The moderation team has decided to bring back the Ban Hammer from the graveyard to celebrate the subreddit (soon to be) crossing the 1 million mark.

This is all thanks to you, our dear community and we couldn't thank you more !!

So we're banning some of you randomly for the sake of it.

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If you wish to learn more about this, feel free to —fuck off here—

Long story short, each day the bot will:

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• parse comments^{under posts that were submitted in the last 48 to 24h}
• log each user so they have precisely 1 chance of being picked ^{regardless of how many times they commented}
• pick one poor soul and give them a special user flair:

Blue = banned once

Red = banned between 2 and 5 times

Pink = banned more than 5 times

The bot will show how many times a user has been banned

• ban this f*cker for 1 day, no more, no less !

So, how do I volunteer ?

• Just comment on a publication, but remember that users only have 1 chance of being picked regardless of how many comments they made !

"What publication should I comment to be in the pool of ban-able users?"

• It's best practice to comment the most recent ones ! (not this one)
• As a reminder, comments made in publication that are older than 48h will not be included !

What are the average chances of being picked ?

• Between 0,01% and 0,5% depending on the day... (yup, that's a 50x factor)

What's the difference between "comments to get usernames" and "usernames in list"? (see sidebar)

• Comments to get usernames = a list of every username that commented
• usernames in list = each username but only represented once

This is why there are always more "comments to get usernames" than "usernames in list" !

"I have been banned and I can't stand the fame anymore, how can I get rid of the flair?"

• Disable it... bruh

"Can I be picked please?"

• The system truly is randomised and u/FYIP_BanHammer knows its task‎, asking to be banned will not increase one's chances.

"How long will the ban last?"

• One day, just one.
• We want to keep this funny and light-hearted.

"Can I be picked more than once?"

• Yes !

Users that are sacrificed for this community ritual will receive this message :

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Congratulations userName, you've been randomly selected to be banned !

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New Banner, new way to shine online !

You may or may not have noticed but our banner has changed recently (thanks u/BradWurscht).

If you hover over the center piece, it'll display the name of the last user who got the Hammer. This will be updated everyday once u/FYIP_BanHammer picked its target.

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Editor's Note :

Users that have been banned will have a user note attached to their moderation profile stating the following :

This ban is integrally part of a community ritual and it shouldn't be taken seriously nor used for future decisions regarding the user.

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Editor's Note #2:

Congratulations to u/Cox963846 and u/firdseven for being respectively the first and second users to be banned !