Gay MenThe problem of bisexual rhetorics being applied to homosexuals discussed on r/askgaybros

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[–]NutterButterFlutterStill waving into the void 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's always been a historically "non-moderated" sub except for spam or outright abuse. I'll bet the mods are getting cracked down on by Admins.

There's mods and users alike across Reddit who are getting hit with sub sanctions or even perma-bans lately for mundane shit, like username pinging or linking to other subs.

[–]lazy-summer-godSuper Gay[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The mod who permabanned me admitted that the original mod (who kept his presence to the minimum) haven't logged into the modmail for a year now.

So I guess the two remaining mods are having a new beginning now.

I mean, if username summons are bannable, why are they even a valid feature to begin with? I'm so confused.

[–]NutterButterFlutterStill waving into the void 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Reddit realized some time ago ... like YEARS ago ... that people could use username summons to harass people, draw them into conversations or subs they didn't want to be a part of. Like, think of how many people summon Spez for the sole purpose of calling him a tool, you know?

Rather than change that as a sitewide feature, or let people opt-in/out of summons, they leaned into "no, don't do that" only for specific subs. And they use it to demonstrate that those subs and/or their users are non-compliant and breaking TOS.

They did it to r/drama a long time ago (although to be fair, r/drama did it for exactly that reason, to stir up trouble). Reddit's finally realizing that other users and subs do it too.

There are some subs they don't want to ban outright, but they do want to punish the existing mod team or users for perceived or blatant lack of respect. If Admins manage to ban enough of the mods, then they can swoop in and install their Pre-Approved TM powermods and repurpose it, thereby pretending their site has been fresh and squeaky clean the whole time.

AGB is definitely on the chopping block. Can't be having gay men go about promoting that sex and sexual orientation are real!