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Hello Lemmy World-Goodbye Reddit (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by RaymondLuxuryYacht@lemmy.world to c/byereddit@lemmy.world

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So, I'm joining to say Hi. Just got permabanned from Reddit, and my appeal denied.

They're really big on punishing the victim there. You make a post, someone attacks you in one way or another, and if you respond YOU get the penalty.

My case was that I posted pictures on an LED lighting sub, asking advice on under-cabinet lighting. Well, some people, instead of answering the question started shit with me about the clutter on my countertops. I called one user out on that, pointing out that that was NOT what I was asking about, and he apologized. Cool...

Some other busybody wanders in to the conversation to tell him that he had no need to apologize. I called THAT guy out, pointing out that his "input" wasn't asked for, nor wanted. I don't even think I called him names, but I DID tell him to basically mind his own fucking business.

I get banned, for "threatening or glorifying violence". I've been through the conversation a dozen times at least, trying to find the whole "violence glorifying" part, can't find anything at all, and my single appeal that I was allowed got denied.

I just want a site where I can browse communities like Reddit (I used it a lot for tips on home maintenance, LED projects, lockpicking as a hobby, etc.), but where there is an ACTUAL appeal process and not a lot of HOA Presidents in training with the keys to the castle.

I hope I found the right place. It seems cool so far. :-)

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[–] wanderingmagus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Welcome! Do keep in mind that different communities and instances all have their own rules, and some will be just as petty as Reddit mods, but that's why Lemmy is great - you can always spin up your own instance, with your own communities and make whatever rules you want, or find an identical community on a different instance. If you spin up your own instance, your account also can't get suspended, only banned from specific instances or communities, because Lemmy is decentralized like that. If you don't like the rules of one instance, look around for another - there's plenty enough that I'm sure you'll find your niche. Welcome again!