For example, I consistently see you guys talk about "every" person that talks negatively getting censored, yet there are negative comments about us all over the place on the HT. Additionally, I just counted all the people that have ever been banned by me, and its less then 100 users, which represents less then 1% of the active users there. How is that "everyone"?
why do you use shadow bans and what are specific criteria there
dont say respect and off topic i havent seen any beetroot posters being banned yet so theyre must be something else
Your already telling me what not to say before I answer

If its a legitimate ban, those will be the two reasons. But, I have said, there are times where they are brought to my attention and I have no idea why it happened. Look at it like this.
If it was a litigate ban, the reason will be obvious. I ONLY ban users that have a history of disrespect. I will NEVER ban if its a one off, them venting, etc. Period
If its not obvious, then its very likely it was done in error. Despite the rumors, I am not the only one that does them.
I do admit I need to make more time to review the appeals, it would prevent a lot of this.