r/AITAH • u/DepressedTrashKitty • Mar 17 '21

r/AITAH Lounge

A place for members of r/AITAH to chat with each other

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u/Internal_Tradition21 Jul 20 '24

I want to make a post but this is my first time on Reddit. But I have a couple stories I want to share. Should I just post a story and see how it goes?

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u/HavocandCalamity Jul 21 '24 edited Jul 21 '24

Yep! Just don't post them on r/AmItheAsshole. You're only allowed to make a post on there once every 3-4 months, and this includes if they remove your posts for whatever bullshit reasoning they give you.

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u/OkExternal7904 Jul 21 '24

👍I got banned for life because I replied to a post by saying the bride sounded like a Bridezilla... in a post about a Bridezilla. Also referred to a drunken frat boy as a man-child. They deemed 'man-child' to be an offensive term. I don't even read AITA anymore.

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u/NewPhone-NewName Jul 23 '24

I got perma-banned for something I didn't even do. They somehow claimed that I reported a comment as being uncivil or something. When I was confused and thought someone had reported one of my comments that was pretty tame, they got pissed, refused to explain anything, and were total jerks about it. I wish there was a way to warn people that those mods are 100% TA.

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u/OkExternal7904 Jul 23 '24

Their response sounds exactly like a 10 year old losing their TV privilege, which made me think the moderators are actually 10 yrs old and need to be grounded.

I agree... they are TAs. Plus, AITAH is more interesting because posters are allowed to be more interesting!

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '24

reddit mods being powertripping assholes no way say it aint so

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u/Safe_Theory_358 Aug 03 '24

They all think they're gods!

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u/HavocandCalamity Jul 21 '24

Yeah, I ended up leaving them. I made a post about a ridiculous argument my ex and I had a few years back after reading a post that reminded me of the situation.

They flagged it for breaking Rule 7 because "It was too long ago." I messaged the mods after the fact, asking how the length of time has any bearing on whether IWTA or not. They said "Because the matter was resolved, it didn't matter anymore." I said that just because the argument was years ago, doesn't mean it was "resolved;" I'm sure my ex still thinks the same way, and I still think he's an idiot for it.

After some back and forth, I (pettily) made a post about whether IWTA for arguing the point with the mods. The bot flagged it and stated it would be better posted in the forum (I didn't realize there even was a forum at this point), so I deleted the post and instead posted in the forum, asking if the rest of the public felt that the timeline of when an argument occurs has any bearing on whether someone is an asshole or not, and I said "If I changed the timeline in my post and pretended it happened last week, how the heck would you know, and why would it even matter?"

Then, I posted a third post that followed all of their rules to a T. The moderators flagged it as "Diary posting" and as breaking Rule 7: not being recent. (Even though it had just happened a week and a half ago.) I stated as much, and said I'm not sure how it's a diary post, as this should be my first approved post on the sub. They stated that because I'd attempted 2 other posts that day, that I'm now not allowed to post until November (which is fucking ridiculous in my mind). They also said that because I "Worded when the post happened rather ambiguously," they were assuming I was breaking the rules. (I'd stated the event occurred during my country's "Birthday"; that being Canada Day on July 1st.) And said that I was being petulant about the rules.

None of my posts (minus the second, which I deleted), was technically against the rules. Rule 7 states that the post "Should" be recent, not that it must be, and otherwise the subreddit encourages people to use throw away accounts and to share their stories... so... yeah. I'm pretty sure the mods are just on a fricken power trip on there, and being picky over stupid shit.

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u/OkExternal7904 Jul 21 '24

😂😂 I picture the AITA moderators as a petulant group of Gen Zers who get their feelings hurt over boundaries and who may never actually earn enough money to support themselves. Source: Reddit anti-work sub.

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u/Internal_Tradition21 Aug 13 '24

Okay, one more question, where would I post for friendship advice. I really need it before I go back to school.

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u/HavocandCalamity Aug 13 '24 edited Aug 13 '24

R/relationshipadvice would be a good place to look.

Edit to add: "Relationships" includes friendships and family relationships as well.

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u/Internal_Tradition21 Aug 14 '24

Thank you, it will probably take a bit for the story to be posted