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I'm gonna go through my old reddit messages and see what subreddits I've been banned from and why

You've been banned from /r/GamingCircleJerk not for breaking any rules, but for making a joke one of our mods doesn't like (I said "kill me now please" in response to journalists showing footage of actual literal Russian soldiers being actually literally killed, describing said footage as "Call Of Duty style")

You've been banned from /r/JusticeServed for pointing out that Donald Trump got vaccinated in /r/Conservative

You've been banned from /r/LateStageCapitalism for arguing with conservatives in a variety of subreddits

You've been banned from /r/WitchesVsPatriarchy for arguing with libertarians in /r/PoliticalCompassMemes. You may appeal this ban.

In your appeal, you must:

1. Explain your participation in a subreddit that promulgates hate speech and brigades other subreddits

2. Explain why you feel you should be unbanned

3. Explain your feelings on the Patriarchy.

4. Your appeal must contain the words "Formal Ban Appeal", otherwise it will not be considered

Appeals submitted without these four elements will not be considered.

^(Actual real text from the /r/WitchesVsPatriarchy mod team)

I'm ashamed of how many of these bans I tried to appeal instead of just logging into my alternate account to evade them

man am i the only one who had no problems with automod? either y'all needed to visit better subs or the problem wasn't on the reddit side..

I was on Reddit for over 10 years, but I had less than 10 posts. There were many times I'd miss that it was image only day, or my post would be grouped into some category that wasn't allowed, even though I never thought it would fit that category. I have social anxiety so when my post wouldn't make it through, I'd feel like an idiot for not understanding the rules.

I developed this habit where I type out a post and then never submit it. I've been trying to break the habit for a few years now. Lemmy needs more activity, so I at least try to comment every once in a while to add conversation. Maybe one day I'll be brave enough to make my own posts again.

To be a little more accurate... I like the fact that each instance can decide what the rules are of what kinds of posts are allowed and what kind of behaviour is appropriate or not.

Some Lemmy communities and instances can have strict rules, some can be relaxed. It's that freedom that I enjoy very much.

Plus the number of times I got banned from what is this thing because my comment didn’t meet their standards.

I always loved how /r/blackpeopletwitter only allowed black people to post in that sub, because that's not racism.

Also, they verified users just by asking them to send a photo of their skin, like people couldn't just find a random picture online. Truly the dumbest sub in existence.

It really did start to feel like a majority of the major subs were just 5 friends circle jerking each other and muting, blocking and deleting everyone else. Might as well just have made their subs private if they wanted it to be like that.

The fact that so many Reddit users were willing to put up with the bureaucracy makes me lose faith in humanity.

I was never a moderator on Reddit or on any other platform and fell into the role here. Quite happily, actually, because when you do it right and delete people’s posts and they ask why because your pithy explanation in the modlog is too pithy and you explain the rules, the poster is grateful at best and at worst is slightly irritated by the rules, whether that be the Lemmy.world Code of Conduct or the community rules. The nice thing here I think is that moderators are accountable to rules and the admins. We can’t just subject people to whatever bot or whatever whim or whatever bot we whimsically put out. We actually moderate I thought this little job was going to be irritating. It isn’t. I really like it because we talk to each other. There is a public modlog. I love this! All mod actions I take are accessible to the users. It’s amazing and I love being a moderator here because everything is so transparent. It’s real moderation that is fair and helps the users. I don’t think any moderator on Reddit would ever like it here. I mean, really, every move you make as a moderator is available for the world to see. Reddit does not have this. Probably why it can’t turn a profit. Moderators here are held accountable and I am so glad to be held accountable.

The big difference is: in reddit, you would actually be informed why your post was removed. Here, stuff vanishes without the poster even noticing

Sorry your post has been removed for not being general enough for "General Discussion".

Also you have been banned from "General Discussion" for posting in other "Specific Discussion" channels which is against our policy.

Deleted for Rule 7: no capitalization allowed in posts, and they must begin with the letter “h.” This is our version of the Green M&Ms clause. Aren’t we clever?

I can't post in c/CasualConversation for some reason...

I've never posted there before and am not banned as far as I can see, posts just never save properly when I try...

Yes. The other thing I got tired of was “we’re locking this because moderation is a lot of work, therefore no one can talk at all.”

That should be an option in extreme cases but it should be considered a last resort, like locking the sub. Reddit mods would do it at the drop of a hat with any thread that was very active, with not one fuck to give about blocking legit discussion.

I'm sure you'll love this AutoMod bot for Lemmy I have built, then!

Seriously though, I tried to stay as true to my morals as possible writing this and that includes not judging people for the communities they choose to interact with. So there's no shadow bans nor any "you've been banned from X for having written in Y once" crap. Just removal of no no words (set by mods) and some other extra features.

You want to hear about the absurdity of automod deletions on Reddit? I got a post deleted from illegallifeprotips. For involving revenge or some such nonsense.

All it was, I had discovered an amazing way to stop scam calls, bill collectors, really most anyone from calling you that you don’t want calling you ever again. It works like a dream, and if there is anyone standing next to you it definitely gets a reaction.