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Looking at your replies in that thread, I suspect that your comment did break rules.
You don't need to suspect you can check for yourself, modlog exists.
Just checked it myself. Turned out to be a load of Gamergate bullshit. Not surprised it got removed.
Do you know what gamer gate refers to? It doesn't have anything to do with gatekeeping is why I mention it.
It was called Gamergate because of The Watergate Scandal. It was a fad for almost 40 years in US media to add "gate" to the end of whatever scandal was going on. Any gatekeeping meaning was added well after the fact
That was a false allegation made by her ex boyfriend as revenge.
No, it's called gamer gate because every major scandal is just called blah gate after watergate. It was not called gamer gate because of gatekeeping.
If you have a question about a moderation decision, you can msg any member of the moderation team for review/explanation. I have reviewed the removed comment and found that it was not removed in error. If anything, it should also have been removed for misinformation as well.
In the future, any comments about individual moderation actions that are not addressed to the mod team through an appropriate channel will be removed. This is to avoid derailing legitimate, topical conversations.
Typical mod on an ego trip.
If it's the mod I think it is, prepare for a 30d ban ...
Based on their comments in this thread they may have earned that much of a ban
Easiest to list which ones weren't. You're escalated replies aren't helping you either
All of them then. Amazing you haven't been banned for how uncivil you are
I did and no I'm not picking them apart to point out what all was rule breaking, especially as I'm not a mod
She doesn't owe him any explanation for saying she could do without sea lions. He can ask why, and if she doesn't want to talk about it, he needs to fuck off.
No.
Oh great mod abuse is happening here as well?
Check the user's modlog and judge for yourself.
Mod abuse is universal. Power corrupts.
Every instance has its bias. Mods squash deviation from their consensus.
What is the purpose of moderating if not enforcing your personal opinion on everyone
It happens everywhere. Just Jannies doing janny things. Sweep it up, janny!
Just keep in mind: he does it for free
That makes it worse
That's the point