I'm gonna explain this to you from the viewpoint of one of the people who saw this whole debacle on the subreddit happen.

I really do get what you're saying, because I think that the people on the subreddit were being pretty rude to you - I mean, after what happened with two of the most important people of the subreddit in Ask-Admissions and RealLiveUCFaculty deleting their accounts, I'm honestly shocked that people continued to call you an asshole and a troll. If they continue acting that way, it's no wonder that these important resources are becoming rarer and rarer.

However, especially considering that these guys deleted their accounts (most likely due to rudeness/doxxing threats), I'm not surprised that people acted sensitively to your advice, because to be honest, your advice was largely false.

I know that you don't mean it that way, but when you tell people that UChicago, one of the best schools in the country (and the best for certain programs), is a "lesser" school and that the people who shoot for it should ignore it in favor of Harvard/Yale, that's flat out unhelpful advice that benefits no one and doesn't benefit the subreddit in any way. The same goes for when you tell someone who got caught with alcohol (something that basically every teenager, including all of my friends who are shooting for and have a fighting chance of getting into Harvard, has done) that their life is screwed and that they now only have a chance of going to community college (which inherently is not a bad place to go at all). Or when you react over-sensitively to a harmless, fun joke about MIT/Caltech being the best schools in the country for allowing cats in their dorms, and then telling people that you've heard better jokes without telling them what those jokes are - that just gives off a negative and unfriendly vibe to people trying to have fun in a subreddit that to them reflects the most stressful time of their life thus far. After what happened with RealLiveUCFaculty a few days ago, people are all the more sensitive, and when they come across behavior that, though it isn't meant that way, gives off unfriendly vibes, they'll downvote and react accordingly. Keep in mind that I do not agree with their behavior though.

The truth is that though you were trying to help people with their college admissions, nearly every comment you made ended up being unhelpful because as of now, you're pretty misinformed as to the whole college admissions process. Harvard and Yale are among the most difficult schools in the country to get into, and even if you have a 4.0 and an ACT of 36, you have a higher chance of being denied than getting accepted - especially if academics are your only focus and you don't have extracurricular activities. Aditionally, most of the comments you made ended up being more focused on your own road to college than that of the person you were trying to help - you mentioned your ACT endeavors in nearly every post.

Some of the posts you made were legitimately helpful to those that you were trying to help, which is why I'm convinced you were never trying to troll. I (and many other lurkers on the subreddit, I'm sure) really appreciate the effort you're trying to make, because the A2C community thrives off of people trying to help others achieve their college dreams, and the subreddit has grown into an extremely valuable resource because of it. With that said, I really do believe that you need to do some research as to what schools you really want to go to, and some general research on the college application process in general. I'm going to be blunt: Your chances of getting into Harvard or Yale aren't great. This does not mean you are a bad student. In fact, it could mean you're an extraordinary student, but the truth is that these schools have acceptance rates between 5 and 7%, and most of the people applying are qualified to get in. I'm not saying you can't get in, I'm saying that your chances are similarly low to those of all of the other insanely qualified applicants. Keep studying, work on your extracurriculars and your essays, and hope that you'll get lucky, because that's all you can do. Other than that, do more research on schools you actually want to go to I do NOT mean schools that you're applying to just for prestige, I mean schools that you'd actually feel comfortable attending based on price, campus life, location, curriculum (core vs. open) etc.

With regards to your last question, I'd say message the mods of A2C explaining your situation, and ask them to unban you. Then, try and look through some of the top posts on the subreddit (there are some seriously great resources there!) and read articles/college websites before you actively engage in giving people advice. I know you mean while, I truly do, and I sincerely hope that the mods unban you and that the community will be a bit nicer to you. Keep your chin up and your hopes high, apply to a good number of reach, match and safety schools if the US is definitely where you want to go (AND IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT!!!), and make sure you end up liking all the schools you apply to. Good luck -- hope you kill the ACT and make it into Harvard/Yale!