r/ImaginaryNetwork
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u/ImaginaryMod
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May 04 '26
So long and thanks for all the fish
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 recieved 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.
Right now 38 of my subreddits are closed due to no moderation. I have reached out to modsupport to see if they can help get them all assigned at once, but I am not sure they will respond to me. There are another 20 or so subs that have other mods, but they are inactive. If modsupport replies back to me, I will help get these subs in good hands. If not - good luck to you all. I hope you get it all worked out. You'll probably have better luck reaching out since you are not suspended. :P
I'm definitely done modding on reddit. I didn't hope to be done all at once like this, as it is not best for the communities I worked so consistently on for 14 years. But it's a good time, and it feels pretty ok. These last several days of not worrying about mod queue have been nice.
I'll be around for a bit on this account but will be transitioning away permanently in the next couple of weeks.
Final worries on some subs close to my heart:
Y'all gonna see a lot more major boobage at r/ImaginaryElves
/r/WholesomeFantasyArt and /r/WholesomeSliceOfLife top posts will now be "wholesome" anime girls without pants
/r/Raining filled with AI, bot spam, and youtube promo
(edit for typos)
