Got slapped with a permanent ban from a gardening forum for saying I use Roundup on my driveway

Joined a local gardening group on Reddit to ask about fixing a drainage problem near my foundation. Mentioned I spray glyphosate on the gravel once a year to keep weeds from cracking the concrete. Didn't even get a warning. Just a message saying 'promoting harmful chemicals' and account nuked. I get it if I was telling people to spray their vegetable plots, but it's a driveway. Anyone else run into mods who don't care about context?

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jana_hernandez27d ago

See it a bit differently here. Mods probably get flooded with bad advice about dumping harsh chemicals everywhere and have to draw a hard line somewhere. Using glyphosate on a driveway still sends runoff into soil and water systems, so isn't it fair they treat all herbicide talk the same way?

nathan54524d ago

Flip that around though - if someone's careful with spot treatment on a driveway vs dumping a whole bottle of roundup on a garden bed, those are totally different situations. A blanket ban just lumps everyone together instead of looking at actual risk.

wren_carr27d agoMost Upvoted

Hard agree, the mods are probably just trying to keep things manageable and safe lol. Getting flooded with "just dump bleach on everything" must get old fast.