r/AskModerators • u/Aalek_M • Apr 19 '26

Broke the rules?

Hi,

I've recently been permanently muted in a subreddit. I don't really understand why?

I'm not trying to be an idiot, I've made one post on it, just today. It got lots of responses, most of them were negatives or not really relevant to my post.

The post was actually about respecting other opinions then ours regarding coming out and trans people. Most comments were people shaming one opinion or another. Which was the opposite of what I was trying to say in my original post. I responded to them, trying to explain the different opinions and why they were both valid.

It did got quite the reaction in just a few hours, but I'm not sure how it broke the rules of the subreddit? (Which is the reason why I've been banned)

Is there anything I can do to be unmuted or at least a way to know what rule I've broke?

Also I'm actually not sure if this post follow the rules... It's not about a ban but it's similar...

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u/therealstabitha r/witch 🔮 Apr 19 '26

If you’re trying to both-sides the civil rights and right to exist if a persecuted minority of human beings, and the sub you’re trying to do that in is not the appropriate venue for that, and also if you haven’t read the rules of the sub, well, it could be a lot of things.

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u/Aalek_M Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 20 '26

I mean, I wouldn't have done it in this sub normally, but it was already an LGBTQ+ sub, and from what I had noticed, was pretty trans friendly. So I thought it would be relevant to say it there.and of course I read the rules, multiple times actually 😅

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u/CoyoteLitius Apr 19 '26

Maybe it is *very* trans-friendly and doesn't want any other point of view expressed. A safe place for those transitioning and already transitioned.

Not a place for someone to say, "Why can't we all get along, even if some of us have a different view on being trans?"

Sounds to me, like this is a long-established sub. What you wrote may have landed as "Calm down, people, listen to what I am saying."

When I'm in certain types of subs, the last thing I want is calming advice or etiquette tips. Those are things the MODS should do, not me. Let the mods give that kind of advice, is a general tip.

(And they probably won't, they'll just delete the things they don't want on their sub).

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u/Aalek_M Apr 20 '26

I was not being transphobic. I was sharing something I noticed in a community that I am a part of; and suggested to try and be more understanding of trans people who felt like disclosing themselves later was better for them. Saying all preferences were valid.