this post was submitted on 14 May 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.
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.
- 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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Looks like she just can't help herself, the message has been made clear and she continues to stir the pot...
I'm not going to remove someone for complaining about my moderation. Which is to say, ranting about me in this community is something I'll leave up to the community mods to deal with however they feel appropriate.
I agree that's more than fair. I just think it sets a precedent for future incidents when they should happen again.
Any community member is allowed to rule on any action placed here. We've even had mods pre-emptively post their own actions here for judgement. That's not stirring the pot, that's normal community engagement. (It would be stirring the pot if she had engaged with the topic, and not the mod action. Big diff.)
I really didn't want to actually post a response here but your mugging for the audience, "hey look at this comment!" behavior is such a pet peeve of mine. If you're going to accuse Ada of being a zionist, accuse her. If you're going to complain about the mod action, do that. But "here's a quote from someone else, and I'm going to side-eye the situation" is so... gutless, and adds nothing.