this post was submitted on 26 Jan 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.
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- 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).
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Expect to receive feedback about your posts, they might even be negative.
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- PTB - Power-Tripping Bastard: The commenter agrees with you this was a PTB mod.
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- BPR - Bait-Provoked Reaction: That mod probably overreacted in charged situation, or due to being baited.
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You talk about shooting people, and tell other people to eat shit. You admit it
And you want the moderation community to think your the victim here?
Was it necessary for people to shoot Nazis in WWII? Was it justified?
Is it ok to say Nazis should eat shit?
I think without knowing the context, maybe we shouldn't just jump to conclusions. Sorry to jump to Godwin's law here so quickly, but it's kinda directly relevant.
Edit:
In response to the article titled "Trump to sign executive order to fundamentally change or get rid of FEMA" Op wrote:
Currently sitting at +8, -1.
In response to the article titled "Montana Lawmaker's Bill Would Charge Parents Of Trans Kids With Child Abuse" Op wrote:
Currently sitting at +21, -0.
These are both in popular coms. It seems to me that Lemmy widely accepts messages like these, and it's disingenuous to pretend like it's not a popular sentiment. This is clearly a conversation we need to have.
OP is saying the quiet part out loud. Responsible citizens keep such thoughts to themselves until they are organized to save their democracy and it becomes absolutely necessary to use violence to do so. The reason is: Violence should always be a last resort and bringing it up publicly all the time makes it seem extremist and scare some comrades.
exactly!
When did I say shoot? You just love Trump.
You posted the screenshot. You didn't deny what they said you were banned for. In fact you went on to defend it. Clearly you did say that.
I never once said shoot. Mod logs are public. And I never once said the poop thing TO a user as the mod suggested, my comment history is very much available. I encourage you to find me saying “shoot.”
The mod is simply interpreting things how they want to interpret them, which is something a bad mod does. No rules were broken, and that is why they are on a power trip.
Then perhaps you'd like to post the relevant bits from the modlog? Have you even looked at the sidebar of this sub?
My apologies.