Biography
Ben Eisenkop, an American ecologist, became one of Reddit's most beloved users under the handle Unidan, known as 'the excited biologist' for enthusiastic answers about biology and ecology, accumulating over two million comment karma. In July 2014, Reddit administrators shadowbanned him for vote manipulation after finding he had used at least five alternate accounts to upvote his own content and downvote users he argued with. The ban came to light during a heated dispute over whether jackdaws belong to the crow family. Using a new account, he publicly apologized, calling the manipulation a stupid and unnecessary move given his existing popularity.