People can read into a comment a whole lot of stuff that isn’t there. And it is rather easy for a mod to hit the ban button and think the problem will go away. It doesn’t. It only gets worse. And the fact that Reddit mods were quick to hit the ban and then silence inquiries as to why someone was banned only aggravates the situation further. To the mod, they think its over. It isn’t, because the person will come back under a new account and will be even more aggressive next time.
That can all be eliminated with a simple 24 hour ban from that particular sub. By then the thread is probably dead and people have moved on.
People can read into a comment a whole lot of stuff that isn’t there. And it is rather easy for a mod to hit the ban button and think the problem will go away. It doesn’t. It only gets worse. And the fact that Reddit mods were quick to hit the ban and then silence inquiries as to why someone was banned only aggravates the situation further. To the mod, they think its over. It isn’t, because the person will come back under a new account and will be even more aggressive next time.
That can all be eliminated with a simple 24 hour ban from that particular sub. By then the thread is probably dead and people have moved on.