The way to determine keywords is by correlating the posting of them and the time it takes for comments to be downvoted. It was suspicious to me how quickly some comments would be downvoted, so I started tracking it - not only my own comments but all comments. It became clear to me over a year ago that the entire site was really a false projection of a democratic speech forum.

The public really does not understand how far it has come since the HBGary astroturfing was first exposed. Posting some data on this would really drive them nuts, and prove how much fuckery is going on. You know you want to. Doooo it!

I noticed the thing about /new too. That is the only place you can find the good stuff before it gets wiped out. Every once in a while there is a goldmine there, but it only lasts a few minutes now, and anymore its only if the keywords are misspelled.

Cool. Thanks!

That's some freaky info that not to many people talk about. Thanks for posting.

I can confirm getting banned by keyword, even when you are speaking against the keyword, (which screams automated). I have also having to talk to a mod to approve a first post, which allows them to limit time sensitive information. The last post I made there got denied 2 times, until I talked to a mod, and then after gaining 15 points or so it was deleted completely. Serious censorship.

Tell us more about the bots!

I formerly managed a large scale monitoring system

Was that enterprise a hobby, or a business?