This actually strikes me as an intelligent (albeit Orwellian) approach to rules enforcement. If Reddit's goal is to encourage broader self-censorship of wrong-

This actually strikes me as an intelligent (albeit Orwellian) approach to rules enforcement. If Reddit's goal is to encourage broader self-censorship of wrong-think, the message makes perfect sense. If Reddit informed a user that they broke Rule A, a rational user would learn a specific lesson. They would learn that they can avoid punishment by not interacting with content that breaks (or might break) Rule A. By punishing without an explicit explanation, a rational user must conclude that, to avoid punishment, they cannot risk interacting with content that breaks (or might break) any of the rules on the website.