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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards
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This is a community in the spirit of "Am I The Asshole" where people can post their own bans from lemmy or reddit or whatever and get some feedback from others whether the ban was justified or not.
Sometimes one just wants to be able to challenge the arguments some mod made and this could be the place for that.
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All posts should follow this basic structure:
- Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?
- What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?
- Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).
- Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).
- Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.
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- Post only about bans or other sanctions that you have received from a mod or admin.
- Don’t use private communications to prove your point. We can’t verify them and they can be faked easily.
- Don’t deobfuscate mod names from the modlog with admin powers.
- Don’t harass mods or brigade comms. Don’t word your posts in a way that would trigger such harassment and brigades.
- Do not downvote posts if you think they deserved it. Use the comment votes (see below) for that.
- You can post about power trippin’ in any social media, not just lemmy. Feel free to post about reddit or a forum etc.
- If you are the accused PTB, while you are welcome to respond, please do so within the relevant post.
- Keep the comments in YPTB posts about the moderation action itself, not about the general topic in which the moderation took place.
Expect to receive feedback about your posts, they might even be negative.
Make sure you follow this instance's code of conduct. In other words we won't allow bellyaching about being sanctioned for hate speech or bigotry.
YPTB matrix channel: For real-time discussions about bastards or to appeal mod actions in YPTB itself.
Some acronyms you might see.
- PTB - Power-Tripping Bastard: The commenter agrees with you this was a PTB mod.
- YDI - You Deserved It: The commenter thinks you deserved that mod action.
- YDM new - You Deserved More: The commenter thinks you got off too lightly.
- BPR - Bait-Provoked Reaction: That mod probably overreacted in charged situation, or due to being baited.
- CLM - Clueless Mod: The mod probably just doesn't understand how their software works.
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But you are literally a bigot and a troll. Ban was deserved
The world would likely be a much happier place for everyone if people took the time to actually get to know a person instead of assuming they're part of whatever group they like hating and immediately jumping to insults and treating others like shit.
I'll admit that we've had run-ins before where you were a complete ass. But I still don't think your post should have been removed from that news community the way it was.
Givessomefucks and Jonsjava are not the most judicial of mods. Best to avoid their communities and your experience here will be better for it.
About 2/3 of my comment history is bad jokes, and I have a dark sense of humor. Some people aren't fond it. I try not to be a jackass to anyone, but getting jumped on for something people were very aware was a bad joke is frustrating.
People love to think of themselves as accepting and welcoming and caring, good people who treat people they're just meeting right... as long as those newcomers think and respond in the approved manner. A lot of people deal with trauma by developing a dark sense of humor. Even knowing someone is joking and having no idea the things that person has been through in life that might be behind them needing to joke about that topic, so many here jump to instant judgement and treating that person like shit.
It's about as far from welcoming, accepting, or even simply treating another human beings like a human being and not like some subhuman monster they feel justified in hating and shitting because it dared make a joke they weren't fond of.
Ehhh jokes have limits and you should know your audience.
But I’m still here defending you on the topic of this post. The culture here takes a little time to get used to - it’s different than Reddit and the like even though it seems similar on its face.
Give respect and, generally, you’ll receive respect.