> My guess is you are talking about large subreddit(s). Large subreddits have their issues with transparency I agree but what are you trying to suggest?
I want unpaid mods removed from the equation and for all content to be judged on the same scale and have full transparency to why moderation actions were taken, by who, and easy links to appeal. I also want clear rules for every subreddit, and if it's not a rule, users cannot be banned for it.
I've experienced many types of censorship, everything from mods silently deleting my posts without any reason or notification, then I occasionally get things removed with notes that the audience is too sensitive to have a real conversation (The topic was about dogs attacking people in my city). However all of my posts do not violate any of the published rules of the related subreddit. I argued more times with the moderators than I care to admit, till I just said fuck it, go ahead and ban me because I'll be back with another account in 10 minutes. I've gotten the game figured out on just creating many accounts and when one goes down, many others are available.
The dead accounts I can't use anymore actually make me some money, depending on the age and posting history. They can be sold for up to 50'ish dollars for a 11 year old account with 5k karma. However they won't be able to post in every sub, they're all banned from r/denver , r/askcarsales , r/denverbroncos , some are banned from r/linux because I called out some stupidity around RS, GNU and why it shouldn't expressly call out LGBT as an audience member allowed to use their software.
I'm up to 51 different accounts, about 20 of them banned from the previous subreddit... I try to birth 2-3 reddit accounts every month, with different verified emails.
I specifically avoided going to /r/Denver after checking out the front page shortly after I moved here in 2020.
I don't think there are any city/state subreddits that are actually representative of their city/state. Except maybe /r/WashingtonDC. That subreddit was great when I lived there.
I mean I get the point you are trying to make but well...
There is a great book by Phil Rosenthal, the creator of 'Everybody loves Raymond' called 'Your lucky you're funny'.
He used to have a job as an overnight security guard in a museum. One night he was feeling very tired and for whatever reason decided to take a nap in one of the displays, this was like the bed of George Washington or something of equal importance. He got woken up by another security guards and was pulled up on it and was fired on the spot.
By Phil asked to be forgiven for this because of his previous good behavior and his superior got him his job back. This was the plot of an episode of Rosanne that Phil wrote.
Sure he got his job back but now everyone else hated him because it showed favoritism, and thus he was eventually forced out of the job by others disliking this.
The overall lesson was, just because you can get back into a position doesn't mean it is a good idea. Maybe if others dislike you that much, why do you keep trying to get back in? Sure they may be petty and it doesn't seem just, but why would you keep trying to get involved in that if the same result happens again and again?
I mean you 2-3 new accounts a month, it sounds like you didn't learn the lesson of Sisyphus. Maybe it is time to just let the boulder roll down the hill and enjoy its tumble to the bottom of the valley.
> Maybe if others dislike you that much, why do you keep trying to get back in?
Because with moderator actions it's not the others in the community (most of whom rarely, or never post) who necessarily dislike you, it's the government, or even just particular actors within the government, who dislike you.
> but why would you keep trying to get involved in that if the same result happens again and again?
I'm not the GP. I don't have multiple accounts. Someone would do this for the brief time that their posts are up, and eyes see it. To know that those ideas exist within others in the community.
I want unpaid mods removed from the equation and for all content to be judged on the same scale and have full transparency to why moderation actions were taken, by who, and easy links to appeal. I also want clear rules for every subreddit, and if it's not a rule, users cannot be banned for it.
I've experienced many types of censorship, everything from mods silently deleting my posts without any reason or notification, then I occasionally get things removed with notes that the audience is too sensitive to have a real conversation (The topic was about dogs attacking people in my city). However all of my posts do not violate any of the published rules of the related subreddit. I argued more times with the moderators than I care to admit, till I just said fuck it, go ahead and ban me because I'll be back with another account in 10 minutes. I've gotten the game figured out on just creating many accounts and when one goes down, many others are available.
The dead accounts I can't use anymore actually make me some money, depending on the age and posting history. They can be sold for up to 50'ish dollars for a 11 year old account with 5k karma. However they won't be able to post in every sub, they're all banned from r/denver , r/askcarsales , r/denverbroncos , some are banned from r/linux because I called out some stupidity around RS, GNU and why it shouldn't expressly call out LGBT as an audience member allowed to use their software.
I'm up to 51 different accounts, about 20 of them banned from the previous subreddit... I try to birth 2-3 reddit accounts every month, with different verified emails.