Subreddit banned under Rule 2 without clear reason. Has anyone else dealt with this?

Removed: Rule 1

Hi everyone,

I'm one of the moderators of r/XenoFam. It was a small community we were building around a creative fandom. A few days ago, Reddit suddenly banned the subreddit under Rule 2.

We have not used spam, vote manipulation, bots, or anything like that. None of us received a warning, and the ban message didn’t explain what specific rule was broken. We’ve gone through the content, and nothing stands out as a violation.

I sent an appeal through Modmail but only received an automated response that didn’t clarify anything. I also followed up with a reply and emailed admin@reddit.com to request a manual review.

Has anyone here experienced something like this?
Did your subreddit get banned under Rule 2 without a clear reason?
Were you able to get it restored?
Do you have any tips or suggestions while waiting?

Any help or advice is appreciated. Thank you.

Posted Jul 4, 2025, 9:20 PM UTC

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