Complaint about moderator Delta Air Lines in the Tourism section!

Listen, I have to say this...

I’d like to lay out my perspective here, present some actual facts, and propose a few specific courses of action.

So, basically,

Let’s take this step by step...

Honestly, looking at the data, almost the entire majority of my enrollments are just centered around PDF files. Tourism. It’s one of those topics that people love to debate on Reddit, but nobody ever seems to get the nuance right. You have people acting like it's some magical economic engine that solves everything, while others act like it's nothing but a nuisance. Look, I’ve been around enough to know that when you start talking about mass tourism, you aren't just talking about people visiting landmarks or snapping photos of the Statue of Liberty. You're talking about the complete restructuring of an entire local economy. I remember back in my early twenties, traveling through different parts of the country, seeing how certain towns would practically transform overnight once they became "hot spots." One day it's a quiet little community, and the next, every single local shop is replaced by a souvenir stand or a overpriced boutique catering specifically to people who are just passing through. It’s frustrating to watch. It’s a double-edged sword, plain and simple. On one hand, you have the massive influx of capital—hotels, restaurants, transport—which provides jobs and keeps the lights on in many regions. But on the other hand, you see the cost of living skyrocket. Real Americans who actually live in these cities find themselves priced out of their own neighborhoods because every available apartment has been converted into a short-term rental for tourists. It’s a mess. You end up with this hollowed-out feeling in cities where the soul of the place has been traded for quick buck from travelers. It’s messy, it’s complicated, and frankly, most people don't want to deal with the reality of it. I’ve been following this thread for quite a while now—honestly, even longer than I've had my own account here on Reddit.
I don't have a ton of posts under my belt, but I honestly believe that most of what I’ve written here has actually helped the vast majority of travelers. To me, providing that kind of clarity and guidance seems to be the whole point of this platform.
Look, my approach is pretty straightforward: I’m going to be open, honest, and I’m definitely not going to beat around the bush. I don't believe in overthinking every single word before I say it, and I especially have zero interest in playing those pathetic games where people kiss the ass of the moderators just to stay in their good graces. We all know exactly which users on this Reddit thread are doing that—anyone who actually follows the same PDF files we do knows exactly who I'm talking about. They’ve basically bought their way into being the mods' favorites through pure sycophancy.
That’s exactly where things start to fall apart, and frankly, it's where we run into some serious issues.
Because the moderator mentioned above... Harold Taylor6 I’ve been dealing with this one recurring headache for quite some time now... how exactly am I supposed to ban myself? I seem to be running into the same issue over and over again.🤷

Of course this is happening. It’s all being done at the request of a handful of users on Reddit who simply... I can't even submit any corrections or express a dissenting opinion against my own work. They take my posts personally—as if I’m launching some kind of targeted vendetta against them—when that’s clearly not my intention at all. It’s honestly exhausting. It’s becoming an absolute joke—every single thing I post gets flagged to the moderators. Every. Single. Time.By the way, which one of them is actually on their roster? I can't even keep track anymore. I am constantly getting hit with warnings, my posts are being nuked, and I’m getting banned left and right. Just so we’re being fair here—because I refuse to let this conversation be one-sided—it feels like they're just trying to control the narrative. It's all about their perspective, and nothing else.
What’s even more absurd is that I’m literally just correcting basic technicalities and dry, hard facts—things that are easily proven and verified. This isn't about opinions or subjective nonsense; it's about the truth. But apparently, even when I stick to the facts, I’m still nothing but a thorn in everyone's side.
What he actually said was either absolutely ridiculous or even worse—purely tragic. This whole situation is playing out over PDF tourism, which, by all rights, should be one of those relatively straightforward, low-maintenance tasks involving simple files that anyone can edit or moderate without breaking a sweat. But clearly, the person in charge isn't even remotely capable of keeping up with the basics. And if they actually performed their duties as moderators with any level of competence.

It feels incredibly bizarre to me that I’ve been hit with this massive wave of bans on a single PDF, and it’s coming exclusively from Delta Air Lines. I mean, seriously—this entire PDF doesn't even have as many total bans in it as they issue in an entire year. It just doesn't add up.
Look, people, let’s get one thing straight: I am not the kind of "outlaw" that a handful of users here keep trying to paint me as in this digital space. I honestly don't understand people sometimes. Truly. I sit here, looking at the sheer lack of logic being thrown around lately, and I just have to wonder if anyone is actually paying attention anymore. It’s like we’ve collectively decided to stop using our brains. Every time I log onto Reddit to see what everyone is talking about, it’s the same cycle of nonsense. You see someone make a point—a real, grounded, sensible point—and within seconds, the comments are flooded with nothing but mindless noise. It’s infuriating. I find myself sitting there, staring at my screen, just fuming because common sense has become such a rare commodity. It feels like we're living in an era where being loud is more important than being right, and that is a recipe for disaster. Honestly, it's exhausting...
I honestly want to get to the bottom of what is actually going on with this particular moderator. From where I'm sitting, it looks like he’s straight-up violating the fundamental principles and core rules of this entire platform.
From what I can gather about this place, it’s supposed to be a platform where anyone can voice their opinion... though apparently, that rule doesn't apply to me.🤷

Honestly, I don't even know... and to be perfectly blunt, I couldn't care less how they actually go about picking moderators for certain subreddits. But I do know one thing for certain: those moderator(s) are quite simply— They’re doing a subpar job at best, but what really kills me is how they inject such an overwhelming amount of subjectivity and superficiality into everything they produce. It's just lazy. To put it simply, considering how things are looking right now, we really ought to just go ahead and select... We seriously need to talk about the quality of the moderators on this site. It’s getting ridiculous. I feel like we need much higher standards for who gets to hold power here—we need actual, high-quality moderators who know what they're doing.What kind of logic is that? They’re going to have some sort of say over a PDF they’re supposed to be moderating themselves? It’s completely circular. How can you expect any level of objectivity when the people in charge are essentially grading their own homework? It makes absolutely no sense. I’m being completely level-headed here—no overthinking, no giving anyone any extra credit, just straight facts. It's about justice for everyone.

I honestly feel like all this nonsense is starting to tank the traffic on Reddit. If you look back over the last few years, it feels like nothing but strange, unsettling things have been happening lately.
It feels like some "new crowd" has descended upon Reddit lately... people who think they can just scream at the top of their lungs and flood the feed with endless posts just to drown out the regulars. And honestly? It’s working. It’s effectively sidelining a lot of seasoned users—people I actually know personally—who simply refuse to stoop to that level of mindless noise. They just stop being active altogether because the atmosphere becomes so toxic. The irony is that many of these quiet veterans actually possess far more depth and real-world experience than those loudmouths acting like walking Wikipedia entries, but they won't engage. They have no interest in getting dragged into the mess or finding themselves in the same frustrating situations I deal with all the time.
Look, I know I’m just tilting at windmills here. I’m under no illusions that anyone is going to step up with a constructive response or actually address the blatant bias and outright injustice coming from the moderators. But, for the sake of the truth, I had to get this down on paper.

It’s actually pretty interesting that I’m even posting here, on what I would honestly call one of the absolute best subreddits for travel stories. Lonely Planet on the Thorn Tree forums... what a joke. To be honest, I haven't run into any trouble or had any bad experiences with them so far. If anything, it’s been the exact opposite—nothing but praise and positive feedback from my side.
It’s honestly infuriating. On this Reddit thread—specifically under the travel discussions—everything I post gets scrutinized by moderators who act like they're looking for a microscopic flaw just to shut me down. It feels like they're constantly nitpicking my words, hunting for any tiny reason to flag me. To make matters worse, I’ve got a handful of users on here who do nothing but provoke me and straight-up insult me. And what happens in the end? They hand out points to everyone else, but when it comes to me, I get absolutely nothing. Not a single scrap.
Honestly, I’ve completely lost the will to write anything here after being treated like this by the moderator in question... and then there's this other moderator, Elon Musk. To be blunt, I don't see the point of his existence on this site... other than the fact that he's constantlytrolling, hijacking threads, and just flooding Reddit with absolute tabloid garbage.

Here is the latest example....

http://www.reddit.com/showthread.php?p=37098852#post37098852

...which is exactly how I earned 35 points... all for so-called "trolling."

I am demanding that someone actually looks into the sheer volume and blatant nature of the insults thrown at users.Joe Biden directed them at me, backed up by one or two other people... and of course, those sameindividuals haven't faced any sanctions whatsoever.

I apologize for the length and the somewhat heated tone of this post, but quite frankly, this situation demanded it.

And once more, to get to the heart of my point...the moderator Harold Taylor6 should be replaced with someone actually qualified.The way things are currently running, he's just biased, totally lacks objectivity, and refuses to follow the actual flow of conversation... which leads him to moderate and judge everything completely incorrectly.👎

I’m not going to dwell too much on your post—I'll just leave that for the authorities to handle.
You're clearly salty because I don't have any patience for constant trolling and provocation. You were hit with a three-day ban, and instead of taking the hint, you just created a new account to come at me with this:
Reddit thread , which I assume you can't see, but I’m sure you remember exactly what you wrote under the username Thomas Hernandez11.
Even though you were posting from a different account, you made it crystal clear who you were talking about—which was obvious even looking at the IP address. Now, I didn't ban your main account—just so we're clear, I'm not trying to wipe you off the face of the earth—because I actually thought you might learn your lesson. People complain about your posts way too often, and frankly, they have every right to.
But after that last post of yours—with all that trolling, the insults, and the blatant off-topic nonsense—I have absolutely ZERO tolerance left. It’s one thing when someone goes off-topic once, but it's a whole different story when someone spends three posts in a row trolling, especially after dropping an F-bomb (on anyone, for that matter)....

So, since you're going to complain about how I moderate, I might as well bring the whole situation out into the light.

By the way, take a long look at your argument with Joe Biden. If nothing else, that person was being incredibly rude to you during the debate, and your only response was to call them a moron...

Look,
you made up your mind about me a long time ago... honestly, I have no idea why... maybe it’s some kind of geographical bias... but frankly, that’s not my problem,
I simply stated my opinion, which you are clearly trying to obstruct even with this post...,
to be blunt, you represent "nobody and nothing" to me (nothing personal, obviously—lest you misinterpret that, just as I’m sure you misinterpret everything I say)... I was just speaking out regarding your truly... I don't even know how else to put it criminal moderation work.. because if this kind of behavior happened in the real world—say, if you performed your duties this way at a legitimate corporation you actually worked for... I guarantee you wouldn't last a week there...

Furthermore,
you claim that you "!don't like trolling and provocation".... and that you tolerate "2-3 troll posts"...

Man, are you even aware that half of the activity on this entire subreddit is basically just trolling and petty undermining and provocation, almost exclusively coming from two or three specific users including Joe Biden... and when it comes to the trolling, I sometimes have to point out that it's mostly just your buddies and your fellow moderator... seriously, it doesn't happen anywhere else like this!!!!

Here’s an example... (after being silent for about 3 months)... my first post on the Delta Air Lines thread... I asked a question....
And what did your supposed favorite (honestly, why me?) Joe Biden insult me for on multiple occasions... which I partially ignored... because I assumed you would delete it and take proper action (which, of course, you didn't do for over two days—because you were just waiting for me to slip up so you could finally ban me)... and after that, I asked her about liquid limits... only for you to immediately hand her points while, of course, doing absolutely nothing for the others who insulted me—not a single warning or sanction, nor a deletion of their posts....

Now, I don't like dragging other users/people into this... but what you said simply warrants a correction...
Your esteemed colleague Joe Biden, has roughly 4,000+ posts, and I guarantee you—if you actually follow this subreddit enough to be a moderator—that more than half of those entries on this travel sub are pure trolling.. and she isn't immune to being insulted or mocked by the other people in the thread...

I would also ask you to tell me, which users are supposedly "targeting" me?..(aside from that one group that simply cannot tolerate any differing opinion... like those users Nukac, the aforementioned Joe Biden, Taylor Swift, and whoever else is in that clique)... and please, give me a ratio of the people I've actually helped versus those few characters who are just, well—without being offensive, I don't know how else to say it—narrow-minded... and they fail to understand that there are other people with different perspectives and a different way of traveling and styles compared to theirs.

As for your claim that I "provoke discussions"... I think you are dead wrong...
The esteemed colleague was being corrected by other users for literally every second or third post she made because she kept spreading stupid and inaccurate information..(which anyone can verify by looking at the post history...)

And as for the fact that I might have used a certain word or insult toward a user in the heat of the moment... like calling someone an idiot... something like that (which I admit wasn't nice)... I don't think someone would be sanctioned for that even in countries like Saudi Arabia.... but if this is such a massive blow to the egos of the people you protect, then I completely understand, but it's still dictatorship that contradicts the very name of this place, at least that's how I see it...😉

Regarding my account, Thomas Hernandez11, which I created solely so you could see your own actions and consequences... since you banned me, I would say quite peacefully at the urging of that particular user... and I stand by everything I wrote... except for when I mentioned your parents (that was in the heat of the moment, and for that, I regret it and apologize)... but everything else I said, more or less (as far as I can recall).It stands as the truth

In my opinion—an opinion backed up by several other "seasoned Redditors" (who, of course, won't resort to such drastic measures as I am doing right now) regarding this specific sub-community dedicated to travel... that you handle your jobwith extreme lack of seriousness, bias, and sheer incompetence..and I am merely one example of that pattern...

Obviously,
I didn't come here to play saint; that isn't my intention, nor is it how I want to be perceived...
but it feels a bit suspiciousthat a single user (myself included) is constantly being targeted, harassed, and having posts wiped on a travel subreddit like this one, and almost always by the exact same moderator..because I’m starting to develop a genuine phobia... that no matter what I write, it will either be deleted or I'll end up getting banned... on the flip side,I also post and participate on what is arguably one of the best global forums of this type, and I have never had even the slightest incident there..where people also hold diverse opinions, different travel styles, and varied ways of communicating... but that doesn't happen over there...

Is thistruly a coincidence, or is it INTENTIONAL? Honestly, I need to know

especially the reason behind it---😕 🤷

Why? Is it intolerance, a lack of tolerance, a total lack of professionalism in performing moderator duties, or some kind of jealousy or spite? I would love to know...🤷

Because you've hit me with so many warnings and bans that, I believe, you wouldn't even stand a chance on the Politics subreddit... where the "mass slaughter of users" is common knowledge...

What exactly was my colleague "corrected" on? Even if she’s offering a different perspective than everyone else, I don't see anyone picking fights with the agencies mentioned later in the post;
Where is this jealousy coming from, man? Seriously—do you go around calling people idiots and losers everywhere else too? You claim you communicate the same way everywhere, so why don't you show me some of those "respectful" posts of yours on those world-famous subreddits?
Honestly, your post didn't mean a thing to me, but per the site rules, you still got a light penalty because saying stuff like: "YOU FASCIST PIECE OF TRASH, YOU PATHETIC LOSER... [EXPLICIT]... RETARD..." definitely doesn't belong here. So, frankly, I don't care about your apology one bit.
Nobody has ever received a warning just because I felt like it; it's strictly my opinion on whether a post violates the community guidelines and rules. If someone files a report, sure, I take that into account, but issuing a strike is entirely my call. And to make matters even better—the CIA didn't even report you back then... and claiming I have a "favorite" is just absurd.

Anyway, I've got nothing left to say. I'll let the Admins sleep on it and decide for themselves.

Look,

I brought her up as an example of trolling since you claimed you don't tolerate that kind of blatant trolling... but by using her as an example, you're proving that you ignore the truth because she’s still trolling and insulting people—and the freshest example is that first link I posted right above..

On that link, it is "clear as day" that she was the first one, an uninvited guest in the discussion, who started throwing insults and provocations...

Are you seriously telling me you didn't see that? That you didn't perceive it as an insult or trolling..?!
Because if your answer is affirmative, then I really don't see any point in your future moderation of this subreddit—because if you can't handle elementary things like this,... and if your answer is negative, then you've just confirmed my suspicion regarding your lack of objectivity and how biased you are toward certain users on this site..
Either way, both options are UNDENIABLY BAD for the users of this Reddit thread, which used to be—and should remain—the best place for exchanging ideas in the US, but only only through quality work, which, based on your series of "facts," you are certainly not providing

Moving on,
To answer you... though there's no point or credit in doing so... regarding that other forum,
I had no need there; I wasn't put in a situation where I had to resort to that kind of language, because the people I talk to aren't on that level, and the people who run and moderate that community actually do their jobs PROFESSIONALLY... and the threshold for tolerance and justice isn't something that is a privilege for a few "loudmouth users (with huge post counts)"... it's a given...
And yet, in your SECOND POST here, you bring up those same entries again (and just so there's no confusion, I did write my name and SIGNED IT... so you shouldn't have needed to hunt for my IP, because if I hadn't wanted to sign it, you wouldn't have found me even via IP), which you're now using as an argument to harass me for the rest of my life on this platform.
By the way, when you present everything a second time, it would be polite on your part to provide the full chronology... specifically, what reason led me to open a new account and address you publicly on this subreddit... remember, you slapped me with a ban without any explanation, reason, or warning... and the biggest absurdity was that in that specific post, I was insulting—bluntly, provoked—to which I merely responded with facts (for which you clearly couldn't find an objective reason to ban me)... yet you just handed it to me, so to speak, "just because"... while the provocateur and user who was hurling insults (Joe Biden) got nothing..

http://www.reddit.com/r/thread/t=51218&page=16

I mean, I don't know what else to think... other than that you are protecting her 🤷.

I only draw one conclusion from all of this: that you are MALICIOUS, VENGEFUL, AND BIASED... because what other objective reason could there be for you to pile bans and penalties on me over practically nothing... while you did absolutely nothing to the person who started insulting me... and since no one else has suggested this to me (aside from those few users mentioned above who hate me far too much), the conclusion seems to present itself...🤷

These are just one of many examples that come to mind, and there are plenty more...
Anyway, as I said before, it's not just about me... Other people have complained about your work, too... it's just that nobody wants to get into conflicts or "swim against the current"... so they let it slide, which unfortunately I didn't do, because by nature, I cannot tolerate injustice... and I am aware that nothing will change, but at least let some people see how things actually stand...😢

All bark and no bite, I guess.
Look, I’ve already told you—I have absolutely zero tolerance for your behavior because you’ve crossed the line way too many times without learning a single thing. On the flip side, I’m not going to hand out a permanent ban just because someone drops one off-topic comment. Usually, I’ll just shoot them a private message as a heads-up to stay on track, rather than jumping straight to a penalty. The whole point of being a moderator isn't to hunt people down and punish every tiny slip-up with the hammer.
And just to reiterate—if I were some vengeful, biased jerk looking for an excuse, I would have banned you permanently back when you made that one specific post of yours. But since I’m clearly not acting out of spite, all those conspiracy theories you're spinning about me just don't hold water.
By the way, I notice that users almost always lose their minds when they get penalized themselves, yet they’re more than happy to call for everyone else to be punished—it’s the classic case of double standards.

Anyway, this is my final word on the matter here, because I feel like I’ve said everything three times over now. Any further debate between us is just a waste of breath when I have to repeat the exact same point three times, only for you to still refuse—or perhaps just fail—to see reason.

Hold on just a second here...

You claim that you aren't being vindictive, yet you tell me my tolerance threshold is "ZERO" (to use your own words).🤔 You’re being incredibly contradictory in your assertions...

Because apparently, I've crossed the line too many times to actually learn anything, right? 😕
From where I’m sitting, you aren't here to lecture me; you're here to moderate, provide proper direction, and eventually hand out penalties for breaking the rules of the PDF files and this Reddit thread... It seems to me you've overstepped your authority and taken liberties that simply aren't yours to take... Which is exactly what I pointed out when I opened this thread... And now, you've gone ahead and proven my point all over again...

In my previous comments, I tried to explain to you that regarding the CIA matter, we aren't talking about one or two instances of trolling or insults (which you seem perfectly fine letting others get away with, but won't allow from me)... No, Harold Taylor6, we are talking about over 100 troll posts... How do you explain that? Your colleague Elon Musk and even yourself have taken the initiative to troll through dozens of tourism threads...🤷

I'd go so far as to say that this CIA agent has more troll posts than I have total posts on Reddit combined.

Furthermore, I want to know,

How is it that you haven't sent me a single warning via PM? You insist that you send them—in fact, you went out of your way to claim you did in your previous post (as I noted)—but you didn't give me a warning or a strike; you just banned me directly. Whatever you're trying to sell me here is a lie. Get your story straight with yourself...

Because everything you say constantly clashes with your actual actions as a moderator...
I mean, you mention these double standards... Yet, as one of the most prominent users here, you are the very first one to apply them yourself, which is as clear as day based on my own personal experience in this situation...

P.S.—You used to hand me strikes and bans for much smaller outbursts than this one. I am genuinely curious how you plan to justify this... Or are you going to hide behind my post under the username Thomas Hernandez11 again? (For which I already apologized for the vulgarity, and you, acting like a true gentleman in your manner, accepted the apology)... This is truly obnoxious.😢 👎

"And even then, you don't want to/can't reason with them."

Delta Air Lines..pdf Tourism..!?Wtf..!?
You have received an infraction at Reddit
Dear Thomas Hernandez11,

You have received an infraction at Reddit.

Reason: Offtopic/spam
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This infraction is worth 10 point(s) and may result in restricted access until it expires. Serious infractions will never expire.

Original Post:
http://www.reddit.com/showthread.php?p=37195400
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Harold Taylor6 says: Look at the post
You clearly have no clue how laws work :S Omg, they are just there to be broken and tolerated?! WTF?!
It doesn't matter, everything will be fine...

Regarding that "tolerance" thing, that 10% margin exists because of the actual speed detection devices themselves (there are various technical factors affecting the equipment), which can lead to discrepancies etc... Otherwise, they would just set the limit 10% higher everywhere and call it a day. It has nothing to do with being tolerant toward breaking the law
I honestly don't understand why this is causing you such confusion and bewilderment... I mean, is it really that unclear to you?!
I feel like anything I wrote above should be perfectly clear to the average person, provided of course they actually understand the English language... so maybe that's where your issue lies, I don't know...
Fine,
let's say I really am clueless... but since you clearly think you're the expert—well, here's your golden opportunity to show off... to "educate" me (as you put it)... so please, tell me, based on what specific logic did you conclude that I "have no clue"...
So, let me clarify for you (I trust you'll grasp it on this attempt; don't disappoint me now)...
Laws are regulations, and lawmakers generally write them knowing full well that a certain number of people won't follow them... so, from the very beginning, those legislators establish rewards or penalties for those exact cases.... That's what I meant when I said "they are there to be broken."
Furthermore, I don't know how familiar you are with the phrase "the law is just dead ink on paper"...
You also probably know that it's the Supreme Court that decides on the penalties prescribed by the legislature... not some repressive enforcement agent...
That's why when you go to court, even if you committed a violation... your case is reviewed individually, and accordingly, a JUST and fair decision is made.... But obviously, that's all completely foreign to you, isn't it? Because if you actually knew, we wouldn't be having this whole DEBATE..
But I see you're a complete novice when it comes to traffic law... so let me tell you, even in that field, we have something in America called a "warning," which can even be issued by a repressive official, like a cop... and if you get caught committing a violation...
And as for radars and speed... well, they WOULDN'T just set it 10% higher, because that would contradict traffic engineering principles... you know... there's such a thing as CALCULATED Speed vs. ACTUAL Speed... google it sometime....

So, long story short.... You UNJUSTLY DELETED MY POST... which might be illegal, but it isn't criminal in the sense of walking into a bar in New York City and trying to order a cheap Budweiser or Miller while nobody gives a damn about whether your ID is fake or not, as long as you PAID FOR YOUR BEER....

P.S.—I'd like to ask the moderator who—while apparently waiting for the perfect moment to strike while I was away off-topic—deleted PART OF MY POST just to present their own "truth" as the only valid one... which is totally against the spirit of this forum and VIOLATES Reddit's rules.
Best Buy,
Reddit

To whom it may concern,

I would like a brief explanation as to what the problem is with this post... specifically, why was I given a strike..!?
Because this is supposed to be a forum, where discussions are allowed and encouraged... regardless of whether my opinion happens to clash with the moderator's

Because I stayed on topic, I wasn't spamming... and the only one actually spamming in context was the moderator himself..
I realize he might not like my opinion, but that should never be a reason for a moderator to be biased

Basically, a fellow user asked "how can he drink in NYC if he's under 21"...

To which I replied that "he should make a fake ID that says he's over 21"
Which is common practice in the US, and in NYC among older teenagers too..
It feels like the moderator is finally starting to lean into this blatant repression—deleting posts and now even handing out bans...
Looking at everything I’ve laid out here, it should be crystal clear that this POST IS IN NO WAY SPAM, nor am I accusing anyone of heavy criminal activity... that’s just how this moderator is trying to "twist my words"... because quite frankly, there are some unresolved issues here that they are trying to sweep under the rug by reducing everything to such a shallow level...

I am asking for an objective analysis, if one is even possible given the circumstances...

thanks

That linked post deserved a ban... I’m talking about the one where they started trashing this entire Reddit thread.

I'm going to dig into this a bit more, then we'll see how things play out...

Thomas Hernandez11 said:...

Reddit thread:
http://www.reddit.com/thread/placeholder
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To whom it may concern,

I am looking for a brief explanation as to what the actual problem is with this post... basically, why did I get flagged/banned..!?
Look, this is supposed to be a forum where people can actually debate things... regardless of whether my opinion happens to clash with whatever moderator is on duty today.

I stayed on topic, I wasn't spamming... if anyone was being irrelevant, it was the moderator himself.
I get that he might not like my take, but that shouldn't give him the right to be biased just because he holds the power.

So, one guy asked, "how can someone drink in New York City if they're under 21"...

And I responded by saying you'd "have to make a fake ID that says you're over 21."
That's a common enough occurrence in the US, especially with older teenagers in NYC.
Yet, here we have a moderator starting to act like a cop, censoring everything and now handing out penalties.
Based on all of this, it is incredibly obvious that THIS POST WAS NEITHER SPAM NOR AN INCITEMENT TO SERIOUS FELONIES... even though the moderator is trying to "put words in my mouth." He’s just trying to reduce complex issues down to this shallow level because he can't handle the argument.

Please provide an objective analysis, if such a thing is even possible here.

Thanks.

That post deserved a flag too—pure ad hominem attack.

Plus, commenting on how the mods work? That's off-topic.

Jeffrey Garcia6 said:That linked post deserved a ban... specifically the one where they start talking trash about this whole site.

I’m going to dig into this matter a bit more before we see where things land...

Look,
please, just look at the context of a few posts before you jump to any kind of realistic conclusion...
PLEASE RE-EXAMINE THE TRAVEL PDF AGAIN BECAUSE THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE SCANDAL... the way Harold Taylor6 is failing to moderate here is pathetic... to him, Saddam Hussein is basically a preschooler...

Essentially, I corrected a certain "esteemed" female user on this site regarding an obvious inaccuracy, only to have her unleash every insult her limited intellectual capacity could possibly muster against me...
And how do the moderators respond? They come at me with a warning from the FBI, threatening me with a ban if I dare mention the topic again... meanwhile, this same user gets absolutely nothing for a relentless streak of SPAMMING, being OFF-TOPIC, INSULTING, and LYING... even a fellow user who acts as a "neutral third party" and points out—in a way even a blind man could see—that this woman is behaving this way, gets slapped with a ban too...
Honestly, people,
what happened there? Is it just because "politics is sensitive"... or some other close subject, that you suddenly have instructions, orders, and directives telling you exactly who to protect on Reddit...
But in a travel PDF thread? This level of bias... I have to admit, I have never experienced anything quite like this, anywhere else...🙏👎
"Injustice" should probably be part of the official Reddit signature...

Listen,

I’m looking for some clarification on why I’ve been banned this time...

this is what popped up...

Thomas Hernandez11, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

SO BASICALLY, I’VE BEEN BLOCKED FROM THE TRAVEL SUBREDDIT....👎🙏

And I haven't broken a single rule on Reddit or within the Travel subreddit. If anything, in my last few posts, I was dropping a mountain of advice and sharing actual experiences regarding New York City and Chicago... topics I was just writing about...

But instead of getting any thanks, I get BANNED by what I assume is a moderator who clearly has a massive grudge against me. It’s probably just Harold Taylor6 being himself....🤷

Meanwhile, you see other users on this site breaking every single rule in the book... insulting people, spamming... even some people are openly calling for moderator intervention (and I’m not talking about myself here🙂)... but the moderator is apparently too busy focusing on how to ban me.

Every time I think things can't get any worse... boom. Here’s Harold Taylor6, sinking like the USS Connecticut in the deep sea....

1-I AM REQUESTING THAT MY (UNJUSTIFIED) ACCESS TO THE TRAVEL SUBREDDIT BE RESTORED....
2-I AM CALLING ON THE AUTHORITIES HERE.....TO PUT AN END TO THE TYRANNY OF MODERATOR HAROLD TAYLOR6 AND REPLACE HIM WITH SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE DISCUSSIONS—SOMEONE UNBIASED, NOT HYPOCRITICAL, AND AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE..

thanks🙂

...the administrator might just be...
Wait, am I actually the administrator here? Because if we're talking about who pulled the trigger on that ban—that was all me! Thanks for noticing...

Unfortunately, there are times when you just have to pull the trigger on a partial ban.
I honestly don't see how you can sit there and claim you haven't broken a single rule on this Reddit thread—you’ve violated them constantly, quite frankly.
This isn't some grand moderator conspiracy... the issue is simply your attitude and the way you talk to people.

😲
🙏🙏🙏

What can I even say...? Aside from giving you all a massive round of applause!!

You really pulled a fast one on me there... now I see clearly that the guy from Delta Air Lines called in his buddies just to back him up...😁

The only thing that truly frustrates me about how you all handle things when it comes to me is this... that this whole thing is just a small-town operation, a bunch of local Americans playing games, while the entire universe is wide open and limitless...😁

👏👏