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Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by sova on Thursday May 21, 2020 @11:21AM (#23259465)
There is no way to get unbanned on Reddit, even if your first post is innocuously misplaced, there is simply no mechanism to get unbanned. So what do you suggest people do?
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by SL61 on Thursday May 21, 2020 @06:00PM (#23265972)
Message the mods politely. If you made a mistake by posting something against the rules, apologize for that. Usually, mods are happy to unban you in that case.

But some mods become really jaded over time and are mean to users by default. I was moderator of a few mid-sized subreddits for a few years and saw that in action. A common thing I saw is a sort of purity mindset, where a moderator feels like the more people they ban, the better the subreddit becomes. It’s really easy to dehumanize people online - users do it to mods, and mods do it to users. But those bad moderators make users hate mods in general, and the cycle continues.

Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by koheripbal on Thursday May 21, 2020 @03:08PM (#23263434)
Create a new account?
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by sova on Friday May 22, 2020 @08:35PM (#23278693)
"Reminder from the Reddit staff: If you use another account to circumvent this subreddit ban, that will be considered a violation of the Content Policy and can result in your account being suspended from the site as a whole."
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by sova on Thursday May 21, 2020 @07:52PM (#23267058)
It's against the TOS! What are you, a savage?!
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by tptacek on Thursday May 21, 2020 @01:13PM (#23261306)
Not stalk and harass moderators.
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by sova on Thursday May 21, 2020 @01:17PM (#23261396)
How will this result in an unban? Nobody ever gets unbanned. What you said is emblematic of the problem.
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by tptacek on Thursday May 21, 2020 @01:26PM (#23261564)
If you believe stalking and harassing moderators is a valid response to anything moderators do, you shouldn't be unbanned.
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by sova on Thursday May 21, 2020 @02:11PM (#23262431)
Not at all what I said, I asked how will passively sitting by result in an unban? You are simply confirming the fact that there is no way to get unbanned, even if the moderators made a mistake, or if the person wants to actively participate. Reddit basically says if you get banned you must make a new account if you want to participate in that board still. So it's natural people make lots of accounts. Is there a mechanism to get unbanned? I'll ask you again.
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by tptacek on Thursday May 21, 2020 @03:00PM (#23263313)
Stalking and harassing moderators won't get you unbanned; instead, it confirms that there should be no place for you anywhere on Reddit.
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by allarm on Thursday May 21, 2020 @08:08PM (#23267191)
You keep responding with completely unrelated text.
Re:Reddit's top user leaves platform after harassment by maest on Thursday May 21, 2020 @07:47PM (#23267018)
Hi, quick question - do you think stalking and harassing moderators will get me unbanned?