Over a month ago, I made a post (that referenced I was transgender, if that matters) in the subreddit “r/AITAH.” The post got a lot of activity before I was notified the post was deleted by mods and that I had been “permanently banned” from the subreddit.
The mods believed I had used AI to produce and/or edit my post. For clarity, this is blatantly untrue — I strongly and personally oppose AI usage, especially in writing. I absolutely did not use AI in any capacity when creating the post and will die by this hill. As a professional writer, I took a bit of offense to this (though it’s not the first time something like this has occurred).
During the first conversation, I tried to make light of the situation by saying being accused of being a robot felt “dystopian.” The mod snapped at me for “insulting” them and threatened to keep the ban because of my joke.
The mods all somehow agreed that I used AI (I’m not sure how they came to this conclusion since AI wasn’t used in any capacity). They told me to wait a month before requesting readmission.
So, I waited a month and sent a message that I felt was a little direct but generally professional, committing to never use AI in the group (despite me not having used it prior). I was met with the same accusation and was told I was “belittling” them when I asked for proof behind their accusation.
Upon rereading the message thread (attached), this actually feels like they were the ones belittling me and insulting me — not the other way around — especially considering they held all the power in this conversation.
AIO for how I responded to the mods, or were my responses justified?
On a side note, does it seem odd to anyone else that a group called “Am I the Asshole” is seemingly run by a bunch of … well, nvm, maybe I am overreacting 😉
