Every now and then I'll see someone's name on a forum page indicating that they tried to post a message (and that bit of text will still be there until someone else posts to that thread), but when I go to the actual thread their message is not there. So, they have been banned from posting. Do those people actually see their own posts when they go to the thread, or do they also see that their posts have been removed? I ask because if it is the latter, and they can see that their posts are not there, why would they ever bother to post again? And, if their posts are being removed, why are we still seeing evidence that they tried to post? Seems like even that little text indicating that they tried to post should also disappear. I'm more confused about this than anything.
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Typically a person who has been shadow banned from a platform isn't aware that they have been. From their view, everything will appear normal and their posts will appear to show up as normal. However, from another person's point of view they won't be able to see it.
Usually the point of shadow banning someone is to drive them out of a platform from bordrem/frustration over no one responding or acknowledging their posts.
I think this forum software has the ability to both regular ban and shadow ban users. Why and when one gets used over the other is a question for the mod team. Ideally if a person is shadow banned you wouldn't be able to tell they are even posting, but this forum software is well known for being not so good.
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Sure feels like it with how often I seem to cap threads.
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And I don't like the instinctive fear I feel that just posting the above could get me shadow banned too.
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