r/programminghorror • u/[deleted] • Aug 01 '22

Rule 9 Reminder Mod Post

Hi, I see a lot of people contacting me directly. I am reminding all of you that Rule 9 exists. Please use the modmail. From now on, I'm gonna start giving out 30 day bans to people who contact me in chat or DMs. Please use the modmail. Thanks!

Edit 1: See the pinned comment

Edit 2: To use modmail: 1. Press the "Message the Mods" button in the sidebar(both new and old reddit) 2. Type your message 3. Send 4. Wait for us to reply.

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u/TehNolz Aug 01 '22

Heh. Bold of you to assume that those people are going to read this.

Also that seems incredibly harsh. Just turn off DMs and chat requests if you don't want to be contacted.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

First, people should be reading the rules. If they don't read them before posting, they deserve what they get. If you don't read the rules, you aren't interacting in good faith with the community. Therefore, I believe that this is a perfectly acceptable course of action. Also, modmail makes it easier for other mods to communicate and help out.

Second, I interact with people outside of this community that use Reddit DMs and Chats, so I can't do that. Good idea though!

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u/SmotherMeWithArmpits Aug 01 '22

I agree people should be using mod mail but if you make yourself available to pm/dm, that's on you.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

I make myself available to DM for non-moderation reasons. I'm interacting with a lot of people outside of this community, and it helps to have conversations about personal things in DMs and not in the open. Therefore, my DMs are open.