I was a user for about 8 years (this whole thread sounds like Reddit A.A.). Modded a bit, started a few small niche subs. One day I was shadowbanned with no explanation (I didn't ask for one either, the way the site was going at that point I didn't even want to be associated with it anymore). I had been somewhat critical of the shadowbanning policy (it's basically them saying "look we want your website hits but don't want people to see you so we're not going to tell you you're banned and hope you keep coming here) and the lack of transparency as far as moderation. It did happen to coincide with a time in which I criticized a highly opinionated /r/science mod (one of hundreds) by rebutting their statements with a peer reviewed article or two.
Everything just got way too political, it went from a site that valued its users/contributors and had interesting communities to a site that was hell bent on controlling a narrative.
I was a user for about 8 years (this whole thread sounds like Reddit A.A.). Modded a bit, started a few small niche subs. One day I was shadowbanned with no explanation (I didn't ask for one either, the way the site was going at that point I didn't even want to be associated with it anymore). I had been somewhat critical of the shadowbanning policy (it's basically them saying "look we want your website hits but don't want people to see you so we're not going to tell you you're banned and hope you keep coming here) and the lack of transparency as far as moderation. It did happen to coincide with a time in which I criticized a highly opinionated /r/science mod (one of hundreds) by rebutting their statements with a peer reviewed article or two.
Everything just got way too political, it went from a site that valued its users/contributors and had interesting communities to a site that was hell bent on controlling a narrative.
I was a user for about 8 years (this whole thread sounds like Reddit A.A.). Modded a bit, started a few small niche subs. One day I was shadowbanned with no explanation (I didn't ask for one either, the way the site was going at that point I didn't even want to be associated with it anymore). I had been somewhat critical of the shadowbanning policy (it's basically them saying "look we want your website hits but don't want people to see you so we're not going to tell you you're banned and hope you keep coming here) and the lack of transparency as far as moderation. It did happen to coincide with a time in which I criticized a highly opinionated /r/science mod (one of hundreds) by rebutting their statements with a peer reviewed article or two.
Everything just got way too political, it went from a site that valued its users/contributors and had interesting communities to a site that was hell bent on controlling a narrative.