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HN Badge of Honor

Cluster focuses on Hacker News users treating bans, flaggings, or moderation as a 'badge of honor,' with calls for medals, knighthoods, or black bar memorials to recognize the 'honored' individuals.

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Sample Comments

xeonmc • Sep 5, 2024 • View on HN

It's a Badge of Honor in this case.

fleitz • Nov 16, 2012 • View on HN

It is not badges that honor men, it is men that honor badges.

DemocracyFTW2 • Jan 16, 2026 • View on HN

At this point it sounds more like a Badge of Honor

haneefmubarak • Jun 27, 2024 • View on HN

dang, could this merit a black bar in remembrance and honor?

Retra • May 17, 2018 • View on HN

Everyone is in a position to confer honor. You just happen to be on a western website witnessing it.

lawlessone • Sep 13, 2025 • View on HN

Sounds like it's the American equivalent of the British knighting people.

Flam • Oct 17, 2011 • View on HN

Get this man a lion heart medal!

earth-adventure • Dec 24, 2022 • View on HN

You deserve a medal of honor. Thank you.

jamesmishra • Apr 6, 2022 • View on HN

Lots of things are badges of honor to various groups of people.

myridium • Dec 3, 2021 • View on HN

Badge of honour I'd say. What was your transgression?