- NOTE: For those interested in uncensored - a hands off mod subverse - I've ended up creating /v/canadians ...so if you feel like sharing Canadian related content you are welcome to do so there. Peace.
Note: The title should really say banned, not shadowbanned. See UPDATE below for explanation.
That subverse is now off my radar, which is too bad since /r/canada (Reddit) has some major problems.
Not sure if this was an automated ban or deliberate. I did talk to the mod there and his/her main reason and recommendation was:
i can disable letting shadowbanned users post, but I put it on because there were bots spamming articles.
Or contact the admins and repeal, or just make a different account.
I can't even manually put your posts through :/
VOAT is in alpha mode so my guess is mods are trying to get a hang of how everything works. I can understand trying to prevent bots from posting, unfortunate though the measures end up killing the subverse right out of the gate.
My reply to the above message was:
Oh man, so much for /v/canada ...I'm definitely not into creating a different account, and definitely not into contacting the admins every time I want to make a post or a comment. Too bad... i found /r/canada [Reddit] to be way too censored for my taste but I am still active there since it is tolerable. Being shadowbanned here definitely puts this subverse off my radar. If you can fix it then please message me, otherwise good luck with the sub.
Anyway, just wanted to give people a heads up.
UPDATE:
So I contacted Atko about the ban and here is his message:
You are manually banned from /v/canada by its moderator. Please note that the ban reason contains word "auto" which is a word manually typed by the sub moderator. There is no "auto banning" mechanism on voat.
Here is the ban entry from ban log (ban logs will be public when I'm done implemeting this feature):
SubverseName: Canada
Username: salvia_d
BannedBy: Haredeenee
BanAddedOn: 2015-03-20 23:52:12.463
BanReason: Auto - Spam
Thanks to Atko for the quick reply and users Haredeenee - /u/Haredeenee - is officially a SHILL ... watch out for their post.
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salvia_d ago
Agreed, i personally think if users like /u/Haredeenee are found to be censoring and banning people from certain subs then their accounts should be deleted by the admin.
doesitmakesound ago
Just because I would prefer not lose a moderator and supporter in /v/shirtwascash, I would like to propose a more level-headed warning. I am not sure if he necessarily broke rules here. We're in the wild west. I support Voat full-heartedly and want to see it become awesome, but let's make these decisions and eventual rules transparent and public as they arise. I can talk to him too but really I don't know what's going on.
salvia_d ago
There is no doubt in my mind that he is a shill, either paid or just a willing puppet. He lied, he banned users for no reason, he deleted comments, he lied again when asked what was going on, and he has not replied to any of the criticisms. He is a virus and he should be purged.
As for not knowing what's going on, you should read what I posted and what experience others have had with him.
doesitmakesound ago
It looks like he power tripped and lied to you. I obviously don't like that. I'd prefer to let the admins handle it since this is a learning experience for them but I can mention it if necessary. It'd be helpful if you included what your comments were for reference but it appears that this basically goes against the community's agenda on Voat from what I gather from you and atko.
salvia_d ago
As far as I know, there were no comments. It appears that he bans users based on what content they post, i.e., he bans users posting content that he doesn't like. As I said, a virus.
doesitmakesound ago
I will, my internet monitoring service brought this topic up so I've only read the stuff regarding my community. I'll read through everything now. As for shill, what do you mean? For /v/shirtwascash? I can guarantee you he is not but would want to know your point of view if otherwise if there's something I haven't seen.
salvia_d ago
I don't know your sub and would never join one modded by /u/Haredeenee. My experience is through /v/canada.
doesitmakesound ago
That's fine, I am definitely not a power trip and am completely transparent. It's hard to evidence that here with simple words but my actions in my own sub and elsewhere speak for itself for those involved. I would appreciate considering separating your thoughts about whatever happened to you and the things I am doing. He is not the one working their ass off to try and make something awesome. His relation with what we're doing does impact my overall impression of him but I am also not one to go crazy over someone without legitimate, and directly impacting, issues. If he's abusing stuff on my sub, then that's an issue I don't take lightly. If his reputation damages our community, I make a note of it and carry on until repercussions would need to be discussed / acted on.