I too was banned for Vote Gaming and Recruitment. The Mods' messages:
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Vote Gaming:
- Asking people to vote up or down certain posts, either on Reddit itself or through social networks, messaging, etc.
- Forming or joining a group that votes together, either on a specific post, a user's posts, posts from a domain, etc.
So, did they actually take the time to find our site and check out this post? I'm not sure, but, hey, they aren't wrong. But we have done this a number of times, with the Regent always asking for upvotes.
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Recruitment: Also falls under the rule: Sending unsolicited messages to people who post but don't ask. We have reports.
So, perhaps sending out those pm's
en masse was not the best idea. I struggle to think of any other way we could have brought the application process to people's attention, though.
Perhaps the solution is just to concede that r/minecraft, at least with it's current strictness (it seemed more liberal when Regent used to do these; people were asking how to apply and regent linked them to us) is just not the best advertising tool. I have looked at alternatives, but voat seems almost dead and sites like planetminecraft dump servers into a huuge list and want a (preferably animated) banner.
Oh, and r/mcservers? I've been banned from there, too. Not sure if it's the fact that a couple of mods moderate both subreddits, or a rule I overlooked.