Came here to vent. I'm a long time lurker to Reddit, rarely post anything. Almost 16 yrs.

The issue. A few weeks ago I jumped on the bandwagon and posted a silly sculpture picture on a sub that rhymes with punny. Everyone was posting silly sculptures from their area.

Fast forward maybe a week, I responded to a mens rights issue.

No profanity or breaking rules in either post.

Shortly thereafter, I get a warning. I thought it was from the mens rights post. Nope. It was the purely innocuous "punny" post. I thought the warning was a joke and I responded in kind. I suggested their bot was broken and it should be fixed.

The result? I got banned from "punny" and was warned I could be permanently banned from Reddit.

Is there a connection? Is this what it's like to post on reddit in general? Did I do something to violate rules? After seeing so many examples of free speech on reddit, both good and bad, I can't imagine posting a pic of a local sculpture in my community would warrant harassment.

What am I missing?