https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1j51nc/a_twice_shadowbanned_user_claims_hes_being/
created by ImOnTheMoon on 27/07/2013 at 02:52 UTC*
209 upvotes, 9 top-level comments (showing 9)
/u/istilllkeme makes a post in this[1] technology thread claiming reddit admins have been shadowbanning people for asking tough questions. When asked for an explanation it appears /u/istilllkeme is talking about himself! He's been shadowbanned twice!
You can read istilllkeme's account of what went down here[2], or you can read the direct quote:
First I got shadowbanned for asking about investors behind reddit in this thread[3]. These[4] were the comments that got my oldest and dearest accounts (some as old as six years) banned. Erik Martin tries to claim here[5] that he shadowbanned me for vote cheating in the /r/blog thread, which is not true and he provided no evidence.
4: http://minus.com/mu7HzwZpC3cRi?context=3
Then, two days later after hearing nothing more on why I had all my accounts shadowbanned, I got Erik to promise he wouldn't ban me for my opinion here[6] and I agreed that I would break no rules.
After agreeing to not shadowban me anymore for my opinion he did it again for this[7] comment, without any explanation that time. And now I'm on this account.
This has all happened in the past 8 days and it all started because I started pressing on who the investors were behind reddit inc and I have proof that an admin has used certain groups of people on this site to spam for a holding profile of a certain group of resturants. That evidence is peppered throughout my examples and Erik has refused to comment on that evidence, even after asking me to further clarify what I was showing him[8].
He's basically provided ready access to the meat of the drama by the links within his story. So there's not too much else I need to say. There's probably more to this drama if you poke around. In the interest of promoting neutrality I'd like point out the obvious: it's a conspiracy theory so take it with a pinch of salt and enjoy the drama.
Comment by Erikster at 27/07/2013 at 05:27 UTC
42 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Just FYI: those screenshots were from /r/circlecabal when we were still Olive Garden shilling to mess with /r/HailCorporate. I'm pretty sure that guy is in on the joke and just trying to have fun.
I'm pretty sure.
Comment by ttumblrbots at 27/07/2013 at 02:53 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comment by ImOnTheMoon at 27/07/2013 at 02:54 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why did reddit ruin my links? They're formatted correctly, no?
Comment by BlahBlahBlahBlah4321 at 27/07/2013 at 05:32 UTC
13 upvotes, 1 direct replies
When will people learn?
You don't start shit with admins.
Comment by [deleted] at 27/07/2013 at 06:10 UTC
16 upvotes, 4 direct replies
my oldest and **dearest** accounts
Sounds a lot like someone who cares enough about their karma to vote cheat. Why go through all of this to complain about a shadow ban if karma wasn't the primary motivation?
Comment by threehundredthousand at 27/07/2013 at 06:18 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This flavor of popcorn gives me a headache. It's too bad the obsession can't be put towards something more worthwhile.
Comment by Epistaxis at 27/07/2013 at 16:31 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
With conspiracy theories like that, he shouldn't have to cheat for upvotes.
Comment by sweetalkersweetalker at 14/08/2013 at 22:36 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Scares me more than I'd like to admit...
Comment by istilllkeme at 27/07/2013 at 16:40 UTC
-5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Good thing you lot recorded all of my comments (Not that I didn't have them backed up), seeing as the mods in /r/technology censored all of them. Hmm.