Had not read that, but it makes sense. Knowing SV.com, I suggest that some of the mods did literally prejudge you, though.
One popped into this thread to admit it, so
yes. My problem is the disproportionality of the punishment. Like... I regard the rule against spaghetti posting as unnecessary, but I know it exists so I'd try and follow it. There isn't anything particularly
wrong with responding to discussion points individually, but I'd agreed to follow the rules on a forum where I knew that ban existed. I didn't remember that 'don't be hateful' covered activities I don't consider hateful. I don't feel bad for what I did in breaking the rule, but if I'd remembered that it was against the rules I wouldn't have broken the rule. Once I checked and saw the rule, I wasn't
happy, but punishment for breaking it isn't unreasonable.
Now I've got counsellors telling me that I
wasn't punished for misgendering someone (as I was told by the person who took my appeal, and as I accept that -by their standards of such things- I did) but for using the helicopter meme. I personally consider the meme to be legitimate satire; taking something people to do a logically consistent but ridiculous conclusion. After all, if it is personal opinion and not objective physical reality which determines what a thing is, why
not a helicopter? But whatever, it was a day.
I have now been banned for a month and a half for saying that the rules don't protect people who want to become helicopters. Which they objectively don't. I have counsellors telling me that they want me banned
permanently for being, what any reasonable person would say, was a bit lippy. And I realise that I'm starting to sound like late-career... Darn, can't remember his name. A US comedian who got stalked by the CIA and his stand-ups became just reporting all the stuff the government was doing to him, more tragic than funny. Sorry about that. But this is really...
Stupid.
So if you ever wonder why no black members of the Legion go bicycle riding with Lynne, now you know.