Is Reddit always strict?

[Zig27]

I joined a Reddit forum and was banned for 1 day by a moderator saying that only people of that occupation are allowed to comment on that forum. The discussion was nothing to do with the occupation and more to do with someone's emotions overwhelming them which I was trying to reassure them.

I also posted a month ago asking what the profession was like as it was something I wanted to go into but wanted other opinions and the post was refused by the moderators saying it is not appropriate to ask questions about the profession. Why would I go into a profession without finding out what it is about?

I am finding it very strict and being silenced or a cancel culture going on. It's funny as some of the 'professionals' who do comment give some very bad advice and can start arguing with other professionals on there.

Is “profession” the new “hobby”, can’t say as it’s too outing? 🤔

Create your own sub Reddit? Then you'd have full control

I think it works. I'm on one where professionals answer questions. Posts by people who give their opinion or think they know something because someone down the pub told them rather than answer questions based on professional knowledge are deleted. (wish they would do the same here some boards)

It’s clear you don’t know how either reddit or cancel culture works

I doubt it is the only place you can find information about that profession, you requested they discuss it with you, they declined 🤷🏻‍♀️ Just look elsewhere.

I wouldn't make a big career decision based on a Reddit sub anyway, if that's the only source of info online then that's very unusual. Each sub has rules, as has been said maybe they just find it teedious having people ask about the job, or want a space without outside voices hampering discussions.

The overriding impression I got was it just run by a lot of men who like obeying and making up lots of rules, and making up rules to exclude others. Yes, timewasters and trolls are annoying, but it's about as uninclusive a place as it could possibly be.

I read all the rules before posting somewhere and still got it wrong. YOU'VE POSTED THIS IN THE WRONG PLACE, IT SHOULD HAVE GONE HERE Then you need fifty upvotes to post in some places. I'm not interested in a popularity contest, nor do I want to spend my life thinking of possibly popular things to say so that I can post in a particular part of the site.

At the end of the day, for a dilettante of the internet, with actual stuff to do in real life, it's just way too much committment and effort. The only positive is that Reddit makes Mumsnet look like a shining beacon of tolerance, freedom of speech and ease of use.

@Zig27 It's not you, it's them. Believe me, it is not worth the effort.

I like the way subreddits have their own moderation rules, it means that if you don't like one you can find another that works better for you.

I can see how it's confusing for newcomers though.

You surely aren’t thinking of making a career decision based on what you read on Reddit? I don’t know what your new secret profession would be, but I have gone on Reddit before to see what people say about mine. It’s a load of rubbish, and it couldn’t be more detached from reality. I have a few good laughs whenever I read the subreddits that are meant to give advice on how to enter the profession and don’t even get me started on all those ‘AMA’... People aren’t necessarily 100% honest when they write online - especially in certain niche jobs.

I wouldn’t take (much) career advice from Reddit. I would talk to real people in the industry, let them put you off in real life if needs be. Don’t base your move on what someone has said on Reddit.

It's Stripping isn't it?

I have already said it before. There are no rules on there saying you cannot post otherwise I wouldn’t have posted. I think I will just observe from now on. I don’t need to be threatened by their moderators.

So you joined, were banned for one day because only people in the occupation were allowed to post (that was them telling you the rules btw) then you still tried to post again? What was the sub?

@Zig27 It's not you, it's them. Believe me, it is not worth the effort.

OP posted elsewhere why she was banned for a day and it's not surprising as she is doing the same on here.

Reddit are extremely problematic and recent news articles are worth a look - they hate women. I wouldn’t give them any time.

Personally have not found reddit strict or felt silenced.

Hard to know what's going on unless we know what exactly you posted and the subs you posted on.

Reddit is huge. I bet there are other subs for this secret profession.
I bet you don't want to tell us what it is because you know we'll all look it up and the rule will actually be there either in rules, sub description or a pinned post. 😁😁

I don't know why OP is being coy about the profession when they've posted about it on here several times.

I don't know why OP is being coy about the profession when they've posted about it on here several times.
Neither do i , a quick search show exactly which board she is talking about.

There is no secret, it is the teaching profession. I know people can get very critical of teaching.

As said before each subreddit has its own rules, just like Facebook groups etc

I'm in one where only vets can post responses
And one where people can post based on their experience as a pet owner

People deliberately post in one or the other depending on what type of responses they need

I agree that some of the career and hobby ones become absolutely overwhelmed by intro questions that are covered in faq's or just the same question (would i make a good xyz?) Repeated. It then makes it hard for engaging discussions to not be burried. Its been vital sometimes to separate people actually wanting to discuss the work , and to make sure qualified responses aren't buried by the people who have zero experience. Eg if you ask a question there might only be 30 qualified on the sub, but 999 visitors so its hard to actually see who is talking from qualified experience vs general population

I'm sure there will be another less strict subreddit

I think it wouldn't be unreasonable for a reddit mod to say something along the lines of - a prospective PGCE student (for example) with no teaching experience needs to ensure that they are not offering advice that is beyond the scope of their experience. At the moment this is not the case. It is inappropriate for them to comment on interactions between PGCE students and mentors because of having no experience of either role. If their current posting habits continue, they will be permanently banned from the sub. We are not a place for people to LARP as teachers and we try our best to ensure that advice given in our community is credible and well informed.

Not unreasonable at all to want to retain credibility.

HTH.

Ahh teaching is a real good example of that.
Education boards aimed at teachers tend to be strict as you get lots of posts from parents asking questions. Actual teaching questions tend to get responses from a whole range of people who feel they know the job eg. parents, students, friends and family of teachers. Those responses in less strict forums tend to flood out the responses by actual teachers who are currently working

So they told of you the question was inappropriate for that one subreddit.

The mods kindly steered you to a correct place to ask, but joining that subreddit is too much effort.

You don't sound terribly committed to the career, IMO, if disinclination to join a subreddit is an insuperable obstacle to researching it

Reddit is crap these days imo.

Teaching?
There'll be bucketloads of subs for that. Have a hunt, I bet you'll find one .