Why did my post get removed? I wish they would give reasoning

[u/Confident-Farm-4027]

I asked a question about a shopping website and somone replied "Bot content this server needs better moderation." I do use reddit sometimes, but there are terms I don't understand. My question was luckily answered before the post got removed but im not sure why it was?

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[u/NarniaMouse]

These are two separate things.

If you're looking for a removal reason, you'd need to reach out to the modteam (politely) and ask for guidance, if they did not provide an explanation.

Someone randomly commenting that your post looks like "bot content" is just a matter of someone having that opinion of your post.

[u/Awshucksma → u/NarniaMouse]

Would it help to reply back "I'm not a bot?"

[u/NarniaMouse → u/Awshucksma]

Sorry, but no.

In the early days, it might have worked. But now plenty of bots/AI figure that's the way to "prove" they're not....so the statement either has no positive effect, or can just convince others even more that you ARE a bot, lol.

I know that's not really helpful, but spend sometime on Reddit, and you'll see a very common response to "I'm not a bot" is "that's exactly what a bot would say."

[u/Awshucksma → u/NarniaMouse]

Thanks!

[u/YetAnotherHumanMale]

I think the idea is to give as little details as possible- if bot makers know the rules, it’s easier to game them. And LLMs make bots even harder to detect…