It's a gaming store first and foremost. If you're not sure why you're getting warnings, look to the Discussions Rules and Guidelines to the right of this thread. Just follow the rules, simple.

You're making single word posts, posting only a single emote etc.

No wonder you're getting warned. You'll also start getting bans that way since those posts are nothing more than spam.

This is not TikTok. Take a good look at your own post history and learn from it and the warnings you've received.

Originally posted by 3pac:

OME BODY HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS CAUSE NOW I FEEL LIKE IM A TARGET.

Read this page: https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/6862-8119-C23E-EA7B

If you have specific questions about something on that page, ask it. We'll be happy to provide an explanation.

Nope, users cannot post safely here. The only ones saying it's all about the guidelines probably never got a ban that never made sense.

See my artwork page for what I mean.

Banned for a movie quote. Did I get the ban lifted? Yeah...

Should the mod be fired if it was a person? Yes.

If it was AI, should Steam stop using AI for moderation? Yes.

Will they do either?

Absolutely not!

Edit: people that disagree with others will spam report them into getting bans. That, and AI bots crawling the forums are the culprits.

They appeared only recently and the forums have turned into garbage

Originally posted by skOsH♥:

Nope, users cannot post safely here. The only ones saying it's all about the guidelines probably never got a ban that never made sense.

See my artwork page for what I mean.

Banned for a movie quote. Did I get the ban lifted? Yeah...

Should the mod be fired if it was a person? Yes.

If it was AI, should Steam stop using AI for moderation? Yes.

Will they do either?

Absolutely not!

There's nothing particularly meaningful about it being a movie quote. There's loads of movies I could quote that would likely get me a perma.

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Originally posted by 3pac:

OME BODY HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS CAUSE NOW I FEEL LIKE IM A TARGET.

Read this page: https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/6862-8119-C23E-EA7B

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thank you

But you can't invest in Steam. Not isn't public. There is no invest in Steam.

You do not have free speech rights here.

In private places you are bound to the rules of what the places owner allows.

If you start saying things that they owner of the space has stated they don't want you to say, they have every right to tell you to stop.

Freedom of Speech only stops the government from censoring you.

So if you are posting things of no value to the discussion such as a random emoji or posting "yes" for no reason then that can be seen as spam.
And that will get you warned in ANY forum, not just on Steam.

those rules are "show piece" rules, as in they are there to be displayed and only be displayed.

especially when one reports written rules being broken, directly from said guidelines and conduct policy and the rule breaker doesnt get banned.

but others "doing similar", or using the exact same words, do get punished, shows inability to enforce rules properly and a lopsided leaning of not punishing certain users.

also, you can be false banned and warned, repeatedly and have to go to support to get them removed for being "unwarranted", due to moderation "mistakes".

that also said, i would ignore people saying "follow the rules", or linking the guidelines, as they themselves, do not follow the rules..., or ones spouting "no free speech", "public forums", or even "echo chamber" nonsense, as you can regularly find users who say these things, breaking all manner of rules across the whole guideline and conduct policy.

in the end, the rules are vague and not enforced properly and when they are enforced, its lopsided allowing certain users free reign to break rules, while others are instantly punished, be it correctly applied, unwarranted, or excessive in time given for said punishments.

as well, moderation and support (each individual staff member in both teams), "interpret" the "rules" differently, thus, one thinks its a rule being broken, another thinks it isnt, thus we have false bans/warnings, or correctly applied.

also, take note of these 2 template comments, from moderation notifications, when punished.

"This post contains content that is inflammatory and likely to create arguments, rule violations, and other non-constructive replies. This type of content is not allowed on the Steam Community."

or..

"This post contains content that is combative, argumentative, or is likely to derail the discussion. This type of content is not allowed on the Steam Community."

both (the above) worded as they are, to allow banning of anyone, for anything, despite rules broken or not.

if you get some, telling you what you can post, or what threads you cane make, or telling you not to use the forums, or w/e else... remember this... "everyone is invited" (stated on the top of the forums, before you choose a forum to look at), as no one has a right (aside from valve) to tell anyone not to use the forums.

tdlr: walk on egg shells, use your words wisely, avoid bait arguments made to lure you into being reported and banned, take note of the people (groups of friends, or random "individuals", or even alt accounts) you see often in the forums (some seen in almost every thread in the forums arguing with people, being rude and insulting, name calling, public accusations and more) and you will see a bigger picture.

if you came here for forum usage, instead of games, well... steam forums have taken a nose dive and you wont find enjoyment here, best to simply play games and avoid the forums and the forum users, trying to control it and or run off anyone wanting to use them... until valve takes action and handles moderation, so we can have proper enforcement of rules, that are held to definition, not "interpretations".

with that said, one word replies are considered spam, as well as repeating things without changing some of the words.

anywho... good luck out there and have a nice day

Originally posted by 3pac:

since i started this account the day that it was activated i get 2 warnings 2 for being REDUNDENT twice they said this 3 days go i get one more thats 3 for saying the word sick dident have no name attached to it none of that. they make you feel like you cant say anything i dont even swear on here at all because i no they will have a problem with it im not about to sit up here and rant and cry SOME BODY HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS CAUSE NOW I FEEL LIKE IM A TARGET.

And that's why I gave you some of the basic forum guidelines in one of your first posts. I even provided an easy to understand video of basic posting etiquette. This is stuff that has been around for 29 years, bub. It's not rocket science.

So...y'all can explain this, then, huh?

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3521408010

What do you want explained? You post a useless quote and get action taken. Nobody owes you a soap box.

Its sort of amusing when people post 'proof' and said 'proof' shows literally the opposite of what they think it does

Originally posted by skOsH♥:

So...y'all can explain this, then, huh?

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3521408010

Posting a random quote is very much unwanted.
It can be considered spam and depending on how its worded, can be seen in other ways as well.

Forums are the biggest cancer on this platform. CS2 forums have been infested with ragebait AI bots and valve has so far only ban players that point out they aren't human beings. But they dont ban the actual AI bots. It's disgusting