I’ve been suspecting something like this, but I haven’t been able to prove it. I wanted to share my own story somewhere and make it as detailed and accurate as I can just so there’s a bit more evidence out there for people to see. I can’t speak for other people’s experiences, but it certainly has felt as though my ban was in error and I haven’t been able to rectify it in spite of my best efforts.

Thank you for the advice and the link. Honestly I’ve been a little lost in Lemmy, probably because I’m just not used to it yet. The link that you sent seems helpful for getting my bearings though so I bookmarked it.