ThermonuclearEgg [she/her, they/them]

I’ve moderated a community on Reddit before and received ban appeals that look like this:

I said some mean stuff and I told them to shut up, and they were worthless. I understand it’s rude, but I don’t think that it’s enough to permanently ban me from participating in this subreddit.

Meanwhile, in the mod log, it’s revealed that the banned user didn’t say any of that — they actually just used the n-word.

As a result, people are sensitive that some people complaining about mod policies are actually racists that would rather lie than admit the real reason they were banned, even when the actual reason is public knowledge.

You do know that it’s just 2 clicks to see a user’s modlog, right? It’s one of the options under the three dots icon on any comment they make