Warning message from an unknown user

I just received this private message from a user going by the name kuvi.

Dear amberfox4,

You have been issued an infraction on Reddit.

Reason: Starting moronic threads, PM spamming.
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This infraction carries a penalty of 100 point(s) and could lead to restricted account access until the period expires. Please note that serious infractions are permanent.

Original Post:
https://www.reddit.com/

all the best
Reddit

Could someone please enlighten me as to who this "kuvi" individual actually is, and what on earth is even happening here?

Here is the continuation and the final conclusion of my exchange with this individual: (I realize that sharing content from private messages might be against the rules, so if that's the case, I sincerely apologize to the moderators and ask that you please delete this, but I wanted to provide the full context of the conversation for everyone to see)

kuvi said:

amberfox4 said:

kuvi said:

amberfox4 said:I am honestly at a loss here—I have no idea what kind of idiotic thread I supposedly started or spammed, especially since the link won't even load for me. Furthermore, I am quite certain that I haven't engaged in any disputes with anyone, nor have I opened any controversial topics.
I just received a notification stating that I've been issued an infraction.

I would appreciate it if you could try to maintain a bit more decorum on this forum moving forward.

It seems you have confused me with someone else entirely.
If you intend to explain the situation, perhaps you could clarify exactly what this is regarding?

Are you quite certain you want to push for another ban?

I have filed a report with the moderators. Goodbye.

And here comes the sequel, because apparently, things aren't moving fast enough:

Dear amberfox4,

You have received an infraction on Reddit.

Reason: THREATENING A MODERATOR, DISRESPECTFUL CONDUCT TOWARD MODERATION
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This infraction is worth 10,000 point(s) and may result in restricted access until it expires. Serious infractions will never expire.

Original Post:
https://www.reddit.com/

all the best
Reddit

I’ve reached the point where I won't even bother opening his messages anymore; I can only hope someone actually steps in and does something about this.

People, check your PMs.

So, where am I supposed to go?
I was under the impression that by doing this, I had already officially filed my report.

user message - red and white triangle top right: report private message

Is it even remotely acceptable for PMs to be presenting data this way—even if someone is clearly just messing around? 🤔

Let me go see where this ended up.
If certain topics are strictly off-limits now, then I suppose the moderators should just go ahead and wipe the thread; frankly, I have no idea what else to say, as I certainly haven't gone out of my way to broadcast anyone's private business.

Look, in every thread, there’s a little triangle icon on the right side by the post header once you open it. Just click that to report it. It sends an alert straight to the admins' inbox so they can deal with the violation.

melloworca6 said:If you look at any individual post, there is a small little triangle icon located on the right side, right near where the subject line appears when you open a thread. Well, if you simply click that icon and file a report, it gets sent directly to the admins' inbox so they can take the necessary disciplinary action.

Yes, I have indeed, thank you 🙂

Thanks so much for flagging this! Just wanted to let you know that the user has been banned.

Is it just me and the person I’m sending this DM to who can see this?
It feels like a pretty basic question, but...

graniteotter6 said:Is anyone else seeing this besides me and the person I’m messaging privately?
It's a basic question, but still...

The only way someone else sees it is if that user reports the message for being inappropriate. In that specific scenario, the moderators, super-mods, and admins get eyes on it. However, since only the admins actually have the authority to hand out punishments for PMs, the rest of us rarely even see them. 😁

The idea that a mod or admin can just waltz into your inbox whenever they feel like it to snoop around is nothing more than an urban legend. 🙂

edit: I just realized you already got an answer in another thread, so... I'll just leave this here. Maybe some other user will stumble upon it later and find it helpful.

ambermason16 said:Only if that user actually reports them for inappropriate content. In those instances, the mods, super-mods, and admins get a notification, but since only the admins have the authority to penalize PMs, most of us don't even bother looking at them. 😁

The idea that a moderator or admin can just wander into someone's private inbox whenever they feel like it is mostly an urban legend. 🙂

edit: I see you already got an answer on another thread, so... I'll just leave this here. Maybe some other forum member will stumble upon it later if they're wondering about the same thing.

Thanks anyway.
Quick question for you specifically: was it really necessary to hand out two warnings for that? I'll admit, I was being pedantic, but two? Now I have to walk on eggshells for a whole month. It wasn't even in the right thread, but it wasn't exactly a massive grievance either.