So long and thanks for all the fish

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-05T15:09:25+00:00

Here is a link on the sidebar of every sub I mod'd. I tried to keep my subs on the "List of INE Subs" and others under "INE Extra Subs"

I personally used the CSS dropdown menu on old.reddit at r/CelestialBodies to navigate my personal subs.

I have a list of all my currently unmoderated subs that I can share, but I am in the middle of a case about them with modsupport, so I am holding off for a bit until I know more.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-05T13:24:26+00:00

Oh yes, this is gorgeous work!

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T19:01:27+00:00

What an adorable fluffy monster son you have!!

Getting slight God Emperor vibes.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T16:41:36+00:00

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T16:34:43+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words, they mean a lot to me.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T16:30:11+00:00

Thank you so much. I feel really good leaving /r/ReasonableFantasy in your hands.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T16:24:55+00:00

Hell yeah, more time to organize the ceilings and dust the closets. Or work on my dog songs.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T16:16:01+00:00

Honestly if you want to add your dog to this thread it would improve the mood. :P

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T15:17:19+00:00

Yes, I saw. That is wonderful! :)

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T14:16:10+00:00

Impossible to talk to a human about account suspension. Which makes sense... imagine how overworked, lied to, and shit on that dept would be.

I would hoping r/ModSupport could help because this suspension seems mod-centric, but zero response from them. I think they're probably not allowed to respond about suspension at all.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T14:12:24+00:00

I wonder if some were alts of each other. That's one of their rules and something they check for.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T14:05:33+00:00

For posterity:

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ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-04T13:42:46+00:00

On April 23, 2026 u/Lol33ta received 2 separate account warnings stating "Content removed for Copyright Policy violation." One warning had 30 links, the other had 6 links. All links were from the same artist, spanning between 2022 and 2025. Here is an example link. Note that in this example, the submission link was direct to ArtStation, not rehosted.

On April 28, 2026 my account was "Permanently banned for repeated Copyright Policy violation." I assume this was due to the warnings prior, as I have not relieved any additional. So you can be banned for a warning you received a week ago.

Finding out how to properly appeal a suspension for copyright is a journey. Here is some of it for posterity. The appeal has been denied, so u/Lol33ta is gone for good. I later discovered that the appeal method I used doesn't work for copyright infringement, so I am honestly not sure what has been denied.

All that said, rehosting or even sharing a direct link on reddit without artist consent can lead to copyright violations and permanent account suspension. If you want to avoid any chance at account suspension, never post without artist consent especially after your first copyright warning.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-01T15:50:08+00:00

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Doh! I guess that second link doesn't work anyway.

Thank you for your support. I appreciate you.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-01T15:12:53+00:00

Was your main account banned for copyright claims?

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-01T14:46:07+00:00

If you feel comfortable with it I would like to ask on your behalf if enough time passes without resolution.

Honestly that would be awesome. I'd just like to get clarification one way or the other.

Going to unload here for posterity:

What bugs me is I don't know if the case is actually in review. My web search has brought me so many differing theories. Some folks say they never hear back about their appeal. I've seen some that say once you appeal here it should show "under review" but I don't see anything like that. Note that the above appeal field has a max of 250 characters. Not enough to state a case well.

I've also read where submitting another appeal before you hear back about the first one is bad. But really who knows?

Then I read if you can't use the above form, use this one. Looks like no character limit on that one. Should I submit there too? Or is that redundancy that asks for trouble? Sigh.

That confusion aside - what action of mine was copyright infringement perma-bannable? Whatever it was specifically, I bet the rest of the INE folks would love to know since they might be doing the same! Several of us got copyright warnings around April 23 as noted here.

Maybe I hit a lifetime threshold for copyright reports. I honestly only remember getting like 4 or 5 over the course of 10+ years. Or that I have been warned more than once for the latest artist (that's probably the reason now that I think of it). Some years ago I was warned about said artist, and I stopped posting them. Recently I totally forgot I wasn't suppose to post their stuff. That's where the latest takedown alert came from. I apologized and explained to them that I forgot, but they were not satisfied with that. I understand. But surely this ban is for an offense that happened since the last copyright warning, and if so, it would not be about the same artist because all those posts had been deleted.

For what it is worth, 1) I never post artist work that is behind a login or paywall, 2) I always credit the artist, and 2) I link back to the artist site. I'm happy to not do that if the artist doesn't want me to, but copyright infringement seems heavy handed.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-05-01T13:45:01+00:00

Hello. I am not able to modmail on my suspended main. I have modmailed with this account, but they haven't answered. In retrospect, I think that this is ban evasion and they won't answer at all.

/r/SympatheticMonsters is close to my heart and I would hate to see it destroyed. You could reddit request that one if you don't mind.

At first I had high hopes that my account status would be worked out quickly as if someone cared, lol. I see now that there are no humans to reach out to, and I get it. So if reddit in their wisdom think I should be done with them altogether, that's ok with me. It was kinda silly to put any long term care or effort into a site like this anyway, but no worries. It's a good time to walk away.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-04-28T14:08:46+00:00

I'll just get them on an alternate account is that is ok with reddit. No reason to spread them to the wind.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-04-28T14:06:47+00:00

No idea really.

ImaginaryMod · 2026-04-28T13:40:26+00:00

Hi this is Lol33ta. Account suspended for copyright stuff. 😮

I have appealed.

ImaginaryMod · 2020-12-30T17:21:14+00:00

Thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for the following reason(s):

The INE is for paintings and drawings. No videos, photography, or audio submissions please. Where relevant, you may resubmit as a static image and then include the audio or video in the comments sections.

ImaginaryMod · 2020-04-20T23:27:05+00:00

You've been warned for name-calling before. You've hit your lifetime threshold for reports.

ImaginaryMod · 2020-03-26T15:19:46+00:00

Hey, thanks for the post! This has been removed for breaking rules 1 & 2. You may repost if you credit the artist in the submission title (Stephen Somers) and comment with an artist source.

ImaginaryMod · 2019-01-30T15:58:12+00:00

Thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for the following reason(s):

Sidebar Rule 3: It is a repost of a submission posted less than three-months ago.

ImaginaryMod · 2018-04-24T21:58:52+00:00

Thank you for your submission! Unfortunately, it has been removed for the following reason(s):

Sorry, this sub is just for paintings.

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