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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?
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Except an admin confirmed UM isn't doing this.
Did they actually confirm it wasn't UM, or did they say there wasn't enough evidence to confirm it was UM?
No proof it was UM doing this via any IP addresses. The admin from lemmy.today posted here in reply to someone.
No proof doesn’t mean proof he isn’t. And what they call no proof is bullshit. There’s plenty of proof.
Not finding Bigfoot is proof Bigfoot is real.
Tf? Dude…. lol! The reach you’ll shoot for to think you have a point is astounding!
Still waiting for proof.
Absence of proof is not proof of absense.
And this admin, do they administer all of these instances? Or just one of them?
Or rather, this admin, do they have a WAF? Are they analyzing the traffic that comes in? Are the sure they're checking every point of interaction for consistency? If no, then they didn't really "Check".
lemmy.today admin, so the one who a chunk of the bots are under.
Better, but he could just be using a device with a VPN. I have enough old ass computers in my house to do the same thing.
Could be. But also somehow UM is smart enough to avoid everything but also dumb enough to be caught.
This admin will state that UM is a bot. And wouldn't ya know it some of the other signup attempts used the alt names. Weird that.
I don't think many admins know infosec practices very well to be frank.
So we have 2 admins who have proof he's not and 1 who has no proof (documents, photos, just anecdotal).
Nooope, I have IP data, email logs, and other things. However, much of the data had fallen off my WAF retention period. Oddly convenient how you just assume I don't have these things rather than keeping them close because I don't want the bots to figure out how I'm catching them.
When you conveniently leave out that providing proof reduces an admins ability to re-use certain detection methods, it makes me pretty convinced you're complicit.
How the heck would anyone but you know that your proof would reveal your detection method? That's not a given.
And what's the point of collecting proof if the only way you have to convince others is "trust me bro, I've got the evidence, but you can't see it, my dog ate it."
And then when asked for proof you jump to implicate the person asking for proof? That's terrible form. We have an instance rule against bad-jacketing users:
Well, You're more than welcome to reach out on more secure comms, such as matrix to get the proof! It's strange how that's basically standard for most of the other respectable instances, but not here.
Weird how he's just not gonna give it away. I'm sure any day now they'll have proof he's a robot and also a Tankie and also a fascist and also a shill and also...
Give the documents then? And am I a bot now too?
Interesting how you continue to leave out the security implications of posting this publicly.
Odd that.
I know not if you are a bot, you aren't on my instance, nor would it be likely you could get through my process.
I do know that you are awfully defensive of sockpuppet like behavior though.
The sock puppet behavior of... One user being harassed by users and defending them? The sock puppet behavior of... Wanting screenshots?
Hey @Flatworm7591@lemmy.dbzer0.com is it possible to take screenshots that would prove something without being a security leak?
Like somehow you claim he signed up with the same email. Or same address, or anything. But no proof because it's a security risk.
Haven't you heard? You and I are the same bot. And we control a top secret government-sanctioned group of bots who create bots who create more bots. Because Lemmy has millions and millions of users and can topple entire governments. Keep up, man! 🤣
God I wish I was paid to shit post, would make dealing with morons easier like my retail gig.
Hey don't forget the admin that says I'm a bot now. DM me and I'll give ya my phone number so we can chat. I wanna know if my voice sounds like a bot too!
I appreciate the offer but it might be better for the admin who swears you're a bot. Phone calls are always a moment of anxiety for me.
You have ZERO admins with proof he’s not.
lemmy.today and lemmy.db0, but sure.
Show the proof then.
It's in the thread but I guess you're blind to anyone who proves you wrong.
https://lemmy.today/comment/20873694 https://lemmy.today/comment/20873891
No, they didn’t.
Yes, they did.
Okay, show where they proved it.
https://lemmy.today/comment/20873694 https://lemmy.today/comment/20873891
But I'm sure you'll not believe this like everything else that you disagree with like a Republican.
Again, not finding evidence he is- isn’t proof he isn’t. They NEVER once said he’s not- they said they didn’t find proof.
And they didn’t find any because they didn’t even fucking bother to look- because they’re someone that HAD proof and they never talked to him. So go ahead and fuck all the way off with this bullshit.
And….
LMFAO! I’m a republican because I think you’re full of shit? My god, how are you not embarrassed by your own smug bullshit?
And your evidence is?
Which one is smug? It's not me, it's the one who's lmfao anytime they are asked for proof.
What evidence do I need? I’m not the one bullshitting here.
You made a claim, you got called out. No need to pile on even more shame than simply being you has brought.
Walk away, son.
I'm staying where I am, you're the one who's just mad he can't give evidence to claims.
OP didn't give any. You didn't give any. The admin who claims they have it didn't give any because "security".
Is there anything that would make you believe you could be wrong? I'm waiting for evidence. I'll gladly be wrong and block UM for fooling me.
Still finding it funny last time you got mad at you reported me and you got deleted for it.
Dude…. You’ve posted like, a hundred or so times today alone. You’re perpetually online and perpetually obnoxious.
Go touch some grass wherever you are.
So did you. So I got what I expected done. You see, I don’t live here. You do. Getting kicked out of your own hose must be embarrassing.
When did I get kicked out?
Your shit was removed too.
Point is- I guarantee you that bothers you far more than I even notice it. I don’t take you or this place seriously at all.
You live here.
That’s sad.
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?userId=15358170 https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/modlog?userId=439611
Where? I can see your comments were removed when you reported them, but only 1 of mine in the last month.
Clearly you're out of arguments. If you don't take this seriously then you can give it up.
Are you fucking blind?
And, no- I don’t take this shit seriously. But you clearly do. And that’s sad and funny simultaneously.
I’m done with you now. Going to go back to the adults table. Enjoy your animal crackers and juice box.
Yeah I see one removed in the last 2 months, I see you have dozens removed in the same period. I'm colorblind but not blind.
Animal crackers and juice are pretty good, I might go get some tomorrow. Please be done with me, your blood pressure needs to cool off.
Disengage. I'll follow the rule and I hope you do too.
Reminder that
disengageis meant to be used in isolation or with neutral disengaging text, without any further insults.Goes to show… I don’t really care- and you clearly do. I’m sure you’ll report these comments too.
Go touch some grass man. Seriously get a life.
Enjoy talking to the rest of my laughing in your face.