So, I know this isn’t a help forum or anything but, being Lemmy I’d think some people are on the same boat as me too.
I got permanently Banned in reddit for vote manipulation, I foolishly and childishly used 2 accounts to up vote myself to make it seem I was winning arguments. I then created a new account to start fresh but I didn’t know that counted as a Ban Evasion(I didn’t know ban Evasion was a thing), but that got banned too.
I’ve appealed by apologizing since I am guilty and genuinely sorry , however I’m not a spambot or anything. I made a mistake and just want a second chance.
Is there anything else I can do to start fresh “safely”? (factory reset my android device? I Can’t change my external IP tho) Has anyone been on a similar situation and gotten their account reinstated?
Being honest I like Lemmy but it’s nowhere near as populated as Reddit, sadly
only way is to use a new device and IP adress, any old and new acc on the same device or ip will result in a immediate ban(after you comment for the first time). also posting in a sub you were banned it will get you banned, since they can detect similarities(of how you posted, voted,commente din the first place). continued usage with the same methods of creating accs will get you shadowbanned overtime. weve been there before, i was banned from askreddit in an old account for trying to point out a star trek actor for acting like “ellen degeneres”(she wanted the series to center around her). accidentally used an account on the same sub, and got banned whole acc(they dint target all my accs though).
or you can try using a new device/or different browser on a library wifi, or computer.
other than that there are more sophisticated ways, you will have to spend money, but these are usually for people like OF mode/s accs that need multitudes of accounts to promote and earn money. (anti-detect browsers, fingerprint spoofing, proxies, new devices, buying accounts). so its unwise and waste of money if you are just commenting and scrolling through reddit.
did you try appealing your original banned account? sometimes they might unban it if you can “grovel”, but any of your new accounts will not be appealed though. additionally reddit has been going hard on banning this month alone.
Here’s my two cents for what it’s worth - Just embrace the opportunity to leave, have your conversations here and just search Reddit when you need to. That’s what I did, it’s much less toxic here.
I can certainly see that, my only gripe is the lack of content tbh :/.
It’s odd because I’ve been on reddit for 10 years and so now I’m chronically bored lol and dunno what to do, it’s definitely a sign of change obviously.
You need a hobby. I was addicted to Reddit all the way up until Spez fucked us all with the API thing. Then I migrated to Lemmy and followed my favorite apps that changed into Lemmy apps.
Never looked back, and I started to be less addicted to my phone. Watch more TV shows that I liked and wanted to catch up on. Do some hobby coding. I picked up speed cubing as yet another hobby, but one that I actually practice a lot.
Just get off of Reddit (and Lemmy, tbh) and create your own life content, friend. I use Lemmy when I have no other choice. Like when I’m taking a shit. Sick in bed. Waiting for my tea. Short moments. Much better for the mind.
Best of luck!
wish i knew about API, so i could avoided all those bans lol, i heard it pretty much hides your “online identity a bit?”, could be one reason they wanted APIs gone,b eside the financial reasons.
I suppose it could be that the official Reddit app does a whole lot more tracking than the third party apps did, indeed. Seems very plausible to me.
Yeah that’s exactly what I’ve been looking into. I honestly could play more video games if I wasn’t always on my phone lol. It’s tough since it’s been years of the muscle memory of scrolling through reddit, but I’m also internally mad that “holy crap why am I letting this app govern my life?”
yea we were all there, people are too addicted to reddit to leave it, even when they revealed a paywall plan people arnt going to leave it, until they get banned from the site.