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It might not be forever. I had an admin shadowban me once across the entire site for daring to post on r/indiegaming and r/gaming, two subs I commented on const

It might not be forever. I had an admin shadowban me once across the entire site for daring to post on r/indiegaming and r/gaming, two subs I commented on constantly, a single link to a video game I made over six months (well at least that's the best reason I can come up with, I was never told a reason why, I know certain subreddits are super anti-self-promotion for some reason though). I didn't even notice for six months until a moderator PM'ed me and told me he had been manually approving my posts for months in one sub (the rest of the subreddits I posted to I just thought I had suddenly stopped being interesting to people). I tried to appeal the shadowban and heard nothing from the admins. Anyway I stayed away from Reddit for a while but eventually created a new account to talk about board games. A few years later I decided to check my other account again, and discovered it wasn't shadowbanned anymore (you can tell by going to your user page in incognito mode, it won't show up like other accounts do if it's shadowbanned). And so now I'm using that old account again. Although I'll never talk about anything I've ever made on that site ever again, which seems kind of stupid to me, but whatever. Reddit's rules are crap (and new UI, I only use old.reddit), but I do enjoy checking and commenting in a few of the subreddits still.

ryandrake 5y ago
Honest question: Why would you continue using a site that treats you like this? I would go find something else to share my limited attention with. I remember getting banned on Fark (remember them?) and I simply never went back. If you don't want me participating, I won't add free content to your business. I was even a paying subscriber there, and dropped the subscription immediately. People need to start cutting ties with companies that treat them badly. How many times have you seen this conversation: "A: Company Xyz took my money and screwed something up and can't be contacted. B: That's fraud--Just do a credit card chargeback. A: But, then they'll ban me!" Why the hell do people want to continue using, let alone continue giving money to, a site or business that treats you this way? On a related note, I seem to be back in that HN purgatory where you can only post a few times a day. As usual, with no indication of what triggered it. <sigh> Getting really close to throwing in the towel here, too.
- sk2020 5y ago
  I wish more people shared this opinion. There are many Reddit alternatives, which would all improve with wider adoption. As a technical problem, it’s a solved one, and there are some pleasant options.
  - edgyquant 5y ago
    What are some of these alternatives that aren't overrun with extreme right wing opinions? I've been looking for one as I quit reddit a few months ago.
    - sk2020 5y ago
      Lemmy, assuming it’s not still vaporware, is curated by an actual “I think Castro was good” communist. If you want a leftist Reddit, then I would advise you to consider Reddit.
- cableshaft 5y ago
  I did stay away for about three years (my old Reddit account is like 14 years old at this point). I don't remember what specifically got me to look at their board game subreddit, but I started looking at it without being a member for a while, and eventually I wanted to comment on them enough that I said 'Screw it, I'll join, stick to this one subreddit, and not do the thing that got me shadowbanned.' I did stick with just that subreddit for quite some time. It was the Covid-19 pandemic that led to me branching out to other subreddits (I wanted to check r/coronavirus specifically) more and discovering my old account was back. One thing I never did go back to, though, was r/indiegames and r/gaming, the two I most likely got banned from. Also I don't really bother with r/boardgames anymore and check other subreddits more now. There are Facebook groups that work better for that, as I can see notifications from friends that are in the industry and make sure I keep up with their posts and comments. Reddit is huge, me not participating isn't going to cause any changes in how the site works at all. I find value in the site still, so I still use it.

ryandrake 5y ago

Honest question: Why would you continue using a site that treats you like this? I would go find something else to share my limited attention with. I remember getting banned on Fark (remember them?) and I simply never went back. If you don't want me participating, I won't add free content to your business. I was even a paying subscriber there, and dropped the subscription immediately. People need to start cutting ties with companies that treat them badly. How many times have you seen this conversation: "A: Company Xyz took my money and screwed something up and can't be contacted. B: That's fraud--Just do a credit card chargeback. A: But, then they'll ban me!" Why the hell do people want to continue using, let alone continue giving money to, a site or business that treats you this way? On a related note, I seem to be back in that HN purgatory where you can only post a few times a day. As usual, with no indication of what triggered it. <sigh> Getting really close to throwing in the towel here, too.

sk2020 5y ago
I wish more people shared this opinion. There are many Reddit alternatives, which would all improve with wider adoption. As a technical problem, it’s a solved one, and there are some pleasant options.
- edgyquant 5y ago
  What are some of these alternatives that aren't overrun with extreme right wing opinions? I've been looking for one as I quit reddit a few months ago.
  - sk2020 5y ago
    Lemmy, assuming it’s not still vaporware, is curated by an actual “I think Castro was good” communist. If you want a leftist Reddit, then I would advise you to consider Reddit.
cableshaft 5y ago
I did stay away for about three years (my old Reddit account is like 14 years old at this point). I don't remember what specifically got me to look at their board game subreddit, but I started looking at it without being a member for a while, and eventually I wanted to comment on them enough that I said 'Screw it, I'll join, stick to this one subreddit, and not do the thing that got me shadowbanned.' I did stick with just that subreddit for quite some time. It was the Covid-19 pandemic that led to me branching out to other subreddits (I wanted to check r/coronavirus specifically) more and discovering my old account was back. One thing I never did go back to, though, was r/indiegames and r/gaming, the two I most likely got banned from. Also I don't really bother with r/boardgames anymore and check other subreddits more now. There are Facebook groups that work better for that, as I can see notifications from friends that are in the industry and make sure I keep up with their posts and comments. Reddit is huge, me not participating isn't going to cause any changes in how the site works at all. I find value in the site still, so I still use it.