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Do you? Seems like maybe you don't... since, you know, I told you to go look...
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I have a dummy account I use to test mod stuff, and just now I used it to confirm that a message must be sent to a user when they are banned from a sub. It is not possible to issue a ban for what you describe, or for any other reason, without messaging the banned user.
Since Reddit requires a message to be sent, even if the subreddit doesn't want to send one when it bans you, it's safe to assume that this does not violate the harassment policy. >

Why would you ban someone for posting in another subreddit though? >

The "why" is easy.  Because it makes moderating some subs easier.  Let's say I run a Pro X sub, and people from the Anti-X sub keep showing up and harssing people.  I can pre-emptively have a better experience for my user by not allowing anybody from the anti-x sub from posting.
If you think that is right or wrong, that's a different question, but the "why" is "it pre-emptively bans a number of users who you would have to ban anyways" >

A cynic might also point out that it helps create and enforce a certain ideological homogeneity that has become a defining feature of post-2016 Reddit. >


it helps create and enforce a certain ideological homogeneity

Yes, exactly.  The subreddit for trans people to talk about trans people things is not the place for anti-trans people to come debate whether trans people's gender identities should be respected.  If you want to argue about that shit, take it somewhere else. >


If you want to argue about that shit, take it somewhere else.

Where? There is no where else to take it, at least not on this site. Subreddits like r/gendercritical were very careful about enforcing site rules, but they were still banned because it was a feminist sub that disagreed with Reddit on trans issues. >


Where? 

Not my problem.  It's discussed in a number of subs on a regular basis. This one, for instance. Not in the trans subs.  That's not what they're for. >

The point is that reddit eliminated the places where it was appropriate to discuss them.  There is nowhere on reddit transgenderism is discussed without walking on eggshells, because the subs run the risk of getting banned if they don’t heavily moderate the discussion.  Even, for example, r/4chan heavily censors it. >

Can you find any examples of trans critical posts in those subs? Actual examples that show the conversation wasn't shut down?
Even in r/conservative they put out an announcement that reddit has threatened to ban people over "misgendering" so they recommend all those discussions be moved to discord instead. 
Let's be clear. I personally know accounts that have been banned for disagreeing that transwomen are women. You can say the Earth is flat, you can believe in witchcraft, you can openly be a communist. But to say that transwomen aren't women invites banning. 
In fact, in /r/askaconservative/ there was a post asking conservatives why they disagree with trans ideology. I answered and gave my reasons. I was very careful not to use any insulting language. But still I got a message from Reddit that someone had reported me to admins for "hate" and warned me that future violations would suspend my account. So how the hell was I even supposed to answer the question??  I alerted the mods, who told me yeah that sucks, Reddit does that, but it's out of their hands. >


That felt like harassment, and I know for a fact that many, many other users like me got the same messages, which seems like harassment in bulk.

Question, how would Reddit inform you were banned without a private message? Would no message be acceptable to? Your account just restricts some unknown of subs? >

It wouldn't matter unless I tried to interact with the sub in question, at which point, I initiate contact. Being unable to post, being met with a message that "You have been banned for XYZ" would not constitute harassment. >


"...behaving in a way that would discourage a reasonable person from participating on Reddit...:

Doesn't that depend on what subs get flagged? >

I'm not sure what you mean, but since the dangerous/subversive subs are now banned by Reddit as a matter of rule, you should be able to assume that any remaining sub is allowed by Silicon Valley standards. Therefore participation in any remaining sub should not be "discouraged" by the terms of the harassment policy.
Disclaimer: I am not a subreddit expert; I have no idea what may or may not exist out there. I do know that the flagged subreddit that sparked this CMV is incredibly mainstream. >


I'm not sure what you mean, but since the dangerous/subversive subs are now banned by Reddit as a matter of rule,

Redpill

I do know that the flagged subreddit that sparked this CMV is incredibly mainstream.

So mainstream you won't even name it. >

I mean I've posted there in the last day or two. My original post invites you to check my history. FFS, man :) >

And now I know why you couldn't just name it.