm sorry the Internet is the way it is.

sr.ht is paid.

Re: Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

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Post by KomoD » Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 3:49 PM UTC

Waterluvian wrote: post #7

Hi Xiyue Zhang! A few things: - have you tried emailing support@github.com? They can help tell you what’s wrong or fix it for you. - it probably has nothing to do with Linux vs windows. - “Microsoft is bad” is a mindset that restricts many opportunities. Consider avoiding “black and white” ideas about things. Good luck!

They will not help him, nor fix it, there is nothing to fix. He broke the Terms of Service and GitHub certainly wont reinstate him and risk a fine of up to $43,280

Re: Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

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Post by dang » Tue, Dec 20, 2022, 7:10 PM UTC

maxbond wrote: post #9

Waterluvian wrote: post #7

Hi Xiyue Zhang! A few things: - have you tried emailing support@github.com? They can help tell you what’s wrong or fix it for you. - it probably has nothing to do with Linux vs windows. - “Microsoft is bad” is a mindset that restricts many opportunities. Consider avoiding “black and white” ideas about things. Good luck!

Could we not attach their name to this so that it comes up when future employers search for it? It just seems unnecessary.

If OP wants their name redacted they can contact as at hn@ycombinator.com. We do that for people all the time.

Re: Tell HN: I am 12 and my GitHub account is flagged for no reason

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Post by radishien » Wed, Dec 21, 2022, 12:04 AM UTC

xiyueuyix wrote: post #31

If I can't end my Digital Ocean VPS trial, it will cost $84 a month, I really don't want this to happen, my mom will "kill" me.

Tell your mum what happened and have her call her bank and report her credit card as lost. A new number will be issued so Digital Ocean won't be able to bill her card any more.

Also contact Digital Ocean via email and explain what happened and that you need to close the account. Then you have a legitimate record of what happened so if they try to send you an invoice, you have evidence that they shouldn't be doing this per your earlier request.

Good luck and I'm sorry to hear this happened to you.