this post was submitted on 09 Apr 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.
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.
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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yooooo same, him and UniversalMonk were my first two "nope, every account you've ever made and every community they moderate need to be out of my sight forever" blocks. Fortunately he doesn't seem to spread as virulently as Monk does.
OP's post had nothing to do with me or any of my communities. And exactly how do I spread "virulently"?
I mostly post in my own socialist communities. If you don't like socialism, cool. Glad you have blocked my communities, but it's silly to say I spread "virulently."
Unless of course you mean people like you who keep randomly mentioning my name all the time and keeping me feeling famous. Which is awesome. So yes, keep doing that. I like the attention that you all give me. :)
~~UM~~, PJ, JL. First three users I noticed making me have a negative experience on the threadiverse. Pretty much in that order.
Which I'm realizing now in my head I imagine them as the ~~three~~ straight white dudes of this experience
EDIT: I've apparently never interacted with the real UM, just a troll account
OP's post had nothing to do with me or any of my communities. I'm not straight, but nice try and bringing my sexuality into this. Are you a bigot? Because that seems a really strange thing to bring up. Hmmm, I'm suspicious of your motives here. Def sounds like bigotry to me. Why are you trying to bring my sexuality into this? Care to explain yourself?
People like you who keep randomly mentioning my name all the time def help me feeling famous though. Which is awesome! I love how much you all think of me, even tho you all blocked me. Please keep that up. I love the free rent in your head.
Thanks, friend! :)