It’s right there in the mod log. As lemmy doesn’t notify users of mod actions; it’s your job to go look at it when you notice your post/comment was removed.
I agree that part of the software should be improved, but that’s where we’re at now. Gotta work with what you have.
My point is to draw attention to… …the fact they aren’t even following their own rules for situations like this
Then you should have made a [meta] post talking about it and requesting change; not added passive aggressive notes to an otherwise unrelated news article.