/r/SupremeCourt - Formal Notice on Revision to Appeal Procedures

Hello -

Over the past few months, we have diligently tried to moderate rule breaking posts and allowed an avenue for users to appeal their posts on the chance that the initial decision was made in error. These appeals also give the user a chance to plead their case as to why their post was not breaking the rules. There's an occasional defense that the moderator was biased and the mods usually see this as frivolous and vote accordingly.

However, we've seen this bias defense increase more recently going so far as to call mods MAGA.

Going forward, appeals that contain a pleading that the moderator was biased will be deemed denied as this is akin to a frivolous appeal.

FAQ:

Q: Okay but what if a moderator really is biased?

A: This is something that can easily be seen from the mod log. We've actually removed a moderator not too long ago for willy nilly removing normal posts or approving rule breaking posts.

Q: But it sure looks like the mods favor a certain viewpoint

A: Whether you think we moderate with express intention to bolster one viewpoint is not something I can change. I can only offer evidence to the contrary (e.g. the fact that we had dedicated megathreads to the Alito/Thomas Propublica reporting).