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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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I was just perusing the modlog when I noticed something interesting. Apparently posting news about Gaza/Palestine is not allowed on !worldnews@sh.itjust.works. I decided to check the side bar and didn't see anything. The only pinned post also does not indicate that this is not allowed

edit: the mod in question is @Eyekaytee@aussie.zone . sorry for not originally tagging. i hadn't realized it was a rule that this must be done. i thought it seemed inappropriate since i was trying to initiate a conversation about a community's rules and culture rather than start drama about an individual

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

That a scummy move from the mod. I made a new community where both siding occupation and genocide comments get removed !apologiafreenews@lemmy.world

The two mods are too very known genocide supporters so no surprise here.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 29 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Oh of course it's another goat comm

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Goat just keep revealing themselves and acts like everyone else is the weird one.

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[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago
[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (14 children)
[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 month ago (38 children)

Goat from ShitJustWorks, someone who is "highly interested in extremism" to use their own words. MeanwhileOnGrad is their main claim to fame here, which is an attempt to document the things Tankies talk about.

It has been a host to users using Nazi dog whistles. Goat was on Voat, the Nazi clone of reddit made when Reddit banned some alt-rignt community, and got banned from it twice.

Also tried to force guro (gore art for sexual stimulation/pleasure) onto some communities.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

So goat is a person. A shite person, but... I see.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh shit, didn't know about the guro thing. Unsurprising though.

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[–] goat@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I didn't do this, I gave the community up months ago

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago (20 children)

Which is definitely obvious when still the top mod in said comm.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (13 children)

Oh you’re that nutcase raging we didn’t ban someone for having an opinion you didn’t like? You literally claimed their post was a crime against humanity…

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (20 children)

Oh what a shock, it's Goat, the known tolerator of Nazis until they get called out on it too often.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Wild but unsurprising goat only cares about clearing their good name over how shitty the only other mod is

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

goat loves to lie, it's like their primary method of engagement

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And then say us documenting their actions (that they then go back and edit) are the real liars.

Screenshot Goat, they'll remove their posts to make you seem like you lied.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

they’ll remove their posts to make you seem like you lied.

it's that or straight up gaslighting. When I called out the widespread use of 'degenerate' on meanwhile on grad being used to dehumanize whatever 'tankies' that they were sneering at, I provided 3 examples of different users doing that; one of those users in a direct reply to goat.

none of the posts in question got removed

goat has since said that 'oh it was only one user' - never mind that it was only the most egregious user out of all the examples I happened to provide (not an exhaustive list).

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

But he got banned for a week after months is dog whistles! That's totally being fair! Just accept months of insults and dehumanizing.

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

The other mod is as bad if not worse

[–] germanichwurst@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago (10 children)

No you don't understand he find extremism fascinating on both sides

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

But only criticises one, strangely enough

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

"I hate all extremism, I just only publicly declare my hatred for one and don't mind it when the others join me doing it."

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[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (17 children)

Which two? There's three mods on !worldnews@sh.itjust.works

Also I'd recommend the following comms as being pretty good:

I don't fully promise they're good as I don't usually track this stuff super closely

/edit/: added the quokk.au community since people here seem to like it

[–] Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago
[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

There is 2 mod accounts belonging to the same person

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago
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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

the politics commuity is equally as problematic, with regards to calling out jewish backers of israel, getting called nazi and antisemite, referring to as the "1930s" nazi speak. also i notice its ragebait reflects r/politics alot (blame this democrat),,,etc.

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