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    Do you mean like a hell ban, or visibly say "Thanks for riding in on the party bus; unfortunately we can't let you get off at this stop because we know you're gonna litter" sort of thing? Commented Oct 22, 2018 at 12:27
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    @TimPost More like that the system also keeps track of a number that increases for the number of HNQ visits and a number that keeps track of the HNQ upvotes, and then subtracts that number from the real upvotes and visits before calculating the HNQ score. Doing it this way also prevents most abuse by serial voters Commented Oct 22, 2018 at 13:35
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    A simpler method - have the algorithm take a user's reputation on that site into account. Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 13:15