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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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All posts should follow this basic structure:

  1. Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?
  2. What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?
  3. Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).
  4. Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).
  5. Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.

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Expect to receive feedback about your posts, they might even be negative.

Make sure you follow this instance's code of conduct. In other words we won't allow bellyaching about being sanctioned for hate speech or bigotry.

YPTB matrix channel: For real-time discussions about bastards or to appeal mod actions in YPTB itself.


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1. Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?
@MrKaplan@piefed.world
2. What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?
instance ban
3. Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).
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4. 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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5. Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.
@MrKaplan@lemmy.world has decided that one can only say nice things about the company or else you're a troll despite having years long legitimate user history. No rules were broken, only @MrKaplan@piefed.world's feelings. Furthermore I wasn't even the one to call them "and shitlibs" (The FHF is, I just didn't say it) - yet @MrKaplan@piefed.world has decided we both should get instance banned for this.

Good to know that Lemmy.world and the Fedihosting Foundation will tolerate StoneToss and Jago but draw the line at their company being called, a real unofficial rule being enforced on multiple users now.

And Hi @mrkaplan@discuss.online, I know you're watching these threads now :) I made this for you
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Edit:

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They’ve updated the ban, I’m now banned for stuff I did after being instance banned and not even visible from their instance.

Nice to know you enjoy my FHF meme MrKaplan!

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[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't bother asking them to understand anarchists, we need to read their theory but they shouldn't ever bother to read our or our history of authoritarian "socialists" crushing us.

Left unity is when we obey them, left unity isn't ever play nice to anarchists.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pretty much, it’s always in bad faith. They always have a paternalistic view where they’re right and everyone else is ignorant or misguided.

Even the response tries to portray Anarchism as communism instead of understanding that Anarchism is Anarchism. And that if I don’t mind Cuba I should totally just love shitty authoritarian states like the USSR or China. It’s like why bother, at least you can have decent chats with non-ML communists.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And that if I don’t mind Cuba I should totally just love shitty authoritarian states like the USSR or China.

If you don't praise the ghost of Stalin for purging all communists and Mao for killing all sparrows, you're a counter revolutionary and must be purged.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i've noticed it as a cyclical pattern of authority. if someone believes in the value of authority, they presume that anyone who doesn't believe in the value of authority simply needs to be shown the value of authority.

meanwhile, those who don't believe in the value of authority see this all as silly nonsense. it's still a concept i'm integrating though 19 years after first seeing it in action so you'll have to forgive me if i'm not yet good at describing it. i'm talking to a sociologist this week to see what she thinks since she saw the same thing from the same terrorist attack we both survived

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They believe that if you don't obey them, you must be punished until you obey them. Abusers are fond of it, it's why Tankies like it. They want to be the abusers, not abolish abuse.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

oh absolutely. the "value" of authority can only be demonstrated via authority. those of us who don't believe in the value of authority see it as harmful and oppositional to a healthy society.

but i wanted to put it in the words someone i disagree with would understand. if i were to say it i'd use words like abuse, fascism, or terror. however they see this as flippant dismissal of their stance, misconstruing their position. but from my position, their flippant dismissal of my stance is frustrating and problematic.

the ultimate problem, of course, is we are speaking different languages. i have had more success talking people out of their shitty outlooks in life by finding things we agree about, affirming our shared values, learning eachother's languages, and from there explaining our true natures. if people will still not see me for me at that point, i have no desire to interact with them.

the challenge i'm still working on is how to do this without losing my language. it is a risky behavior, but it is the role i have taken in my neighborhood. still, i realized this week that words from my childhood have left me. the pipe attached to a gutter is just a downspout to me now. it's a sad thing, but still. the dishes need washing and the fascists need defeating. i simply must work harder not to lose the song of my valley