I got the ban also, verified user of 5 years and mod of some popular subs. By the way, the thread in question clearly reveals how the shills operate. The shills ONLY vote the top two comments, and do not go further into the thread to avoid the appearance of brigading, Thats why the top comments are consistently BS while the real conversation starts happening further down the thread. Maybe this merits its own thread. If we can figure out reddit algorithms maybe we should fight back as v/pimpoff suggested.