they emailed me back 10 days after my first request for info:<p>"Your account was flagged following reports that you are posting unproductive comments in other users' repositories, specifically for unsolicited advertising."<p>i praise the s/w of a great but unknown repository (2 'Stars', 1 'Fork, 1 'Contributor') ask if they could help me, and that's "unsolicited advertising"???<p>(links in comment)
indiv. files in item on archive.org:<p><a href="https://archive.org/details/github_account_flagged" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/github_account_flagged</a><p>'offending' comment (redacted) screenshot:<p><a href="https://ia601503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flagged/github_comment.PNG" rel="nofollow">https://ia601503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flag...</a><p>screenshot of altCensored GitHub account when logged in:<p><a href="https://ia601503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flagged/github_loggedin.PNG" rel="nofollow">https://ia601503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flag...</a><p>(contrast with normal): <a href="https://github.com/altcensored" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/altcensored</a><p>screenshot of small contrib to TubeUp:<p><a href="https://ia801503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flagged/github_tubeup_comment.PNG" rel="nofollow">https://ia801503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flag...</a><p>gmail thread (redacted)<p><a href="https://ia801503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flagged/github_gmail.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://ia801503.us.archive.org/12/items/github_account_flag...</a>
just received an email from GitHub, the account has been restored.<p><a href="https://github.com/altcensored" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/altcensored</a><p>GitHub has been a reference for free speech and transparency:<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/wp/who-has-your-back-2019#github" rel="nofollow">https://www.eff.org/wp/who-has-your-back-2019#github</a>
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