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title: "I got banned from Lobsters for writing like an LLM"
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published_at: "2026-11-04T13:19:51.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://en.andros.dev/blog/94a77341/i-got-banned-from-lobsters-for-writing-like-an-llm/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50365159"]
summary: "An individual was banned from Lobsters for writing like an LLM. The user was a Lobsters user for a few years and is the author of the Emacs client. The ban followed a warning about self-promotion when sharing an article around Christmas 2025."
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# I got banned from Lobsters for writing like an LLM

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**Published:** 2026-11-04T13:19:51.000Z
**Category:** Releases
**Topics:** llm

## Summary

An individual was banned from Lobsters for writing like an LLM\. The user was a Lobsters user for a few years and is the author of the Emacs client\. The ban followed a warning about self\-promotion when sharing an article around Christmas 2025\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://en.andros.dev/blog/94a77341/i-got-banned-from-lobsters-for-writing-like-an-llm/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50365159>)