this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2026
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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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- 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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I had the opportunity to tag more than one user defending Nazi/far right bullshit, so the post being removed wasn't a total loss.
It's easy to see if someone is a Nazi or Nazi adjacent on the fediverse, just look for the @lemmy.world at the end of their username
I wouldn't go that far. It is a huge instance, and I dislike sweeping generalizations. Saying that is similar to all the "hexbear can't criticize China" bullshit floating around.
That viewpoint of "the people I associate with have nothing to do with me" is exactly why instances like world delete things calling out Nazis though. If you participate in a space that happily shields Nazis from critisism, then you're willingly hanging out with Nazis and amplifying their voice.
Hexbear and China is a good example too as you've called out. If you're hanging out in Hexbear, then you're willingly participating in a space that doesn't buy into western media perception of China and doesn't allow critisism of China through that western media lens. So you aren't really wrong even if you're trying to get me with it. For better or worse that's the crowd and by participating in it one is amplifying those voices too.
It's important to look around us and see who we're hanging out with, who we're supporting, who were amplifying.
I don't amplify Nazis, because I don't participate in world. Those that do participate in world are though because world lets Nazis do their thing without criticism.
I wasn't really trying for a "gotcha", and I generally agree. My point was more about prejudice over someone's views based on their instance alone, which I am sure you're well aware of. I can't say as much for myself and the instance that I am on since I chose very deliberately because of my beliefs. Average user from .world, though? While they may be unknowingly participating in the propagation of fascism, I doubt that they are vaguely aware of it. The moderation/admin? Fuck those turbo libs.
Edit: I am the worst at typing on mobile.
china won't pay my rent. damn revisionists!
OK, that made me genuinely lol and I needed that