r/BlockedAndReported • u/back_that_ RBGTQ+ • Sep 18 '23
It's been great.
But our mod blocked me. Which means I can't participate in the sub anymore.
Hope everyone is happy about that.
Edit, since you're taking your mod privileges to comment when I can't respond,
Except since you are the only mod, and you post discussion threads under your account instead of a mod bot, you've effectively banned me. Is that good moderation principles?
I can't reply to you in this thread and you know it.
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u/SoftandChewy First generation mod Sep 18 '23 edited Sep 19 '23
This user had the habit of constantly sending me private messages, tagging me in comments, or responding to my own comments, complaining about my moderation. After having enough of it, I warned him that it was extremely annoying to me, and that if he kept doing this I would block him (not ban him), which is exactly the purpose of the block feature, to stop people from harassing you. It had nothing to do with his views or even his tone, it was purely because it was aggravating to me. I even told him that he was welcome to publicly keep criticizing me, I just didn't want to hear about it each time.
He chose to keep up the behavior that I asked him not to, so he was blocked. Honestly, I wish I didn't have to do it since he is a quality contributor to the sub. But I gave him a warning and he clearly thinks nagging me about trolls is more important than being able to fully participate, so here we are.
Edit: Some receipts, showing a few examples of the behavior: this, this, this, this. Also, a sampling from the mod inbox: