[Ads-l] Shadowbanning

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Victor: We both agree shadowban (shadowbanning) is an interesting
term. Here is a link to my June 2012 message mentioning the word:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2012-June/120165.html

Garson

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 8:15 AM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Subject:      Shadowbanning
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> http://goo.gl/SJ6cvI
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> "Shadowbanning, sometimes known as =E2=80=9CStealth Banning=E2=80=9D or =E2=
> =80=9CHell Banning,=E2=80=9D is
> commonly used by online community managers to block content posted by
> spammers. Instead of banning a user directly (which would alert the spammer
> to their status, prompting them to create a new account), their content is
> merely hidden from public view."
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