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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

"appeal" just means you are gonna waste time typing a message to a smelly incel dog walker on a power trip that isn't gonna read it. Fuck that place.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I got one for insiding violence, and it was something that everybody could fucking agree on, like punching Nazis or something. I don't remember what it was so long ago. It's fucking bullshit though.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I got one for saying we should destroy a bridge in Königsberg in the name of Euler.

This is a reference to a famous problem in graph theory. This problem has been ruined since they built an extra bridge. It was an obvious joke in context, to an audience that would understand the joke.

Unfortunately, Reddit's so-called "Anti-Evil Operations" team doesn't look at context and said I was inciting terrorism.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Anyone using Reddit for more than search results is doing it wrong. If you have your own content, figure out how to host it yourself and get on the Fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Reddit has been aggressively banning people for many years. People used to cheer it on because it was mostly aimed at conservatives, but they've expanded and created what appears to be a first-strike policy with no appeal. Now it's affecting everyone. I support consistent application of the rules, but their rules are petty, arbitrary, and broad. A famous example is how they ban people for racism, unless it's racism towards white people. That was literally written into the site rules until recently.

I think Reddit is a lost cause. They peaked long ago and now they're coasting on their moat. As other services like Lemmy gain traction, Reddit will continue to decline, and they will continue to aggressively monetise the remaining users. The only thing to lament is the information already stored on the site.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I got the same exact thing. I think it's because I reported Spez and said "you smell"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I never talk about my exes. Yesterday's gone. It's a new day. Long live Lemmy!

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Another reminder to never trust a site run by a guy who has sex with busty cats.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

dumb thing is they’ll ban you even when you didn’t violate any rules. insane.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Have you read The Trial? Funny how history repeats itself, even if it's from "fiction".

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

reddit finds a way to make their ban system somehow even worse

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I got permabanned for repeating a meme from the Fark days, yet there are posts of the exact same thing from 12+ years ago that are still up with no issue. Even noting that when I appealed the ban I got the canned "we totally reviewed it, fuck you lol" response.

The only other time I had an issue was when I got a three day suspension for upvoting a Ghislaine Maxwell related post.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (20 children)

If you were actually harassing somebody I couldn’t care less. When you’re banned what does that look like though? Can you not view anything?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Your account still works, you can still view everything (excluding those that have blocked you), but you have a banner at the top that says you're banned and you can't vote, post or comment. You can't send messages or use chat either.

You can still edit your previous comments and posts.

Justified or not, reddit have clearly stepped up their banning protocols, around 6 months or so ago or maybe even late last year (ie before the planned API price rise, well before even the announcements).

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

LMFAO.

"Your account still works"

lists all the many many ways your account no longer works

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