Who moderates the moderators?

I got banned from Reddit for this reason:

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Dear Stephanie, You have received an infraction on Reddit. Reason: violating PDF rules, insults, spamming ------- ------- This infraction is worth 100 point(s) and may result in restricted access until it expires. Serious infractions will never expire. Original Post: http://www.reddit.com/quote Quote: It’s obvious to me that moderators tie every single topic to the States and automatically move it over to "life in the USA". But you’ll see my point—that thread about the son-in-law and mother-in-law actually belonged in the unknown sub. That Thanksgiving thread was its own thing. And the visa discussion was specific too. As it stands, I'm talking about Thanksgiving, someone else is venting about their father-in-law and a new immigrant son-in-law, a third person is asking about an H1 visa, and the twentieth person is just trying to find where to buy McCormick. Don't get mad, but honestly, I'm kind of over this whole "life in the USA" dump. All the best, Reddit

1. I didn't insult anyone. Using the word "schizophrenic" is just common shorthand for describing conflicting, totally disconnected viewpoints.

2. I wasn't spamming. I was actually suggesting ways we could *reduce* spam in the diaspora communities, specifically in "life in the USA".

3. I get that to an American living back home, a long conversation about condiments might seem like a rant. That’s exactly why I tried to bring it up in the "diaspora" section. For those of us living on distant continents, things like roasting turkey for Thanksgiving or finding a good condiment really matter. You wouldn't get it. And I don't expect you to.

Question:
Who decides that I should be banned for a week over this stuff?

There is way more blatant trash-talking, belittling, trolling, and actual spam happening every day, yet I don't see anyone getting hit with anything.

Who tells the moderators how to moderate constructively?

Human Rights Watch, obviously. (And seriously, how many times am I going to have to stumble across this thread being deleted?!)

Look, you’re asking me this a good two weeks after the fact. Just because you got a 100-point penalty on this post doesn't mean the post itself was worth 100 points... it just means I finally lost my cool. Maybe it happened because you started a thread we already nuked—which seems most likely, since at 3 AM I'm practically shouting "LifeIsSchizophrenic !!!" at my screen. Or maybe it was something else. Regardless, I don't remember. Your three-day, not seven-day, ban expired ten days ago. This isn't your first rodeo, and it certainly won't be your last... get over it. In the future, please don't wait this long to ask these kinds of questions; I'd be happy to give you an answer. But honestly, I can't recall what we were even talking about.

Something definitely went down... you'll earn a penalty from me pretty easily enough, but I really have to reach a breaking point before I start handing out bans. So... yeah, I don't remember. Sorry, but that's just how it is. ☕

ambermason16 said:Human Rights Watch, obviously. (Also, seriously, how many times does this thread have to get deleted before I actually stumble upon it?!)

Look, you're asking me two whole weeks after everything went down.:

Yeah, well, how was I supposed to ask sooner when I was under a ban? 😕

I honestly can't be bothered to quote the rest of your reply....

ambermason16 said:Human Rights Watch, obviously. (By the way, how many times does this thread have to get deleted before I finally stumble upon it again?!)

Look, you're asking me this two whole weeks after everything went down. Just because you slapped a 100-point rating on this post doesn't mean it’s actually worth that much. It probably just means I lost my cool. Or maybe it’s because you decided to revive a thread we already nuked—which feels like the most likely scenario, since at three in the morning I’m practically shouting "LifeIsSchizophrenic !!!" under my breath. Or maybe there was some other reason, I don't know. Either way, whatever. Can't recall. TrodnevniLook, your 7-day ban expired ten days ago. This isn't your first rodeo, and it definitely won't be your last... just get over it. In the future, please don't wait this long to follow up on questions like that—I'll be happy to help you out. Honestly though, I can't even remember what we were talking about.

Look, things have been getting a bit heated... you’ll probably see me handing out a ban relatively soon, but I really don't want to go full scorched earth on everyone unless I absolutely have to. So... yeah, I honestly can't recall the specifics right now. My bad, but that's just how it is. ☕

You guys are seriously geniuses...

That’s exactly what I’m telling you. You probably don't remember because there wasn't any actual reason to issue a ban. If you really want a refresher, just scroll through my posts from that day before you guys banned me. Do I seriously have to spell this out for you?

Seriously:

Who actually keeps an eye on the moderators?

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placidfox55 said:For real though:

Who's actually watching the moderators??????

Admins

placidfox55 said:That’s exactly what I’m telling you. You probably don't even remember because there wasn't really a reason to ban anyone back then...

You already got your answer. What are you even going to do if we aren't on the same page...

ambermason16 said:even before you ask over at the KGB - this thread just earned you 100 points. Between breaking the forum rules (complaining about the PDF stuff), being insulting (total schizophrenic vibes), and all that chat spam (that whole rant about homemade chili)...

crimsonsailor7 said:They already answered you. What's the point if we aren't even communicating...

Ugh, thanks, girl... 🙂

I swear I actually remembered. I’ll admit one thing: I was pretty harsh. We’re back to that whole assumption that there was some massive buildup before everything went south. But still, I was sharp. Maybe a bit too much.

Look, sorry—it’s just exhausting constantly checking my tone to make sure I don't accidentally offend anyone. I mean, no disrespect—if
placidfox55
had reacted immediately, I might have actually reconsidered. 🤷
But now, seventeen days later... what am I supposed to do?
🤷 Edit: I just reread that disastrous thread again... yikes. I can totally see how, on an especially bad hair day, this could send my blood pressure straight to 140/90. But I'm sticking to what I said above.

ambermason16 said:thanks, girl.. 🙂

Honestly, I swear I remembered. I’ll admit it: I was pretty harsh. We’re all assuming there was some huge buildup before this, but still, I went in heavy. Maybe a bit too much.

Look, sorry, but I can't be constantly looking up just to make sure I don't mess up my S-words or H-words—no disrespect intended—but if
placidfox55 had responded right away, I probably would've reconsidered.
🤷So, it’s been 17 days... what am I supposed to do now?

edit: Just reread that disastrous thread again.. damn.. I can totally see how a particularly bad hair day could send my blood pressure straight to 100. But I'm sticking to what I said above.. 🤷

I reacted IMMEDIATELY using my other account, Nikka, which you guys (AGAIN, FOR NO REASON) banned.

I accept your apology for being overly aggressive.

Please lift the ban on "Nikka."

steeleagle70 said:Admins

So, can the admins actually step in here?

crimsonsailor7 said:They already answered you. What's the point if we aren't even on the same page?

I definitely agree—we’re totally talking past each other!

That's exactly what I'm writing about...

placidfox55 said:I jumped on my other account, Nikka, to respond immediately, but you guys just went ahead and banned it (AGAIN, totally without even giving me a reason)...

Look, if you're sitting under a ban, you aren't supposed to be jumping on other accounts to post... you really should've known that by now...

crimsonsailor7 said:If you're under a ban, you aren't supposed to be posting with alt accounts. You really should know that by now.

Lmao!!!!! 🤣

I knew you guys would bring that up. One person’s like: "Why didn't you speak up sooner?" (Um, because I was banned? How exactly was I supposed to reach out?!)

Another one goes: "You can't use an alt while you're banned."

Yeah, and I used the alt SOLELY and ONLY to tell you all that this whole ban is pointless, because there wasn't even a reason to ban me in the first place. 🙂 😎

Just clear my points and lift the ban on Nikka. There was zero justification for either.

hollowtrucker77 said:placidfox55, you and those bans of yours are doing just fine.

Hey there, hollowtrucker77!

When you say it like that, I guess everything's just peachy.
Fair point. I probably shouldn't have been questioning a moderator's call like that.
I finally got a straight answer: "We have no clue why we banned you, but I guess you deserved it. Honestly, though, we really don't know."

😕 😕 😕

Not a single one of my posts has been flagged. If anyone actually wanted to look, they could've combed through my history ages ago and realized I’m being banned for absolutely no reason.