this post was submitted on 13 Nov 2026
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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.
Posting Guidelines
All posts should follow this basic structure:
- 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).
- Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.
Rules
- Post only about bans or other sanctions that you have received from a mod or admin.
- Don’t use private communications to prove your point. We can’t verify them and they can be faked easily.
- Don’t deobfuscate mod names from the modlog with admin powers.
- Don’t harass mods or brigade comms. Don’t word your posts in a way that would trigger such harassment and brigades.
- Do not downvote posts if you think they deserved it. Use the comment votes (see below) for that.
- You can post about power trippin’ in any social media, not just lemmy. Feel free to post about reddit or a forum etc.
- If you are the accused PTB, while you are welcome to respond, please do so within the relevant post.
- Keep the comments in YPTB posts about the moderation action itself, not about the general topic in which the moderation took place.
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.
Some acronyms you might see.
- PTB - Power-Tripping Bastard: The commenter agrees with you this was a PTB mod.
- YDI - You Deserved It: The commenter thinks you deserved that mod action.
- YDM new - You Deserved More: The commenter thinks you got off too lightly.
- BPR - Bait-Provoked Reaction: That mod probably overreacted in charged situation, or due to being baited.
- CLM - Clueless Mod: The mod probably just doesn't understand how their software works.
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Was I supposed to be civil after being muzzled? I’ve already established that I’m not a tankie.
Edit: OOOH! He’s talking about the fucking robot! Fuck that robot, my ass is still here waiting for it to start chowing down.
If you think the harassment in DMs was justified (which I disagree with, but whatever), why did you make it look like you got an instance ban because of the comments?
I clarified my edit. It’s up there. I stand by it. Sometimes you simply call a spade a spade, and a spade I saw, and I stand by that observation.
Better, but
Doesn't look like
For which you get the ban.
That was in response to the propaganda pamphlet robot, and the tankie scum robot can still eat my ass. I got banned for calling him out and I’m well aware of that, the robot was just an excuse. Or are you genuinely arguing that I offended the robot?
And the fucker accuses me of baiting. HA!
You got banned for saying "eat my ass tankie scum" in a DM. This post is calling someone out. Sending a mean DM that just says to eat your ass isn't calling someone out. You were not banned for calling him out.
I mean, you're calling him a coward, yet you're trying to whitewash your own behavior in the post. I guess "I got an instance ban because I called him tankie scum in DM" wouldn't get you as many upvotes?
You won't be here for long if you talk to other users like that.
The screenshot shows a DM to the user you were arguing about in the comments. What response script are you talking about?
My god, you tankies certainly do cherish your precious rules.
BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml is a bot. It runs on a response script to give you links to CCP propaganda articles. Do I need to apologize to the robot to make you feel better?
Not a bot, just a willing shill. Spending free time doing the work for a country that doesn't care about him.
Oh yeah, insulting me was totally normal. Stupid rules, am I right? Also I'm not a tankie, but whatever...
Source? It doesn't look like it.
They had me fooled.