this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2025
166 points (94.6% liked)
Ye Power Trippin' Bastards
749 readers
23 users here now
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.
Posting Guidelines
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.
Rules
- 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.
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.
YTPB 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.
- 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.
Relevant comms
founded 6 months ago
MODERATORS
You're being reported a lot and I'm trying to understand what point you're trying to make here before I decide what action to take
Is it that transphobia is not a serious issue and therefore comparing it to nazis is out of line? is it that calling trapshobes "nazis" cheapens the impact of labeling people as "nazis" and you're trying to preserve the impact of the word? Is it that all nazis are transphobes but not all transphobes are nazis? What exactly are you trying to argue here?
My point is:
Hateful speech != mass murder.
Its by calling a transphobe a Nazi it absolutely is cheapening the impact of the word Nazi.
I don't think this is necessarily true (although I suspect ur assertion would be accurate for the most part). But its irrelevant to the issue that Hateful speech != mass murder.
If u look at my comments I haven't hated on anyone or supported transphobia or Nazis. I think both are wrong I simply think being a Nazi is significantly worse. I guess people are incapable of subtlety and thus report.
Honestly, I think it's not worth trying to fight for this hill, but if you're going to do it, at least try to make from the onset clear what your point is, because one could argue that you seem to be trying to argue something else.
Alright I'll shut it. I though it was clear I wasn't trying to justify Nazis or transphobia but I guess I need to add disclaimer in future (I doubt this will reduce reports tbh).
Just be careful what you say. If people seem to be getting unreasonably upset it might be time for a clarification