How do you find out if your account is penalized? I actually shared something I posted on HN before, on my fb wall, and some people who liked it upvoted it. Is that allowed?
> How do you find out if your account is penalized?
Email hn@ycombinator.com.
> I actually shared something I posted on HN before, on my fb wall, and some people who liked it upvoted it. Is that allowed?
It's not that it isn't allowed, but if people upvote your post in ring-votey ways, then the ring detector could be set off [1]. Keep in mind that it can't tell anything about intent. We know that in most cases people mean well.
1. I know I'm speaking vaguely but I hope everyone understands why that's necessary.
