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On the topic of byzantine rules, I'd found out at sometime last year that a major subreddit had banned linking other subreddits...
In the 6 years I was there I thought that's what Reddit was all about, but what do I know?
The Fediverse is perfectly set up for linking people to new communities they might not have come across on their own.
Trying to figure out which rule I broke on Reddit and when it was implemented from moderators was a pain. In contrast, Lemmy mods have messaged me when they want me to edit my comment to conform better to the rules which was great. Lemmy public modlogs are also a huge improvement since while it can't stop tyrant mods/admins, it makes knowing how you crossed them much clearer for people.
FWIW subreddits that had that rule generally had it to prevent brigading
Never really understood that logic. It doesn't stop brigading, just makes it a tiny bit more difficult.
I used to get shadowbanned all the time because I often posted lots of on topic links. I think it's automated.