Reddit banned me five times for just talking to people

I'm an indie developer working on a 2.5D platformer called Capsoul. Like many solo devs, I wanted to connect with people, share ideas, maybe show a bit of my project, and just talk. So I joined Reddit — thinking it was still a platform for open discussion. I was wrong. What happened Over the past few months, five of my Reddit accounts were banned. Not for spamming. Not for links. Not even for mentioning my game. My posts? – A photo of my cat – A burnout discussion in r/CasualConversation – Comments like “Nice cat!” or “Yeah, I feel that too.” Nothing harmful. Nothing promotional. Each account got suspended without warning. Appeals? Silence. I tried to appeal. Nothing. I tagged @RedditSupport on Twitter, with account names. Silence again. I wasn’t even told what the original “violation” was. Apparently, being a real person with a new account is a ban-worthy offense. I wasn’t even trying to promote anything Sure, I hoped people might one day check out Capsoul — but I wasn’t pushing links or doing any kind of marketing. I wanted to be part of conversations. That’s it. But Reddit’s moderation system doesn’t care. If you're new, active, and don’t have 10 years of karma? You're disposable. Why I’m writing this Because I know I’m not the only one. If you’ve ever been banned from Reddit for no reason — you’re not crazy. If you tried to be a decent user and still got shut down — I get you. If you were just trying to exist — and got erased — you're not alone. I came to Reddit to share. I stayed to try again. Now I’m here to warn others. Don't build your community where your voice can be deleted for no reason.

May 17, 2025 - 23:46

Reddit banned me five times for just talking to people

I'm an indie developer working on a 2.5D platformer called Capsoul.

Like many solo devs, I wanted to connect with people, share ideas, maybe show a bit of my project, and just talk. So I joined Reddit — thinking it was still a platform for open discussion.

I was wrong.

What happened

Over the past few months, five of my Reddit accounts were banned.

Not for spamming. Not for links. Not even for mentioning my game.

My posts?

– A photo of my cat

– A burnout discussion in r/CasualConversation

– Comments like “Nice cat!” or “Yeah, I feel that too.”

Nothing harmful. Nothing promotional.

Each account got suspended without warning.

Appeals? Silence.

I tried to appeal. Nothing.

I tagged @RedditSupport on Twitter, with account names. Silence again.

I wasn’t even told what the original “violation” was.

Apparently, being a real person with a new account is a ban-worthy offense.

I wasn’t even trying to promote anything

Sure, I hoped people might one day check out Capsoul — but I wasn’t pushing links or doing any kind of marketing.

I wanted to be part of conversations. That’s it.

But Reddit’s moderation system doesn’t care. If you're new, active, and don’t have 10 years of karma? You're disposable.

Why I’m writing this

Because I know I’m not the only one.

If you’ve ever been banned from Reddit for no reason — you’re not crazy.

If you tried to be a decent user and still got shut down — I get you.

If you were just trying to exist — and got erased — you're not alone.

I came to Reddit to share.

I stayed to try again.

Now I’m here to warn others.

Don't build your community where your voice can be deleted for no reason.