Why is there no moderation?

The vibe in the US Soccer section and specifically over at the unnamed corner of this Reddit thread is just... it’s unbearable. Honestly. The moderators are showing some serious bias—it feels completely unfair—but what really stings is that when you look toward the higher-ups or the "management," there's just total silence. It’s like they don't even care, which basically gives the mods a free pass to act however they want.

For anyone who hasn't been keeping up, just look at the comment counts today during and after the big rivalry game in the unnamed corner. That should tell you everything you need to know.

It’s gotten to the point where some people are actually afraid to even post a smiley face because they might get slapped with a ban for "trolling." Can you believe that?

It’s like this little cultish clique of Chicago Blackhawks fans and Los Angeles Dodgers supporters just runs the show, doing whatever they want without any oversight whatsoever.

It’s honestly pathetic and embarrassing.

That sounds more like a state within a state, doesn't it? 🤷

Look, if you start acting up or getting all aggressive with the replies, the mods are just going to hit you with a ban and you can kiss the whole thing goodbye

Look, I just scrolled through the last 20 pages of the unnamed section—including the window during the game—and I didn't see any of those bloodthirsty users you’re talking about. There were a few posts that needed deleting, mostly from hotheads venting during and right after the game, plus some blunt replies to trolls that got sanctioned.

I don't really get the apocalyptic tone of your opening post—after all, it doesn't look like you've reported a single thing from the unnamed section in the last couple of days.

The unnamed section is more of a Sports Fan thread than a US Soccer one, but the moderators decided it's too valuable to the site to restrict it, so they tolerate a looser writing style typical of the Sports Fan crowd.

As for the general US Soccer moderation, if we actually stuck to strict rules, your own trolling would have gotten you banned ages ago—so your point about users getting "cards for an emoji" doesn't hold much water.

Maybe it wouldn't hurt to clean up your own backyard first—as the old saying goes—before pointing fingers at everyone else. Besides, there's a specific thread for appealing penalties, so just follow the Reddit rules you're preaching so loudly and post your grievances there.

Anthony Jackson2 said:Look, I just scrolled through the last 20 pages of the unnamed section—including the window during the game itself—and I didn't see any of those bloodthirsty users you’re talking about. There were a few posts that needed deleting, mostly just people losing their cool right before or after the game, plus some slightly blunt replies to trolls that ended up getting sanctioned.

I honestly don't get why your opening post is being so apocalyptic; at the end of the day, from what I can tell, you haven't even reported a single post in the unnamed section over the last few days.

The unnamed topic really belongs more in the Sports Fans sub-forum than in the US Soccer section, but the moderation team feels the thread is way too valuable to the community, so they tolerate a more open style of writing that you usually only see over in the Sports Fans area.

As for the US Soccer moderators in general—if we actually stuck strictly to the rulebook, your own trolling would have landed you in permanent ban territory ages ago, so that part of your argument about users getting "cards for a smiley face" doesn't really hold water.

Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to sweep your own porch first—as my old man used to say—before you start pointing fingers at everyone else. Besides, there's a specific thread for appealing bans, so just follow the Reddit rules you're complaining about and state your case there.

There's no point in trying to spin this because it's the truth; I got flagged for using emojis, yet then you see the exact same people posting them constantly without a single word of context.

If we actually played by the rules, hardly anyone would be posting anything—that's just a fact.

I didn't report anything? Please. I've reported about 20 posts in the last two months, and instead of any real consequences, things just kept escalating—insults, off-topic rambling, and pure trolling.

Sure, now it belongs to the Sports Fans section, 🙏 so I guess that means it's perfectly fine for some people to engage in constant insults, LIES, persecution, slander, and trolling, while others aren't allowed to (and I'm definitely not the only one feeling this way).

It's precisely because you guys won't address criticisms or appeals that I started this thread; I can see that nothing is changing. You're spreading falsehoods, and here are the links to prove it—and since you're using comments from before the big game as an excuse, that's a pretty weak alibi; I see that someone was banned along with unnamed, which is just pathetic, coming from him/her.

And then there's this special pair...

Look, I don't just go around dropping posts like this out of nowhere—I only ever get provoked into it, and honestly, if I did, I’d probably just end up getting banned constantly anyway. So, to all you little cultists out there... yeah, right, keep dreaming, I'm coming at you full force with a valid driver's license.

Out of everything you mentioned, only one post actually needed to be nuked—which I've already handled. The rest is just minor noise, nothing worth blowing up into a whole new thread over.

Next time, instead of making a scene, just report your own post—that's what this board is for anyway.

As far as I'm concerned, feel free to lock this. I'm done weighing in on this issue, and I doubt anyone else here has much to say either.