R/programming: how a post went from 1k upvotes to a ban in 10 years
In 2013 I made this funny website - http://starlogs.net/ [1] - posted it on r/programming, and it was an instant hit: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwars_git_logs_starlogs/ [2] . Fast forward ten years, I decided to rewrite it completely to fix bugs, make it mobile-friendly, and make it easier for people to contribute, etc. Naturally, when I was done, I submitted a post to r/programming. To my bewilderment, it was banned after about half an hour. I couldn't really make sense of it, so I submitted it again a few days later. It fared better this time and got banned after four hours. I messaged the mods but received no reply. I skimmed through the r/programming rules, but nothing stood out.
Now, this isn't the work of my life by any stretch, but I am really really curious about what might be the cause. I am posting this in the hopes that some smart and/or better-informed folks can demystify this for me. And if it gains traction, maybe an actual mod might chime in too. Thanks! This is the third time you've posted about this in ten days... Links: [1]: https://starlogs.dev/ (the domain has changed since the original post) [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/1c72lb/starwar... I followed some advice about posting to HN which basically says: keep posting. I also assumed that it's unlikely that the same people would read it, as new posts fade away so quickly. That was clearly the wrong assumption. Apologies for all that, I will post no more. I can see why they banned it, you're spamming. This just shows how much the moderation of r/programming has improved over the last 10 years.