My Reddit moderator friend told me to just post a disclaimer before quoting a controversial news article. I did it and got banned from a history subreddit within 2 hours.

He swore a simple disclaimer would protect me under fair use rules, but the automod flagged it as "concern trolling" and I couldn't even appeal. Has anyone else had a moderator give them advice that backfired this badly?

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caseys3028d agoMost Upvoted

So you took legal advice from a Reddit mod and are shocked it backfired? I mean, how many times have we seen mods act like they know the rules when half the time they're just making it up as they go. Maybe next time try a good old fashioned "this is just my opinion" instead of trusting someone who probably bans people for using the wrong font.

the_charles28d ago

yeah "makes it up as they go" pretty much sums up my whole experience with that sub honestly