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submitted 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

So we've seen the complaints and the reports and boy oh boy are there complaints and reports.

I've discussed the account with the other mods and admins multiple times, and while we agree the volume is a lot, it doesn't point to a botfarm or multiple people using the account.

Obsessive? Absolutely, but not technically rule breaking... Until today.

Today they indescriminately posted the same story three times from three different sources apparently solely to flood the channel showing a decided lack of judgement.

It's a valid story from a valid source, the original has been kept here:

https://lemmy.world/post/21098916

The others have been removed as duplicates.

I'm also applying a 15 day temp ban on the account.

"15 days? That's oddly specific! What's in 15... OH!"

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 58 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Good they have been trolling us for a while. Also, thank you for your efforts and you are appreciated.

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I dunno if it's trolling. It's deluded and obsessive demonstrating a lot of free time, but, like, they're passionate about it.

I mean, they have some magical thinking and logic and I don't think their actions are actually pragmatic towards their goals, but I'm fairly certain it's genuine.

Either way, this was the right move.

Edit: ehhhhhh some other comments have shown they were acting like a troll fairly consistently. Maybe this should have been done sooner.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 28 points 7 hours ago

That's the consensus from the admins and mods. They have shitty opinions, but having shitty opinions is not a TOS violation.

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 26 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

They constantly troll anyone who responds to them. It’s sheer flame bait with every comment.

All of the posts and comments that user makes are universally Down voted, and pretty much everyone here hates this user. Why on earth you won’t ban them permanently is beyond any of us.

I appreciate that you want to give them the benefit of the doubt, but it’s obvious that they’re main goal is to provoke Arguments. Pretty much everyone in the affected communities, like news and politics, can’t stand the person. Nobody wants them there.

Please permanently ban them, at least from those communities.

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