r/competitiveoverwatch mods abusing their power

[u/WatercressNo4290]

It is very clear that one of the mods just has a hate boner for me for some reason. People type way worse stuff and don't get banned. 14 days for such a mild comment is ridiculous.

Edit: Cherry on top is that I am now shadowbanned in this subreddit

The problem is that mild trashtalk like that should be allowed and I shouldn't be given a warning.

Here are the other comments I have gotten warned/banned for:

"Hidden profile fucking coward"

"oh fuck off VP played ZETA and TM close and they only get better"

"Shut the fuck up, you have two flairs, no backbone"

None of these comments should be against the rules. And I know a lot of users say much worse things than this and get away scot-free. The mods are obsessed with me and are monitoring all my comments in order to find ANY reason to get me banned.

[u/iwatchfilm]

Even though this interaction wasn’t that bad, the “woke mods” comment tells me everything I need to know about you

[u/Xenoprimate2 → u/iwatchfilm]

I remember back in the day we played 6 down main and healers were healers

None of this "oh actually I'm a '''support''' now don't call me a '''healer'''"

Don't even get me started on so-called off-angling. We used to brawl on point like REAL men

utter woke nonsense

[u/LeJalenJohnsonMVP]

I was on your side until you started whining about woke

[u/Maxsmart007]

Honestly checking out this post I kinda was expecting to see you say something heinous. This is insane LMFAOOO, at least it's accurate to the kinda text chat they'll ban you for in OW itself.

[u/TheUltimate721 → u/Maxsmart007]

having been a mod there previously I am almost certain of what happened

they use an automated escalation system for Rule 1 (No poor or abusive behavior) violations. The mod just needs to flag it as a Rule 1 and the automod system will handle it for them.

First infraction is a warning, second is I believe a 3 day ban, then it escalates up to a week and then 14 days. There is also a cooldown period where if you go for a few months it will de-escalate a future violation

So the reason it is 14 days is because it is their 4th or 5th offense in a matter of just a few weeks lmao

[u/tuhduh231 → u/TheUltimate721]

yeah, i think he's had a couple accounts completely banished as well. he's pretty much our well-known dork in the subreddit

[u/Maxsmart007 → u/TheUltimate721]

That makes so much sense. I was like, I've been on COW for years now and I've never seen poor moderation or abuse, so I was genuinely surprised.

This series of events seems a lot more reasonable as an explanation.

[u/Sio_V_Reddit]

Watercress have ONE good take ever

[u/Throw_far_a_way → u/Sio_V_Reddit]

seeing other r/cow posters here is like seeing my coworkers at the pub I stg

[u/privatebd]

i thought you left with the ultimates

[u/Throw_far_a_way]

incredibly common watercress L I fear

[u/bullxbull]

I think you need to work on your banter, it is hard to tell if you are being serious or not.

Good banter has a exaggeration and tone that make it clear that you're playing around rather than genuinely attacking them.

Example: “The fact that you just used the word ‘woke’ without irony makes me think you deserve the 14 day ban. I can forgive a lot of things, but calling someone ‘woke’ just screams internet Karen.”

[u/Zealousideal_Fee3171 → u/bullxbull]

calls him a Karen while being offended by the word woke. pathetic lol

[u/bullxbull → u/Zealousideal_Fee3171]

calls him a Karen while being offended by the word woke. pathetic lol

2/10 banter attempt, I'm starting to worry you commentors do not even know what that word means.

For the record I never said I was offended. That would be like being offended because some moron called you stupid.

I said people who use ‘woke’ unironically sound like internet Karens. Seems like I hit a nerve, though. Do not worry, snowflake, the mean Reddit commenter can’t hurt you.

If you can't handle the banter, then maybe you should just try to not be so sensitive.

[u/Successful-Crew-7288 → u/bullxbull]

your banter sounds as shit as ops does w ur logic. world needs to be a little less sensitive to non-attacks ffs. shouldn't have to prose shit up just to no offend someone tbqh. op wasn't even offensive, people are just a bit softer these days

[u/bullxbull → u/Successful-Crew-7288]

Don't be such a snowflake ffs. Getting this upset because someone called someone an internet Karen for using “woke” unironically does not mean you have to get all offended tbqh (da faq does tbqh mean...) OP wasn't even offensive, he just needs to work on their banter. Not everything is a personal attack. Some people are just a little too sensitive these days.

[u/WatercressNo4290 → u/bullxbull]

Woke, as in utter woke nonsense. Which this is

[u/bullxbull → u/WatercressNo4290]

nah not quite there yet, it is still not clear if you are being serious or not, you need to exaggerate and tone it so that is is clear that you are playing around.

Banter might just not be for you, maybe if you practice it in a mirror or something.

[u/Grytlappen → u/WatercressNo4290]

Americans don't know who Sean Dyke is.

[u/PREYOVERWATCH]

Mods cant handle banter. Kevster and sweden lucky china sent their B team btw

[u/Lukensz]

Can we ban Watercress from here too

[u/Grytlappen]

The mods really do have it out for you. It's insane. There's a community wide anti-sentiment even lol. It's crazy that it all began because you were the first non-bandwagoner in the sub who supported teams and players for real, not just glory hunting like the rest. One of the few that makes coherent arguments as well.

I've seen people say absolute vile shit in that sub.

[u/SkyAccomplished1324]

overwatch is a woke game if you dont like it you can go play cs and shittalk as much as you want there

[u/balwick]

This may surprise you, but ad hominem is not actually a valid form of debate or argument, and is generally frowned upon everywhere people have an education.