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Ask HN: How to post using a new throwaway account without posts being hidden?

9 pointsby cheetosabout 10 years ago
I&#x27;ve recently tried creating a throwaway account in order to post about sensitive subjects. I&#x27;ve done this twice and both posts were hidden (I could see the post when logged in, but not when logged out).<p>Is there any way to avoid being hidden &#x2F; flagged as spam?

2 comments

SamReidHughesabout 10 years ago
I&#x27;ve never had a new account get treated that way, when I occasionally make a new account when I don&#x27;t have my password with me. If it&#x27;s not Tor, it is probably the content of your posts that is making the difference.
jlgaddisabout 10 years ago
For the most part: &quot;wait&quot;.<p>I don&#x27;t recall the specifics but, e.g., accounts created over Tor also run into this. After a period of time (~14d?), they come a little more &quot;trusted&quot; and this stops happening, IIRC.