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11 days I ago I was removed from the subreddit I founded, 5 years ago. r/atheism. I had intended for this sub to be free and open, lacking in what I call "classic moderation".

The rules for r/redditrequest are rather vague, and open to interpretation. So, I would like to cite the rules, and state my case for how and why I feel my request should be granted.

>Subreddits aren't considered "abandoned" if any mod has been [in]active on reddit in the past 60 days. Keep in mind that "activity" isn't limited to posting and commenting.

I use Reddit every day. It may very well be the case that I had not logged into "skeen" for 90 days, and my reasoning for this is that I do not use that account for 2 reasons: 1: I don't want to be treated any differently in my sub, I don't like this notion of some users being above others, and 2: The pressures I always received to manage things the way other people wanted me to would flood my inbox, rendering the account useless to me from a users perspective.

In essence, "skeen" was used to ensure that the sub would remain free and open far into the future, just as it had been doing for the past 5 years. In the end, I dropped the ball, but I feel that after founding the sub, and retaining my position as the top mod since its inception, I should be given some leeway. What's 90 days to 5+ years?

>The exact criteria used in evaluating a request is left to admin discretion.

Left to admin discretion. "Request a defunct or spam reddit" is the title of r/redditrequest. r/atheism was neither. Nor was it in ANY risk, WHATSOEVER, of becoming inactive. If the INTENT of r/redditrequest is to ensure subs do not become inactive, or defunct, then this has been a failure. The truth of the matter is simple: I was removed so that policies could be enacted that had I been aware of, I would have reverted!

The mod who requested my removal knew this very well, and only after I was removed, enacted those policies. If the notion was that I was simply inactive, and there was little chance I would ever return, why enact those policies only after removing me? It's almost as if it was known that I was still around.

>When a subreddit is requested, an automatic message will be sent to the mods of that subreddit directing them to respond to the request. We give a three-day grace period to respond if they so wish.

No such message is in my inbox, and therefore, there was no recourse for me, and for this particular, unique situation. That situation being: r/atheism is a free and open sub. I also find it interesting that the original request to remove me as a mod was not made by an r/atheism mod. It was made by an outsider, with a lot of support from other outsiders, and the moment it was requested, it was granted.

**Let me state again, as per the rules: the definition of abandoned is flexible, and the criteria for evaluating requests such as these are up to admin discretion. Therefore, I feel this is a genuine request that should be duly considered by an admin of Reddit.**

Best regards, skeen