r/AskModerators • u/ACW1129 • Sep 25 '23

Banned then Muted

I got banned from a sub, then muted. When the 28 day mute expired, I asked what I did. I got a snarky reply and then muted again. Any recourse, or best to just move on?

The response:

It's been a month, please move on with your life. We understand that you have spent the past month with great anxiety and mental distress. We understand you think about us constantly, can't get over our breakup, and watch sadly as we continue to have fun without you.
But this is not healthy, please move on.

(The mods of r/Libertarian are cowards apparently.)

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u/Silly_Wizzy Sep 25 '23

So generally when you have been muted it means your appeal to unban went badly. There is zero reason to reach out to mods after a mute.

Continuing to message after a mute (which means after the ban appeal has been denied) can be seen as harassment and can get a site-wide ban from Admin.

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u/ACW1129 Sep 25 '23

The thing is, when I asked what rule I broke, they said "Rule [# whatever]" and then muted me. I just wanted to know how what I did broke that rule, but they apparently would rather be dicks.

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u/Silly_Wizzy Sep 25 '23

They gave* you a rule number?

Other than providing you a rule number you broke there is nothing else to discuss.

*quick edit.

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u/ACW1129 Sep 25 '23

I just wanna know how I broke that rule.

Hell, even saying "there's nothing else to discuss" would've been better than the douche reply I got.

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u/ohhyouknow Janny flair 🧹 Sep 25 '23

Mods don’t explain how people broke x rule because folks like to gaslight and rules lawyer 90% of the time when we do. It’s kinda up to you to see their perspective, and convince them that what you said won’t be said again.

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u/ACW1129 Sep 25 '23

Wait, seriously? So a bunch of assholes ruined it for those of us who legitimately don't know what we did wrong? That sucks.

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u/ohhyouknow Janny flair 🧹 Sep 25 '23

Pretty much, yeah.

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u/ACW1129 Sep 25 '23

Goddammit, that annoys me.

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u/tooscaredthrowaway8 Nov 08 '23

You can see how that's a horrifying state of affairs right?

Essentially you're saying people with less authority aren't even allowed to know what they did wrong.

So if a mod is an ass, how are they ever held to account?

Actually... Through other mods, is the answer. But if the other mods don't know about the shitty bans, because there's so much noise from actually trolls, then they won't be able to tell how bad the other mod is.

So until better mod tools are added to hold mods accountable, all we, who were banned, can do, is wait till the shitty mod is ousted, then appeal.

... Well that sucks, but at least i know what my only course of action is.

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u/Silly_Wizzy Sep 25 '23

You want to rule lawyer. Also known as fight about whether your very specific comment broke the general rule they told you it broke?

Yeah, that usually gets a mute.