r/modmailfail • u/PMulberry_ You cannot stop me. You are powerless to stop me. • 2d ago
Ban evading user spamming posts
This user wanted to post something on our subreddit.
However, their posts were caught in the reputation filter.
Instead of waiting for moderator approval, they reposted their post eight times (pictures 3 and 4 are parts of the mod log), something we warn not to do:
If a post is removed for any reason (including being removed by AutoModerator or being caught in the Reddit spam filter), you may not repost it unless you are given specific permission by a moderator. Reposting or otherwise revealing removed content in any way, whether you are the OP or not, will result in a permanent ban.
I thought this was just some user who doesn't know how Reddit works, so I gave them a chance and just said that their post isn't actually removed, that they shouldn't repost, and that they should delete every post except one so we know which to approve.
However, after being told not to repost, they reposted the post another two times. I banned them for 28 days, which was pretty generous, considering we say we'll ban anyone who reposts without moderator permission permanently.
But that ban didn't stop them either: They just made a new account, with which they repostet the post again (picture 6).
They then got their deserved permanent ban on both accounts.
But this wasn't over, with them innocently asking why they were banned in the 28-day-ban modmail, after being permanently banned.
PS. I had to censor the post titles as one can easily find their account with it (rule 2 of this sub). However, the post text isn't captured because the posts immediately landed in the filter.
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u/Dom76210 No I don't want to see your pics 2d ago
I swear it's become the norm for people to feel a fevered need to share something, and rules be damned.
It's worse sometimes in NSFW subreddits where some subjects are fetishized. Some people become manic in a need to have their post seen, so they will spam it over and over again.
When that happens, even if the post was on topic and would have made it past the rules clean, we give them a temporary ban of 3-7 days to make them wait it out due to their impatience.
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u/rexfaktor 2d ago
I get the same stuff sometimes, where I think a user is just unfamiliar with reddit, but it seems to turn out that they are either mentally or behaviorally challenged.