Re: some Reddit SUBs have quirky rules and moderators.

On Mon, 8 Apr 2024 15:42:57 +0200, Kyonshi wrote:

> On 2/22/2024 5:23 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> On 2/21/24 16:06, Retro Guy wrote:
>>> On Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:39:38 -0800, HenHanna wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some SE and other online Forums are run by dictators
>>>>
>>>> and    some Reddit SUBs   have  quirky  rules and moderators.
>>>
>>> I once saw a post on Reddit advertising novabbs, just saying "Check this
>>> out, it's a Usenet web forum"
>>>
>>> That thread got locked and the mod comment was something like "Don't post
>>> links to sites that are illegal. The admin is breaking the TOS of his 
>>> news
>>> server by letting people post on his site.
>>>
>>> I posted that I'm the admin of novabbs and I'm also the admin of the news
>>> server, so I'm not breaking any rules.
>>>
>>> That got me banned, lol :)
>> 
>> It's like some people look up USENET, read the Wikipedia page, see the 
>> "Legal issues" section, then freak out.
> 
> well, the last few yea...decades Usenet didn't have that much good media 
> attention

Well, this was in /r/usenet They're not afraid of Usenet. Just of me,
apparently :)