For the first few hours everything looked normal at first — the discussion page existed, and the submission appeared in my profile.
A few hours later, the discussion page disappeared. When I log out, the submission no longer appears in my profile at all.
There was no “dead” flag or moderation notice — it simply vanished.
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Also, when I’m logged in I still see all five of my submissions, but when I log out only four appear. The missing one is exactly the link that disappeared. If this is just a display quirk on my side and others can still see it, apologies in advance — I may simply be misunderstanding how submissions behave for new users.
The post itself was harmless (an educational piece about a visualization method for helping children understand multiplication), so I’m trying to figure out whether this is normal behavior for new accounts or a sign that the submission was auto-filtered.
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So I’d like to ask:
• Is it common for low-karma, new accounts to have submissions silently filtered out?
• Do certain titles or post formats trigger automated removal?
• Could I have unknowingly violated a guideline?
And related to that:
• Is it acceptable to repost later with a different title?
• Or is there a recommended way to avoid triggering filters as a new user?
• Would this type of post have been better as a “Show HN”?
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I’m not trying to game karma — just trying to understand how HN handles new-user submissions so I can avoid repeating the same mistake.
If this is expected behavior, I’d appreciate any insight into the underlying heuristics.
If this question itself violates any norms, please let me know — I’m still learning how HN works.
Thanks.
steerpike•1mo ago
ursAxZA•1mo ago
Out of my five submissions, two are Ask HN posts (including this one), and two are links to my own writing. All four of those behaved normally, so I assumed self-links were fine.
The third link — also to my own article — is the only one that disappeared.
If all self-links were filtered, I would understand. What confused me is that the first two stayed visible without any issues, but the third one vanished a few hours after posting.
So I’m just trying to understand why only one of them triggered the filter.
ursAxZA•1mo ago
My submission is visible again now.
Thanks for taking the time to reply — appreciate it. Hope you have a good day.