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Comment by boa13 at 05/08/2015 at 20:37 UTC
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If I remember correctly, /u/spez has said that he was not satisfied by shadowbanning, and intented to create better tools. Until these tools are available, however, shadowbanning will keep being used.
Comment by spez at 05/08/2015 at 20:33 UTC
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It will always be a useful tool for fighting spammers, but we are working as fast as we can on more nuanced tools for users who violate other rules so they have a chance to learn from their mistakes.
Comment by wnco at 05/08/2015 at 20:37 UTC
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And will banned users be told about their ban and given a reason for it?
spez said earlier that shadowbanning was originally for spam bots and should never be used for real people. The only way I can see to actually get rid of shadowbanning (rather than just give it a different name) is to accompany *every* ban of a user (that doesn't look like a spam bot) with a PM saying
you are banned from reddit for breaking *this* rule in *this* post or comment. message /r/reddit.com or whoever to appeal.
Comment by jrad151 at 06/08/2015 at 13:29 UTC
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I think I remember reading an announcement about shadowbanning only being used for purely spam bots posting links and won't be used on users who are actual people, no matter what they do/say. I could be remembering wrong though.
Comment by wonderfuladventure at 05/08/2015 at 23:14 UTC
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What is a shadowban?