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this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2025
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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.
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.
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As someone who just wanted to understand the protest and offer why I feel the mission is too ambitious, it feels more like you just wanted to post something without considering how it would be perceived.
The spirit of lemmy is genuine discussion, not posting for the sake of gaining visibility without allowing the community to digest it all together.
You think it’s too ambitious to resist fascism? It was my fault for posting about a strike to a discussion forum. And usually I would allow open discussion. But, this is one of the few platforms where the resistance can organize, and the many discouraging comments and general apathy about fighting back could stifle participation in social movements going forward. I will not apologize for encouraging positive optimism while fighting authoritarian fascism. I encouraged users with criticism to contact the organization directly and influence its construction. The positive comments and recommendations are still in the comments of the post. Some of the critical comments were “iffy” and I do apologize to users who got caught up in the removal. If this organization had a solid base and many members, I would have let criticism slide. But this organization and its network are in its infancy. It is critical in the beginning stages of a movement to encourage positive support and feedback. If users feel aggrieved I am sorry, but I would do it again. I hope they can understand.
Further validating the opinion that if you can’t accept that people will react differently than how you might want or expect them to, and you even think to silence them because of it- you have no business being a moderator.
…yawn
A moderator’s reaction to being called out as a hypocrite for silencing members of their community because of their opinions.
Pretty much sums everything up nicely.
Now, that’s an opinion
I’m not trying to convince you, this isn’t an argument, it’s discussion.
It’s not a discussion or an argument. I decided 2 days ago. This was an explanation. It is, what it is.
I totally get your point. I dont accept people trying to flood anti-corporate with negativity either.
Some of these are peeps that just recently arrived or reactivated their accounts after reddit went off another cliff.
The other half are paid actors, LLMs, bots and other trash that was sent here to run counter ops since people are not playing „fair“ with elon and zuck and are not using their platforms as often anymore to complain which is bad for business. Boo-fucking-hoo.
Youre doing good work mate! Thank you for being awesome.