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1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry.
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4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
I defended @[email protected] when a comment of theirs was reported.
I was just given context on this. Looking at their comments in that light, I have decided to ban them from [email protected] for all their bad faith arguments. Banning people for "bad faith" voting is bullshit. Coming here to defend that horrible action will not be tolerated.
Thank you and good riddance to @[email protected], when you look at the amount of subs she is modding, it's quite worrying. It makes me wonder if she does anything else with her time.
We're talking about u/beaver aren't we?
One of the things I disliked about Reddit was the self righteous power mods that turned the site in to an echo chamber.
If you can't handle a counter point that's been made in good faith, then get off of the soapbox.
I got banned for downvoting. Kind of hard to take people seriously when they’re so sensitive to criticism that the equivalent of a thumbs down emoji gets you banned.
Pretty sure I just got banned from c/vegan because I downvoted "wrong". Haven't interacted in any other way, so not sure what else it could be. Also recently got banned from c/imageai for downvoting "too much"? This is a weird trend that seems like a bad path for Lemmy to go down if it's starting to become the norm.
*Also, what's up with not being able to block a community you're banned from? They don't want you there but you're forced to view their content? That makes no sense.
Also, what's up with not being able to block a community you're banned from?
I'd like a setting that automatically hides communities where I can't participate. If I have to be a member of some club, hit some threshold of something, whatever; I just don't want to see it, then.
I see a lot of comments about a particular vegan community. Sounds like people here need something like c/chillVegans where you don’t get kicked out unless you’re a total menace.
I never care about these posts unless you share what you posted.
Too Many times the "it was just a little joke bro" turns out they called someone's dog the N word or something and understand why they got banned.
"What it wasn't like I said it about a person, just a ***** dog"
So, have fun OP, but making this post makes me doubt you more than them if you're not going to recount any details at all.
Feel free to check the modlog.
Butthurt Beaver has also been banning anyone who dares vote incorrectly.
Seriously these mods ban you for literally nothing. I think they're worse on here than they ever were on Reddit. Bunch of fucking children I swear to God.
edit Oh hey now I'm banned from c/vegan too. I wasn't even talking about them. They're even worse I guess.
Wait, did you post there, or did you get banned there, for this post HERE?
Oohh let’s try an experiment. I have never been to c/vegan even though my stepson and his wife are vegan so I guess I might have a reason to … sorta.
Anyway here goes. … Hey c/vegan, the one mod over there is a completely douchebag and should just stop being a right cunt. Please ban me until they fuck off.
How do you find out if your banned?
I have no idea when I was banned from there. I assume it was this post, cuz I don't think I've ever posted there before. I just noticed when I tried to upvote a thread earlier it wouldn't let me so I assume this is where it came from.
Was it c/vegan because there is apparently a mod there who has gone off the deep end and is banning anyone who downvotes let alone comments. They are hermetically sealing the c/vegan echo bunker.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I don’t have time to read every rule for every community that pops up when I’m in view all
This is exactly what made subreddits turn into an indistinguishable mush once they start reaching the front page. A way to not have your community show up in All would be nice, or to make posts read-only unless you're subscribed.
Absolutely agreed. Unlike reddit, there's nothing between "private" and "everyone". Reddit had a feature that subs could avoid the front page no matter how popular a post got, but Lemmy doesn't have that, so every post shows up on everyone's all.
You're gonna see that a lot on Lemmy unless you fall in line and don't say anything they wanna call a "dog whistle".
Man... Mods just make shit up when they ban mostly.
Reviewing modlog is very telling. Reddit mod culture is svery strong here but at least now we have reciepts.
News and politics subs are just DNC shill ops at this point. Block and don't give them engagement.
I understand that we are pro kamala here but a shill op is a shill op. I expect people here to know better.
Vegans will talk mad shit and then get so mad when their thread reaches nonvegan feeds.
Can't stand the heat, which is why they eat salad.
Fuck I would give this comment Reddit gold if I could. You just made me snort soda.
I’ve never come across a friendly vegan community. I’m not exactly looking for one but the ones that make themselves known tend to have extreme takes. There’s nothing wrong being vegan but their online community sure feels they’re going about it the wrong way, being overly dismissive and defensive rather than open and helpful.
You are now banned from c/vegan
They are echo bunkers. They only want comments and identity validating upvotes that whole throatedly support the orthodoxy of the echo bunker but they want to spread their extremist message by commenting on and brigading posts that they don't like in other communities to try to bully, shame, and harass others into adopting their extremist quasi-religion and join their echo bunker.
Was it on the vegan community? I bet it was on the vegan community.
Their echo chambers are lined with the same material the tankies use in their communities.
I feel like the Internet doesn't have that fuzzy but between public and private spaces like real life does. Some people want their public space to be like a Marxist book store on a side street to a Main/High Street. Sure, people can come in to read the literature and talk about the books there. However, if someone comes in wanting to discuss the merits of Ayn Rand, they are probably going to be kicked out.
Some people get the tiniest shred of a hint of a... concept of a plan... of power and it turns them into tiny tinpot tyrants. Sometimes they're on HOAs, sometimes they're middle management, and sometimes they moderate communities or forums online. You can't reason with them, and it's out of your ability to destroy them, so you're better off just shrugging your shoulders, giving them the finger, and then doing something else.
You have been permanently banned from c/ConservativeCatRecipes.
Just leave the rabid vegans alone. They are showing you who they are. Believe them and don’t waste your time trying to be rational with them.
Nah, a ton of people say the same thing.
They're wrong, and so are the immediate bans (the bans are asshole moves, but you don't just jump into a C/ without checking the vibe a little), but it's too common a complaint to call unpopular.