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by Terr_ 480 days ago
I sympathize, my entire 13-year-old account was killed one morning, globally shadowbanned, tens of thousands of comments vanished with no sign or explanation. Anything moderators approved was quickly blocked again, with no reason or audit trail.

I used the appeal portal, got an apology saying my appeal was granted, and it stayed dead. Now the appeal page cheerfully declares my account is fixed (it isn't) and blocks me from accessing any kind of support.

I pulled up an old account from 5+ years ago that I used for a throwaway resume review, seeking help, and it too, died exactly the same way.

I still haven't gone back. The injustice rankles, and it's stressful to live in fear of it happening a third time.

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It takes sooo long for your account to gain enough rep to be able to comment/post again without your comments being instantly shadowbanned as well. I don't know how this site is still in business.