Wow that's a lot of [dead] comments. I can't even scroll back to the start of them!

This commenter says it started in 2015 (I assume that's accurate),

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27191052

>"Hey @PostThisTooFast, you seem to be shadowbanned based on two flagged comments when your account was new in 2015. Hey @dang, this account has made many good comments since then."

To anyone confused by this thread, look at the "showdead=[yes|no]" toggle in your HN preferences.