I went and created a topic inquiring if I were experiencing abnormal premium payouts behavior in #help-and-feedback:creations-feedback. I specified in that same topic to let me know if I had created the topic in the incorrect category. It was taken down for incorrect category use. They did not tell me what the correct category for my topic was.
So I did what I could and went and moved it in a presumably more accurate category. I reposted the topic in #development-discussion. I especially reemphasized to notify me if the topic was uploaded in the incorrect category, it was in fact the very first heading in my topic to ensure people would read it. Again, got taken down again for incorrect category use. No I was not told what the correct category was.
Repeated this and moved the topic to #help-and-feedback:game-design-support. Taken down again for incorrect category use without being told what the correct category was.
So finally, before making a 4th reattempt to reupload the topic, I created a new topic specifically asking where my topic should be moved into. I was told #help-and-feedback:education-support. I specifically emphasized I was told by the forum to post it there. And again, taken down for incorrect category use. No, I was not told what the correct category was.
Now, the straw that blew the camel’s back, is I was moderated for topic duplication, because reposting topics in different categories that were taken down due to incorrect category use counts as duplication. But this wasn’t actually the final straw. The straw was, in the duplication moderation, they were referencing which of my topics were duplicated ones. And the topic which was referenced for duplication, was another taken down topic several days ago for incorrect category use that was talking about what would entail a DMCA takedown, which has nothing to do with any of my reuploaded threads regarding my inquiries into my abnormal premium payout behaviour.
Here’s the screenshot of me being moderated in reference to duplicating a DMCA takedown inquiry due to uploading my premium payout one.
I really hope rather than just taking down flag posts and just linking the rules of the category, DET can instead direct you with a solution. It would have saved, both me and them time, had they just directed me to the correct category to begin with, rather than telling me why I used the incorrect one by linking me vague category rules 4 consecutive times. I still don’t even know what the correct category is.
Also, I think they’re too quick to moderate without sufficient context. I don’t understand how a topic uploaded days ago was referenced for duplication in regards to me reuploading 4 taken down topics today.
I shouldn’t expect too much from pointing this out though, as my feedback probably wouldn’t be listened to in the first place. Hopefully there’s an off chance this does accomplish some sort of change.
If not, or if this even gets taken down too, then that’s fine too, I was already expecting this would have probably been the case, and I appreciate those who did take the time to read this.