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submitted 8 months ago by bitchkat@lemmy.world to c/reddit@lemmy.world

I think I finally reached my breaking point with reddit (about time). Earlier this month the humorless admins of /r/teslamotors banned me for posting a video of my custom charge port cover. A day or so later I mistakenly posted on the sub using my secondary account. That's on me. The /r/teslamotors admins gave me a permaban and reddit gave me 7 day site ban. I can take my lumps so whatever.

However, apparently I commented today on /r/teslamotors using the account that received the permaban. Dumbass reddit gave me another 7 day site ban for ban evasion. WTF? Either a software bug allowed me to comment or /r/teslamotors lifted my ban for some reason.

Neither of those constitute ban evasion IMHO. I'm also tired of using old.reddit.com in phone browser since they killed apis.

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[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 59 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I got banned simply for logging into the site with a VPN supposedly for ban evasion. I had never been banned previously.

You're not alone and it really is that pants-on-head dumb. They have so many users that it doesn't matter. They don't care if some legit users get banned.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I got banned from pcmasterrace for mentioning the old precursor to hydrohomies. Seeing as how it contained the "n word", I took precaution to censor myself and use asterisks, "water******". I was banned just for insinuating the name of the subreddit. Nevermind the subreddit was good-natured, open and friendly to all (except soda drinkers). And of course the mod that banned me was was telling me bullshit in my appeal like "quit trying to be cute". What an asshole.

[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 26 points 8 months ago

Apparently there's very few actual mods, so they've all become jaded fuckasses who just automatically assume you're the most low down scum imaginable if you break the rules and appealing the ban is just you trying to get a platform to sea lion at them.

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 19 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I really hate "career mods" who run hundreds of subreddits. Theres people who do it because they love their community and want to see it thrive, and then theres career mods who do it because they lust over having power.

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I don't feel sorry for them at this point.

[-] TruthAintEasy@kbin.social 9 points 8 months ago

I would be bitter too if I did free work for a guy making 190 mill a year. Reddit mods are the saddest of usefull idiots

sea lion ๐Ÿ˜‚ what a great description!

[-] ElJefe@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Can someone explain this reference?

[-] gears@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

Look up "2014 sea lion comic"

[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 4 points 8 months ago

See this comic strip for reference:

On the internet it has become common to refer to the sort of behaviour that the sea lion from the comic is showing as "sealioning".

I got permabanned for making a topically-relevant meme reference lol

[-] Zimited@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"quit trying to be cute" as if a powertripping mod should be allowed to have anything to say or do about people seeing your messages or not....

[-] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Someone else using the VPN's gateway was banned, and reddit doesn't give a shit and just bans anyone who uses it.

I know 2 people caught in VPN bans, neither of them had ever even received a warning before.

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