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> Suggestions welcome

"This domain is not allowed on HN" as an error message upon submission.

>>vasco+(OP)
That’s not going to work, because now that’s an API for spammers to bulk process against a domain list. The only available API must be human communication to the mod team, or the spammers will overcome it with automation.

>>vasco+(OP)
That encourages switching to another domain for spammy submissions.

>>altair+u
Spammers can already do that API call and see if the domain shows up. This only puts human users at the same level of consideration as spammer automation.

>>vasco+T1
Seriously dedicated spammers can, yes! But antispam is about reducing the noise threshold, and eliminating low-effort spam opportunities that can be done to a single HTTP endpoint with a bash script is a big win. Simply having to access two pages is already too much to bother with for the vast majority.

>>altair+u
That's trivial to figure out.

It's quite possible the reason the list isn't public is because it would give away information about what thought is allowed and what thought isn't.

>>dontup+jI3
> That’s trivial to figure out.

Elaborate.