alt Hacker NewsSomething like that happened to me, my 10+ year account and everything I've ever written just vanishing one morning. Even posts to a subreddit I moderate were repeatedly removed after every approval.
No idea why, (the "wrong" public Wi-fi?) but my appeal was granted and nothing was fixed.
Now I can't contact anyone, and the appeals page falsely claims that my account is in good standing and refuses to operate.
When I went looking for help from a throwaway account that I made many years ago for resume reviews, the exact same thing happened.
So at this point, I only lurk occasionally, because I'm not going to go through that social hell again, and it sounds like moderation failures have only gotten worse in the years since.
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It happened to me too. I'm better off without Reddit, I decided.
> So at this point, I only lurk occasionally, because I'm not going to go through that social hell again
I feel ya. Sad thing is, there really isn't anywhere else to go for niche interests, or really much any particular information. AI fallout has finally killed the struggling web and online community. I think, there isn't much left besides cutting losses, resetting your dopamine receptors and finding community in the real world and all...
Well, now that's gonna be a bit of a challenge living outside big cities, where you can't afford rent, of course. I guess, if meeting other people is out, you can still always watch brain rot TV, or strap in the amyl nitrite inhaler and goon away for the time between work shifts. Until things are worth remembering again. When those investment trillions finally paid off and humanity accelerates into the new age of blissful meaning.