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This Is Why You Are Blocked

John Cook · 06/12/13 01:26PM

We get a lot of mail here at Gawker. Lately, a lot of it has contained some variant of the question, "Why was I blocked?" We have a vibrant and ornery culture of commenters—excuse me, Kinjateers—and we value their input. They give us stories, make funny jokes, and keep us on our toes. The thing is, not all of them are good. Some of them are not good at all. Those ones get blocked. Here is a quick explainer on the process.