r/help • u/waterbloem • 1d ago

Rule 8

Can someone from the admin team please explain what I actually did wrong?

First I get a message where it's saying I'm abusing the reporting tool. I've only ever used it to report posts that clearly don't follow the rules of the sub I've reported the posts on. That message was an automated message.

I then ask what types of reports, or where, I have been 'abusing'. I basically get a canned response saying I did something wrong, but no "what" at all.

I mean if you want users to stop using the report tool to report stuff like spam and rule violations, this is a great way! I'm trying to contribute to the subs I visit. Guess I'll completely stop doing that then.

Also your rule 8 doesn't even mention the report tool. For your information.

Sincerely; a pissed of Reddit user getting a slap on the wrist for trying to help.

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u/SpookyPebble Expert Helper 1d ago

If you've only ever reported the posts to the moderators then it is likely that the mods of that subreddit have reported you for what they feel is abuse of the report feature (I.e reporting content that isn't against their rules)

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u/waterbloem 1d ago

Yes, so I'd like to know what sub I should stop reporting posts in because it means that that moderator is apparently someone who don't appreciate reports of rule violations. But they can't even tell me that.

Like I said; I've only ever reported posts that were clearly violating the rules of the sub they were posted in. So it's probably one single mod in one single sub reporting these 'violations'.

Now my only option is to stop using the report functionaliteit altogether, which is nuts, since most mods appreciate users using it.

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u/PBJ-9999 Helper 1d ago

That's all typical for reddit mods. They aren't employees of reddit. Mostly they are the creators of the sub and they don't like people expecting them to do stuff.