Shannon C.

I was a member for years with no problems. I enjoyed it. In fact, they put a star on my profile. I was one of their chosen members. But after about 9 or 10 years on the site, things suddenly started to change. They started censoring posts. They started removing my posts like crazy. Just regular, ordinary posts that were no different from the other posts I had been posting for years on the site. The site became almost unusable. I never post anything offensive. They started removing pictures of ordinary things like pictures of journals & cell phone covers, etc. They even removed my Spotify Wrapped image. I had been posting my Spotify Wrapped images for years with no problem, but suddenly they removed it. And I saw other people's Spotify Wrapped images posted, they did not get removed, but mine did. It happened almost daily. I kept complaining about it, but they did nothing and could not even give me any legitimate, valid reasons for removing the posts they did. Then finally, they disabled my account. They, accused me of running scripts on the site, which I couldn't have done even if I wanted to, because I don't even know how to run scripts. So, I lost access to my huge collection of beloved photos & videos I had hearted throughout the years, for no valid reason. WHI was once a very enjoyable site that was ruined by censorship and then finally shutting down my account for something I didn't even do. In the end it was a terrible, frustrating experience. I also, liked the site much better before they added articles to the site. I got a lot of hearts on the site before they added articles. When they added articles, it took so much focus away from the photos, which is what made the site popular. So after articles was added I got very few hearts because my main focus was on photos and videos. And also, I hate all the focus on loving yourself on the site. It promotes selfishness.

The number one rule listed on their site is this:

1. Treat other users with respect

We want RYM to be a place where anyone can feel welcome to contribute. We expect members to be welcoming to other members and respect all members' views and opinions, even when disagreeing.

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Once, when I used to use the site, a member wished death on another member on the message boards and he was only given a one day ban, while other members have been given longer, and sometimes even permanent bans for no valid reason. If they don't give someone a permanent ban for wishing death on another member then no one should get a permanent ban. How does it make someone feel welcome to contribute when they only give someone a one day ban for wishing death on another member?

This site also rammed their political views down people's throats. I logged in one day in 2020 and the first thing I saw was a long list of radical political organizations, complete with links, that they wanted users to get involved with. It seemed they cared more about politics than music.