• retrospectology@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      You can be banned for a lot more than just being a dick. And the average user on the platform kind of demonstrates that that’s not really, in and of itself, the primary criteria used to ban people.

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    3 months ago

    Shadowbans are sitewide and almost always automates actions to counter spam.

    Your chances are better if you avoid doing “spam-like” things:

    • Using URL shorteners
    • Posting links to several subreddits at once
    • Using a lot of links in your comments
    • All of the above on a fresh account
    • etc.

    If you are unlucky and caught in a false positive, there is an /appeals form that is usually helpful.