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submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com to c/reddit@lemmy.ml

r/Art has quietly gone into lockdown and is no longer accepting submissions after mods began facing severe blowback for banning @haydclay for mentioning the word "print" on the subreddit.

https://x.com/reddit_lies/status/1993410876376744053

I don’t think Lemmy is any better. The other day, a Lemmy moderator didn’t like a video I shared about the potential collapse of the US and banned me from eight communities. As far as I know, the video wasn’t even AI-generated, so I don’t know where he got that idea from.

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[-] Aquilae@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Well the mods quit so... lol

[-] chloroken@lemmy.ml 43 points 4 days ago

OP is hawking AI art "prints" on an art subreddit.

It's weird but I'm with the reddit mod on this one, lmao.

[-] poke@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 days ago
[-] sassymov@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)
[-] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 4 days ago

Everyone sucks here

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

ahhh the truth comes out.... 'why can't I spam my ai-shitstream to your sub? ugh, power trippin bastards!'

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[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 9 points 4 days ago

Incredibly rare reddit mod W

[-] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 5 points 4 days ago

Where did you get that from? I got that story from twitter and it doesn't say anything about AI anywhere.

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[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 39 points 4 days ago

Yeah I just lurk at Reddit and do my engaging here. Too many power addicted mods, and a worsening foreign influence problem.

Not that we're immune here, but it's been a LOT more enjoyable to engage here than Reddit.

[-] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Reddit really hates it when you discuss how much drugs Elon takes

[-] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 5 points 4 days ago

I do the opposite. Since I mostly engage with niche communities, I mostly engage on Reddit.

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[-] Jela@lemmy.today 15 points 4 days ago

I made a comment on one sub that broke a vague rule that they deemed inappropriate.. (something to the effect of making your comments tactful)

When asking about their decision and defending my comment they banned me from all the subreddits they modded.

I was a user for 14 years.. Haven't been back to Reddit since. ✌🏼

[-] Sauvandu60@lemmy.ml 25 points 4 days ago

Typical reddit moderator being a power hungry bastard.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Also echoing that fediverse mods are no different

[-] staciagrey@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago

I am new to Lemny myself, I do see more productive conversations within here vs Reddit. Less pointless question as well. Mods in general postives & negatives right? Power, corrupts absolutely unless you hmhave checks/balance within a community. Most people don't ask the community.

[-] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

It entirely depends on the community. I'm sure there are judicious, patient moderators here. I mean, in a small community there's not much work to do, so extra care can be made. But moderation is also a thankless job, and it honestly erodes your soul.

The easiest thing for a mod to do is say "This person broke a rule, I'm banning them from the entire instance". The fair thing to do is issue a warning and remove a comment/post, maybe a temp ban. But most people see one infraction, even a mistaken one, as proof that you aren't fit for the community.

[-] staciagrey@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Exactly, that's were it goes all wrong.

[-] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 14 points 4 days ago

if you think lemmy is different, you are sorely mistaken. kids on power trip are the same everywhere, regardless of platform.

[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 days ago

Yea but on lemmy you can see who silenced and wrongfully banned who, easily, right from the removed comment.

Good luck doing that on reddit.

The same, my ass. I haven't yet been banned here for calling bullshit bullshit.

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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago

They literally said this in the post

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[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

the difference is that there are other duplicate communities on other lemmy instances that you can join to get your content while reddit only has that one subreddit.

[-] Rambomst@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Kids or poorly socialised adults?

[-] Woht24@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago
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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago

It's not a Reddit problem, it's a human one. Like you also commented it happens here too.

[-] stray@pawb.social 7 points 4 days ago

This is the video in question, yes? Any time-stamp I go to is an AI-generated image.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ks8YCtUd26s

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Reddit mods are power hungry assholes. This one specifically too. But you also broke the rules of the sub. When I was a mod of a small sub having to handle all sorts of people giving me attitude, I wasn't paid enough for it.

You weren't like "oh sorry, I didn't understand replying to questions with info about my work broke rule 9". You were more like "how dare you".

[-] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 11 points 4 days ago

It's someone from twitter called Hayden Clay @haydclay

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[-] xTechDeath@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

r/art is the worst lol

Relevant thread

They banned one dude and then a bunch of us for saying

Classic Reddit moment

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 7 points 4 days ago

It's just a terrible subreddit to begin with. The artwork is all shit and uninspiring stuff you would see from a teenager. I'll be the first to admit i have no artistic ability, but all the posts were just the portfolio of high schoolers

[-] 5190tent@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I wonder why that could be... Surely the rules & mods being obnoxious has nothing to do with it.

[-] PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world 5 points 4 days ago

I loved pissing off the actual public freak out mods. I never broke the rules just went against their personal politics

[-] sleen@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

I can attest to that. Mods can be furious if something goes against their views, even on lemmy.

I had a case where the mod locked down a whole post and comment section because of this. At the end the mod published a comment which essentially was just them bitching.

[-] PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world 3 points 2 days ago

Pretty much convinces me that rules are just weapons for those in power to exert on their subordinates or subreddit users.

My last message to them was that they are a part of cancel culture and should pro free speech, and undo my ban and issue an apology for power tripping.

I'm fine with them being the king of their domain and kicking me out, but it's fun to tear into them for being irrational and losing their shit over me defending victims or whatever.

[-] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Some people would derive real psychiatric benefit from just one haymaker straight to the goddamn mouth

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Art has been one of the most ban happy subs since forever. The only major one I was ever banned from

[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

I'm not sure if I'm ahead of the game having left reddit entirely before I could get banned from anything, or if I'm missing out on a core cultural experience.

[-] staciagrey@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

Would you like for us to "yell at you, tell you that your stupid & that you in the wrong subreddit?" That, is what your missing out on! Not much.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I got permabanned from !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world for asking about the rules in the sticky thread for questions about the rules. Reddit power-tripping mods suck, but we should also be wary about tolerating the same sort of mentality here.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I just looked out of curiosity and I get it, tbh, though you should probably have been given more notice before a temp ban, not a permaban off the bat. You seem to me like you don’t want to follow the rule regarding religion. I’m not trying to start shit, but it’s not a very pleasant set of interactions that follow, and that’s probably not what the mods are looking for.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Being upset about a rule and refusing to follow it are entirely different things, whether the mod understands that or not.

The motherfucker banned me preemptively for something he thought I might do. Not only were there not escalating consequences for multiple offenses (as any reasonable moderation standards would have), there wasn't even a first offense!

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