Why am I getting a "stop spamming us" message?

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by robwoodbridge • 14 years ago

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Wondering why all of a sudden I am getting the "Stop Spamming Us" message for every second post I try to submit. I'm putting them up from UNTETHER.tv - not spam. Thanks in advance!<p>Rob

bdfh42• 14 years ago

Possibly because that is all you ever post...

freshnote2• 14 years ago

The admins here are a bunch of spazzes. But that said, if you're constantly promoting your own stuff and not contributing otherwise, expect to be perceived as a spammer.

dkersten2• 14 years ago

I accidentally downvoted instead of upvoting - sorry :(

freshnote2• 14 years ago

No worries :)

dkersten2• 14 years ago

Because you are spamming - Please stop!

You have 401 submisions and as far as I can see, 400 of those (ie all but this one) are to your site untether.tv. 400 submissions to promote your site (and no other contributions - submissions or comments) is very clearly spamming.

Some more stats: 400 submissions for the same site, roughly on submission a day since your account was created, no submissions to anything else, only ONE comment ever, out of 400 submissions only 38 upvotes. Honestly, I think people should flag future untether.tv submissions unless the content happens to be really relevant and informative, because HN isn't really a marketting/promotional tool (promoting your stuff every once in a while is fine, but if you don't otherwise take part in the community and you post self promoting stuff every few days, thats definitely spam in my books).

Why am I getting a "stop spamming us" message?

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