So I had a random ass idea that I wanted to put down, just to get it out of my head and have something to livejournal. I want to share the collected wisdom I've gained, based on the many surprise bans I've received on that site, on how to possibly avoid them. I say 'possibly' avoid because the Jans can and will ban you on an absolute whim, even if you didn't do anything wrong. They will deny your appeal and never explain themselves.
First of all, if at any point a thread descends into discussing questionable age shit, DO NOT REPLY TO IT. I don't mean cheer on the perversion, request anything illegal, etc. I mean do not reply to it at all. Click the back button seven times over because you're probably already in trouble for lurking. The Jans will say and insist you broke Global Rule One. That's a permaban.
Don't reply to State threads. Again, it doesn't matter how or why. The Jans will insist you broke their revenge porn rule.
You know what? Fuck it. At this point, be careful when you are on any /b/ porn thread at all. Use common sense.
If you are on a hobby board like /v/ or /tv/ and you see a thread that's clearly off topic (i.e. OP posted about 9/11) do not reply to that, either. I have eaten a ban for "replying to an off-topic thread." It was fucking retarded.
Also use judgment on topic boards when making threads. The Jans can decide on a whim that it was off-topic.