Honestly most of the people who are banned are for silly reasons. At best, they can extend it to a few months but a site wide ip ban forever? Isn’t that a stretch?
I’ll tell you why I got banned - I have two accounts and I got banned from one subreddit for making a meta comment. I switched to my other account and commented unknowingly that it’s not allowed. My comment didn’t include any abuse, being mean, bullying or harassment. Next, a satire post was made on a sub and I gave a satirical reply (again no abuse etc) and it even receive 800+ up votes but guess what? I’m banned for identity related hate? It was a temp ban and I waited for it to get over. What I didn’t realize was that sub 1 banned me permanently in this duration and I happened to comment there - again a harmless comment like “xyz walked out” and lo and behold i have a permanent ban now.
I feel the mods on reddit are on a power trip and are really going to be the reason for its doom.
When? Reddit behaves this way because it can afford to. A thousand trolls here, a handful of influencers there, Reddit wouldn’t notice if they’re gone.
Idk I’ve noticed a lot of people complain that they got banned for silly reasons. Mine was silly too. Plus a site wide ban? That’s ridiculous! Reddit going mainstream is its biggest curse. I’ve legit seen comments with death wish, threats and none of those are banned.