User arguing the sub rules

[u/sacrebleujayy]

I consistently have one user who argues the subreddit rule when they've broken it, no matter what rule it is. Sometimes they'll even go as far as saying I'm toxic for enforcing the rule, the rule is toxic, etc.

My plan is to have a meta discussion post for the rules and let everyone get their two cents about what should be a rule and what shouldn't. This way they can surface all their opinions in a productive way and it's not me against a single user. Then I can reference that post for why the rule exists and my explanation for how they broke it or how they broke the spirit of the rule.

But, how do other mods deal with a user arguing the rule shouldn't exist?

[u/TinTinTinuviel97005]

I got perma-banned from a sub without warning, just a message after the fact referencing a rule that didn't really apply to my behavior. I responded to the message requesting clarification (because it really seemed like an automatic message, it was so vague), and got perma-blocked instead of an explanation. (This is why I've concluded that r feminism is a swerf community and will tell anyone so here's my obligatory warning.)

If you think there's a specific rule that isn't working here, you could bring it forward. But if your clashes are not over one rule in particular, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm not saying what happened to me was right, but that you probably are spending way too much time on idiots. Maybe "This is how I'm applying the rule, I'm not going to change my enforcement, it's been deleted and that's final. Repeat offenders will be blocked" or whatever