cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/21014160

Genuine question.

My post had -15 votes on that instance for asking if a user can get banned on Reddit because he banned me on a sub just for speaking Russian

  • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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    20 hours ago

    W.r.t. Reddit specifically… a lot of people fucking hate Reddit and would rather not help you use that platform - that likely attracted a fair number of downvotes.

    More generally, you’re asking if another platform can do X - yes they can, they’re another platform… we’re not the deciders of what Reddit can and can’t do.

    Additionally, I personally, at least, hate commenting on questions about bans or evading bans because sometimes bans are well deserved and I’ll never know enough about the situation to be comfortable giving actual advice.

    Lastly, I think a fair number of users prefer nice open ended questions and that one isn’t really beneficial to the community to spur an interesting discussion… instead it feels more like something a websearch would give you relatively reasonable answers without requiring time or effort from other lemmings.

    Oh… and this question is being downvoted because discussions of downvotes are boring and karma isn’t a thing here.

    Sorry if these experiences aren’t a nice introduction but I think the wider answer is that this community is a mismatch for both your original and follow up question.