Surviving Account: Affectionate_Pen9685
Profile: 25 (kmk1aul) | Timezone: UTC+1 | Status: Active (not suspended, 0 sub bans) Account Created: 2026-06-13 (63 days old) Karma: 112 comment, 1 link, 113 total Proxy: Decodo (SOCKS5), United Kingdom, IP 151.240.203.105 Comments Analyzed: 89
Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total comments | 89 |
| Question-back % | 76.4% |
| Top-level % | 97.8% |
| Edit rate % | 0.0% |
| Median score | 1 |
| Avg score | 2.2 |
| Max score | 38 |
| Avg word count | 62.9 |
| Karma-farming subs % | 46.1% |
| Min gap (min) | 2.1 |
| Median gap (min) | 19.8 |
| Max comments/day | 10 |
| Double comments | 7 |
| NTA start % | 13.5% |
| Subreddit count | 13 |
Subreddit Distribution
| Subreddit | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| r/GirlDinnerDiaries | 29 | 32.6% |
| r/AmItheAsshole | 20 | 22.5% |
| r/CasualConversation | 10 | 11.2% |
| r/NoStupidQuestions | 8 | 9.0% |
| r/movies | 7 | 7.9% |
| r/Advice | 3 | 3.4% |
| r/explainlikeimfive | 3 | 3.4% |
| r/boardgames | 3 | 3.4% |
| r/gaming | 2 | 2.2% |
| Other (4 subs) | 4 | 4.5% |
Comparison with Banned and Surviving Accounts
| Metric | hailybarnes37 (BANNED) | Reasonable_Owl_3998 (SURVIVING) | Small-Location7862 (9 SUB BANS) | Affectionate_Pen9685 (SURVIVING) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total comments | 172 | 112 | 18 | 89 |
| Question-back % | 69.8% | 65.2% | 88.9% | 76.4% |
| Top-level % | 99.4% | 99.1% | 94.4% | 97.8% |
| Edit rate % | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Median score | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Avg score | 2.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Max score | 75 | 108 | 4 | 38 |
| Avg word count | 64.6 | 61.8 | 57.7 | 62.9 |
| Karma-farming subs % | 61.0% | 44.6% | 44.4% | 46.1% |
| Min gap (min) | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| Median gap (min) | 9.6 | 8.4 | 333.4 | 19.8 |
| Max comments/day | 17 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Double comments | 6 | 14 | 2 | 7 |
| NTA start % | 1.7% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 13.5% |
| Subreddit count | 25 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Key Observations
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76.4% question-back rate — HIGHER than both banned accounts (69.8%, 72.3%). This further invalidates the hypothesis that question-back rate is a ban trigger. This surviving account has a higher rate than any banned account.
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0 sub bans, 0 platform bans — despite having the same behavioral patterns as banned accounts, this account has not been banned at any level.
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Same universal patterns: 97.8% top-level, 0% edits, 2.1 min min-gap, median score=1, ~63 avg words — all consistent with banned accounts.
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7 double comments — similar to banned accounts (6-11 range). Not a discriminator.
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Max 10 comments/day — lower than banned accounts (14-17), but same as the surviving Reasonable_Owl_3998 on some days.
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Uses Decodo SOCKS5 proxy (UK) instead of Webshare — different proxy provider from banned accounts. This could be relevant if platform detection is IP-level.
Finding
This account reinforces the control group conclusion: the behavioral patterns produced by the RPA task and system prompt are identical across banned and surviving accounts. The 76.4% question-back rate is the highest among all surviving accounts and exceeds both banned accounts, yet this account has zero bans at any level.
The ban trigger is NOT in the comment content patterns. It must be in a different detection layer.