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I’m requesting that EVERY Reddit user who keeps breaking the rules in this specific sub

Looking at the discussion over in this thread , it seems like a bunch of users are constantly derailing conversations with off-topic comments, calling people out, and basically ignoring the moderators to make up their own rules on the fly.

And honestly, is someone actually playing spy or whatever that is? Is that even allowed here??

I’ve personally been penalized plenty of times for going off-topic, and I really feel like these rules should be applied consistently to absolutely everyone on the site, not just singled out for me.

Thanks in advance.

So, I’m trying to figure out if off-topic chatting actually flies under the rules here or not. Is it allowed?

Look, if there's a formal way to file a grievance, then that’s where people should report issues. Instead, I’m getting called out personally, with people digging up my old posts just because they caught me online. It feels less like moderation and more like some weird little police game.

If we're all just going to go in circles and talk nonsense, then I really need a straight answer. What am I supposed to do when I want to respond to the idiots in the future?

Are you pissed because those points were snatched right out from under you? Honestly, I can't say I blame you.
This thread is turning into a massive off-topic mess, seriously. There's just no getting around it.

Look, I already laid it out in my first post—we really should just stick to the rules here:

It feels like some people are just going out of their way to drag me down, acting like we’re even on the same level when we clearly aren't.

The whole thing is just off-topic noise. Instead of coming after me personally, they could actually do something productive by reporting any real rule-breaking to the mods or sending you a private message. If we want this Reddit community to stay high-quality and respectful, that's how you handle issues.

I’m counting on you, driftingotter47. I hope you'll take those criticisms about off-topic posts seriously, especially since you seem to agree with them now. I just want to make sure this thread doesn't get nuked, so if I end up getting a warning tomorrow for being "off-topic," I can point back to this as proof of what was actually happening.

At the end of the day, off-topic is off-topic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_topic There isn't some fancy scale where you categorize how "intense" an off-topic comment is. On a site like this, it's pretty obvious when someone is just trolling.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll

Look, there's a massive difference here because once the betting cycle wraps up on the IMF thread, nobody is going to bother reading anything useful in there ever again. But with the other threads? People actually want to engage with that content. If you can't wrap your head around that simple distinction, then honestly, I’m just done talking to you.