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yeah some smooth brain in this thread is saying we aren't shadow banned though LMAO
NEWSFLASH I NEVER GOT NOTIFIED OF THIS IN ANYWAY
being told a moderator has to approve your post isn't the same as saying:
TOUGH TOES YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANY COMMENTS APPROVED.
That's what a shadow ban is. You dont tell the user or make it obvious they are blocked from functionality of the website.
For some reason itchio has shadow banned us all.
Hmm, your first idea seems like a strong possibility too. I also stopped using itch.io for a long time before coming back and starting to use it again. That's when my comments on the main pages of games started getting stuck waiting for mod approval that never comes. It doesn't help that I messaged Support over a month ago, and it's been complete radio silence from them after the initial bot reply stating that they got my ticket.
What do you think shadow banning is? And how do you know how little or how much spam was blocked by filters?
When I looked at feed I typically saw a few spammmers. Currently, I saw none. That's not a statistic, but it does feel a little less.
And shadow banning would be, if a commentor would see the comment, thinking everything is ok, but everyone else would not see the comment. Telling people that comments are held for moderation is the opposite of shadow banning.
yeah it actually hasn't gotten any better and is just fucking over the community for no reason
also im not here to argue the terms "shadow ban" with that other dude idgaf and that's completely irrelevant and he's wrong
I'm not banned but I mind as well be on other people's pages because the end result is the same.
Okay.... what in the heck? Some how when I click on my profile now in itch.io a pop-up comes up and says this:
This link goes to a user-generated page on itch.io that is not associated with the creator of the current page. Don't trust any claims of newly updated content, it may be a scam.
https://itch.io/profile/redghost-5
Security Warning: Recently, scammers have been posting comments sharing fake update and download links. These links lead to malware. Official game updates are provided directly by the developer, never from external links in comments.
Uh Hello McFly, that is my profile that I CREATED myself. I'm not a modder or game creator of any sort nor do I re-upload mods or content to this site so what gives?
alright well im making a game and i guess im not buying assets through itch.io or posting my game here. i cant support this anymore. sorry to the 10+ itchio developers who emailed my team for us to play your games and make gameplay videos for them. we're not doing all that for free for in a dead community full of moderators that dont give a rat's end about us.
well then why do I see comments made on a mod page for FS25 all the time yet when I try to make a comment, it gets blocked? Yes I called out a user for being an absolute hypocrite in one instance. Is that a reason to shadow ban me from making a comment going forwards? Apparently these snow flake moderators think so and I am not talking about the moderator who made created this topic. This person clearly wants people to post opinions and have an honest discussion so my thanks to Lynette for this!