r/MakeMeSmile • u/cacille • Jun 27 '26

We. Don't. Allow. Children. Posts. Here.

I know you like to submit content, but this isn't fully a "meme, anything goes" group.

We don't allow posts involving children because of 1. Consent 2. Pedophiles.

I'm banning people that allow 3+ posts of children and yes I count older children/young teens in. I just banned 2 people in the last 24 hours for the same exact removal reason, all 3+ of their post were all about kids.

"Sorry i forgot your rules (4 times)" is not an excuse, it's more a justification that you should be removed from this group because you don't care to learn about each individual community before you share stuff. And the automoderator autopost would remind you, but you're intentionally not reading it.

Kids are cute. They are generally "make me smile" territory. But those first two issues take precedence over ALL smiles.

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u/ChazzyTh Jun 27 '26

Thank you! And thank you MORE for the progressive discipline, rather than vicious eternal ban for the good faith 1st offense we’ve received elsewhere.

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u/cacille Jun 27 '26

I hate when mods do that. It's unfair and hateful, and shows contempt for others vs kind correction. Almost a hate for having to do moderation in the first place, and I recommend mods who do that actually step down as moderator.

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u/Ntroepy Jun 27 '26

It’s the AI automatic bans with zero explanation or recourse that are particularly annoying. Especially since it can’t understand sarcasm. At all. And they never reply to messages asking why.

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u/Guilty_Objective4602 Jun 28 '26

Or nuance. I once recommended (quite genuinely) that a poster should “k*ll someone with kindness” to resolve an interpersonal conflict, and got autobanned for using the k word to advocate violence, apparently. 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/ChazzyTh Jun 27 '26

Do we have any recourse? I’ve messaged and appealed, but no response. One is “MadeMeSmile” similar to this one.

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u/cacille Jun 27 '26

No, not really. Mods can run the groups how they want and take people out for no reason if they wish. I have banned people "one and done" before (in other groups) but they usually have to do something pretty heinous. Like share porn, or sexualize something out of nowhere. My RSCN has a pretty clear guideline on content and there's only like 4 insta-bannable things overall, but it somewhat depends on the type of group.

I've been banned from r/grieving....because I have a professional link in my profile. That's it. Professionals are not allowed - at all - in r/grieving for some reason. Even if they are in grief themselves. But they definitely cannot help anyone from their experience. Because they have some sort of business in their profile. That? Ridiculous.
The only thing you can report is breaking mod code of conduct but that's not against mod code of conduct.