I posted this yesterday:
And apparently this warrants a instant permaban.
They don’t even tell you what rule it breaks. Which one do you think it might break?
In any case, every time I visit Reddit and look at my local subs (Montréal, Québec or Canada) I look at the comments and they’re absolutely vile. The community has become so fucking toxic it’s unbearable. And I also realized how my mental health actually improved since I left that community.
They can keep the permaban. I don’t give a shit anymore. I’m so over that god forsaken place.
Peace out.
Quick update:
I contancted the mods and apparently I was permabanned for spamming and they immediately muted me so I wouldn’t be able to message the mods any further. I can understand that it can be considered spamming, but I feel they’re being extremely harsh over this. They really have no chill.
I’ve seen a few posts today from people complaining about being banned for promoting Lemmy.
Imo, the way to promote Lemmy isn’t by spamming “JOIN LEMMY”, but rather by meaningfully engaging in the community, and looking for ways to naturally bring up the positive points of this platform.
Like, if I saw a bunch of straight up ads for Lemmy (like this), I wouldn’t be here now. I joined because people were having actual, real conversations and recommending Lemmy as an alternative to Reddit. That’s what we need to “advertise”: Good, engaging conversations.
That’s a good point. Maybe I could’ve simply stated a discussion about my experience in the fediverse instead.
Yeah, I am over Reddit’s shit as much as anyone but it’s pretty obvious to me why people are getting banned for spamming fediverse stuff on random communities.
It’s also not doing us any favors to look like assholes that won’t stop yelling about it like we’re shilling our favorite crypto. None of the posts I’ve seen of people talking about getting banned looks like a post that would’ve convinced me to check this place out. They’re just irrelevant and self indulgent. They’re basically begging to be banned.
removed by mod
This could frankly be considered spam. Would be appropriate to ask the mods before promoting.
Ah good point.
I wouldn’t be surprised that they removed it based on not being a link to certain news sources that they seem to require. Permaban, though? That’s not rules related.
Yeah. That’s definitely a mod that had a little too much zeal.
r/Canada is literally run with conservative propaganda efforts in mind. It’s not surprised that any attempt to pull people out of the echo chamber is met with an instant ban.
Disappointing. I checked out the subreddit for crocs once and same thing. Weird how that turns out
It was like a mini The_Donald for awhile. Mods there want to keep control of a potential propaganda channel.
There’s a narrative going around that the subreddit is under attack by white supremacists, but honestly that’s just what Canada is like. If you know how to see their style of polite racism you’d know that they’re 300x more vile than your average American, they just hide it a lot better.
… I mean, they do have nazi moderators, but that’s like 99% of reddit.
Under attack? More like invited and encouraged. That was the problem.
They’re really clinging to P.P. and good promises to help with the housing market. But we all know that won’t happen.
Damn straight.
I cannot believe a subreddit run by an avowed Neo-Nazi would do such a thing…
One of the mods is a neo Nazi???
Here’s the imgur link with the proof (“Perma” is the mod of r/Canada). They removed him, but a mystery brand new user was immediately added as a mod.
Oh my god. I remember ham sandwich. He was a real piece of shit.
Wow. I never really paid close attention to who were the mods except for /r/quebec and /r/montreal where I hung out most of the time. They were pretty fair and if got temporarily banned I would agree in hindsight. But, I didn’t know /r/canada was run by white supremacists that also hung out on /r/metacanada.
Jesus. Welp, I don’t feel so bad for being permabanned lol. And I always have this community which is pretty active and MUCH nicer. And I’ll try to be just as nice at least.
that shows the people at the top of reddit are genuinely worried
I don’t think they’re worried. Actually the fact that they permabanned me shows that they have plenty of users to a point they can sacrifice whoever they want.
Nah, the mods of /r/canada have made that subreddit into a cesspit on their own.
Anything canada related has been hijacked by “activists” and they arbitrarily ban anything their delicate sensibilities can’t handle, which is basically anything. I got banned for referencing historical data in relation to the current direction of geopolitics and the likelihood of another world war soon and our (canada’s) heavy involvement in the arms industry to tyrants around the world. Specifically I was referencing the “War is a Racket” book by Major General Smedley Butler and apparently the facts that the military industrial complex runs the show got them severely butt hurt. Especially since Canada isn’t a country as much as a puppet for corporate interests these days.
I was (temp) banned because I called Conservatives as ‘Cons’ (but not for Libs, NDP, etc). They are very delicate, fragile people.
/r/Canada is pretty much a fascist circle jerk with Albertans/Conservatives ever since they hijacked it for the last few years. It’s pretty sad.
Same, I’m from Montréal and the Reddit community for Montreal/Quebec is horrible. Sorry but they are full of leftist woke students and downvote or ban anyone who dare say that e.g. healthcare system is bad or education is bad or any truth about QC. I’ve been on Reddit for 13 or 14 years and about never posted or read those subs.
What is woke?
“Woke” has become a derisive term used by conservatives to describe anyone/anything socially conscious. It’s often part of a rant (or general line of thinking) involving “what’s wrong with this country/the younger generation”. For example, if you’re against things like racism, sexism, or homophobia, I’d call you a decent human being, but a conservative would likely call you “woke”.
This is the kind of “insult” that says more about the person using it than it does about you.
You can tell a lot from a person who unironically uses woke as a term.
It was ironic, but it looks like it works to trigger people here
Uh… No one is saying the healthcare or education systems are good. Everyone is pretty much on the same track about how much they suck.
And so far, I’ve found Lemmy to be further more to the left than on Reddit.
And so far, I’ve found Lemmy to be further more to the left than on Reddit.
Reddit’s CEO is a literal neo-nazi. You would have to actively try to be more far right than reddit.
I know he ain’t the most ethical person, but a literal neo Nazi? That’s a bit extreme no?
I might not be aware of some of the things he’s done or said though… I haven’t been following everything he does.
You only have to do the bare minimum of research to see that guy’s ties to the extreme right.
Show me where woke touched you in the feelings on the doll.
Are the “wokes” in the room right now?
I was banned from r/pics for a comment that read
And my ax
…on a thread. When I went to appeal, the admin couldn’t explain how anyone arrived at the decision, or even show the context around the comment, but upheld the decision nonetheless.
You won’t miss Reddit. I don’t.
No one cares?
Ok.
I look at the comments and they’re absolutely vile. The community has become so fucking toxic it’s unbearable.
So, maybe it’s best to not invite people from there to Lemmy?
I was hoping to bring awareness in case anybody else was sick and tired and wanted something fresh.
If they want to find it, they can easily find it.
The mods there are super sketchy. I wouldn’t be surprised if any of them are on someone’s payroll.
Maybe not payroll, but…
Yup, I’ve seen that stuff. It’d make me feel better if they were getting paid. It’s a nicer thought to me than them doing this crap because they’re truly that way.
