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Reddit is so very confused.. (self.reddit)

submitted 10 hours ago by libra00 to c/reddit

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So yesterday I received a 7-day ban for 'encouraging violence', for saying that Luigi Mangione did not deserve to go to jail. It was obviously bullshit, somebody got a little hair-trigger on the new directive from ~~Der Fuhrer~~ spez or something, so I appealed. That appeal was reviewed and the temp ban lifted and the 'offending' comment restored, but 11 hours prior to that I got another message that I had been perma-banned for violating Reddit's rules with my 'other account(s)'. Well that's also bullshit because I've had exactly one (1) account in the 14 years I've been on reddit, so I appealed that too, and thus we get to the cherry on top: I am no longer banned, I can post and such again, but they sent me the above message saying that my appeal had been denied and that the perma-ban was staying in place. But rather than linger in reddit limbo, I think I'm gonna switch permanently to lemmy. 14 years worth of curating subs will suck to redo, but oh well, life is change.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Permabanned for "glorifying or inciting violence" by replying to a post about Elon Musk under a dinosaur poop meme, where someone asked "what should the would richest man do?" with "he should eat shit and die".

Here for good.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, I was on Reddit for over a decade. And the changes especially in these past couple years have been so dramatic. I received a seven day band today for like the third time and finally deleted the app and here I am . No looking back.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Got my badge of honor today. Reddit are bootlickers.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 2 points 36 minutes ago

I got my badge of honor during the API purge, when I mass edited all of my old comments before deleting them. It’s a little more quiet here, but it honestly reminds me of the early Reddit days. If you tag users, you’ll start to see just how small of a community it actually is; I see my tags all over the place in nearly every comment section.

If you haven’t done so, consider looking into the various apps. Voyager (sometimes called Wefwef by the older users) is a sort of spiritual successor to Apollo. So if you’re an old Apollo user, you’ll likely feel right at home.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

same here. fucking bootlickers.

[–] Auk 12 points 4 hours ago

I dumped Reddit over the weekend.

They may all go to hell, and I will go to Lemmy.

[–] werefreeatlast 2 points 2 hours ago

I got permabanned during the women's March for cheering on the March posters and such. I started and admined the /keitruck sub reddit. I also had some other subreddits that weren't as big. Keitruck is pretty small though. All that work for nothing. So I didn't fight the ban, just moved here. Good move! Now I only go to reddit from accidentally clicking on web searches. Who knows WTF is going on.

[–] arotrios 39 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Welcome to the Fediverse! If you've been on Reddit for 14 years, you were attracted to what it once was. Lemmy is that, but a whole lot better, and your skills as a moderator will be highly valued here. In fact, if you are looking to start up any new communities hmu and I'll see about giving you a hand.

Also, here's your obligatory Saint Luigi blessing for the banned:

remember kids:

A place in heaven is reserved for those who speak truth to power

[–] libra00 2 points 28 minutes ago

I have no skills as a moderator, sadly, I avoid responsibility as a lifestyle. Thanks for the warm welcome tho. :)

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

Reddit is a bot-infested hellscape. I got so mad when I learned that most AITAH posts and popular sub posts were just karma farmers preying on our attention. Lemmy seems to offer some relief. Happy to be here :)

[–] Raiderkev 3 points 1 hour ago

Remember the time that they banned bots and didn't get a new submission for like 48 hours on one of the most popular subs?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

It is too much pressure for Reddit to have this many users. They're doing their best to get rid of them. It's just too much to handle... Poor Reddit

Help Reddit's well-being by leaving it and join Lemmy today!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

"Damn users trying to comment on stuff. Just shut up and keep scrolling instead. Our bots can handle the comments."

[–] kevin2107 12 points 6 hours ago

lmfao fuck reddit cause this is so true

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Considering the time you were at reddit (not too different from mine), I think you'll find Lemmy like reddit was in your earlier times there.

What I mean by that is generally more thoughtful and reasonable discussion (generally), smaller communities, more generalized (but specific stuff is accepted, so "all ttrpg is good here" vs "thats pathfinder, this is for 5e only!", as an example.

Welcome and I hope you enjoy it here!

Also, if you come across a server you think fits better as a home base - make an account, see if it fits. You dont have to stay in one spot just because its where you made your first.

[–] libra00 1 points 29 minutes ago

Glad to hear it, I look forward to poking around.

[–] MisterOwl 34 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

13 year account here, also banned for supporting Luigi. I tried to appeal, but the post had already been removed so I didn't know what exactly I said that violated the rules, and my appeal was denied. This was a post I made back in December, mind you. They went looking for a reason to ban a Luigi supporter. They did homework.

Somebody over there is really afraid of how popular Luigi's actions are. I wonder why...

[–] JustZ 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

They're trying to turn it into a right wing echo chamber.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 52 minutes ago

Its tough to sell liberals golden eagle coins (not legal tender) as an excellent investment from the franklin mint that have a really high numismatic value. Advertisers are no longer satisfied with having just any eyeballs on their worthless tripe. They demand the dumbest most gullible eyeballs. They could have saved themselves alot of effort and just directly targeted the churches however.

[–] [email protected] 82 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Welcome, glad to have you aboard!

[–] libra00 30 points 9 hours ago

Thanks, glad to be here!

[–] [email protected] 69 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I’ve basically abandoned Reddit as well. I’ve been on for so long, but this bullshit makes me feel unsafe. If the platform is going to so blatantly side with those who would happily let me die for a few dollars (health insurance companies), then I don’t need to give them my attention or data anymore.

[–] krashmo 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Welcome to Lemmy. Outside of niche subjects and local content I think this place has everything reddit does but with less bullshit. If people keep making the switch in large numbers we'll build all those communities too and be better off for it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

I used the tool where I could import my Reddit subs to find similar communities here, and it surprised me how many communities I was a part of that the Reddit algorithm never let me see posts from. Also, it highlighted how much more infrastructure there is to build here. It’s exciting! Like the creative energy of expanding the Wild West but without the decimation of entire indigenous communities and the murder of innocent people and animal species.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It was liberating for me. Haven't gone back.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I haven't and I won't. Lemmy is a far more positive atmosphere with less content, but better quality content. There's less overt manipulation and not everything is politicised. I just don't trust reddit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

The slower pace of content is a huge plus to me.

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[–] wizblizz 29 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Welcome! There are dozens of us

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[–] zeepintor 23 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

My main concern is that Luigi isn’t even confirmed to be the one to have pulled the trigger, right?

[–] libra00 18 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

But even if he was, I still don't think he should go to jail for it.

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[–] Kyrgizion 18 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

14 years worth of curating subs will suck to redo, but oh well, life is change.

Please feel free to create the communities you find are missing still! Things are smaller and slower here, but that means that even in the popular threads, people will actually see and read your comments rather than them disappearing in an ocean of bots or (DELETED).

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[–] DandomRude 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I think there is a very simple solution to all your problems with reddit...

[–] libra00 1 points 27 minutes ago

I did say I think I'm gonna permanently switch to lemmy..

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

This same thing happened to me twice in one week. I haven't had a ban on my account in 14 years. I've given up on Reddit and just deleted my account. Fuck them if they want to treat us like we're children. I won't use their platform again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Paranoid me says they're trying to ban all of the older accounts with clear liberal bias. 14 years for me too and my permaban was for saying I'd "take a couple with me" if Nazis ever came for me. Appealed and upheld.

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[–] libra00 10 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah it's been getting increasingly fashy over there. They've blocked topics before, but to my knowledge they've never banned people for upvoting something. It's crazy. Next they're going to start banning any anti-Israel content as antisemitic, or anything pro-Palestine as promoting terrorism or whatever. It's gotten MUCH worse since the IPO, too, so it's clearly being done for the benefit of the advertisers.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago

Welcome to Lemmy! If you find it's not quite you your liking, there is also Mbin which is sort of similar but has some significant differences too.

Personally, I like them both and they're both federated.

If you wanted to check it out, https://fedia.io is the more popular instance.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Curating subs? I see it as more of "creating my own bubble". Lemmy is a good way to kinda expose myself to other stuff for a change and not just the reddit hive mind.

I mean, how many times have you opened a post and knew what the top 3 comments would be??

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I've seen one person respond to something here with simply "this is the way," and the flashbacks were real

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

It seems like ever since the DOGE kids were posted on Reddit and Elon got mad the ban hammer has been out en force.

[–] libra00 1 points 22 minutes ago

Funny, I have said some extremely disparaging things about Musk in specific and oligarchs in general in the last couple weeks and not a single one of those comments got dinged. shrug

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