this post was submitted on 16 Apr 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:

  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.

Rules


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@lemmy.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@lemmy.world's feelings.

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[–] Grainne@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

PTB. Admins like @MrKaplan@lemmy.world are massive Zionists who make .world such a shitty instance

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You've always got my back G ❤️

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

PTB: I wish i could say this type of response was a surprise, but it's what I've come to expect from .world.

A perm instance ban is just way over the top too. Unless someone is routinely spamming, a temp ban/comment removal is all that's needed.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 10 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 21 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

strange how @mrkaplan@lemmy.world will ban people for being against zionism, but they allow comics from nazi and transphobic authors in !comicstrips@lemmy.world. proving once again that zionism is no different an ideology than nazism.

[–] maam@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

LW loves handling disgusting transphobes with kid gloves.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 5 points 2 weeks ago

wouldn't you know it tho, suddenly a lot of people are being modded in that comm for posting comics from nazis. idk if the admins had anything to do with that, but the timing is pretty funny.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

On one hand pretty justified (they are shitlibs) but on the other hand insulting an admin in their own instance tends to result in a ban (not how it should be and not how I personally will ever operate but sadly its how it is)

(edit: fuck these shitlibs, apperently we banning people now for comments made on other instances made by other ppl)

(edit 2: I have redacted the term "zionazi" from my statement and apologize for any harm that term may have caused. However I refuse to redact the term shitlib, I will never apologize for calling out a shitlib)

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

They instance banned you for this comment.

New hidden rule on Lemmy.world, call Lemmy.world/the FHF and you get banned.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Tbh nothing of value was lost, these shitlibs don't matter to me and their opinions are meaningless. From now on I will block the entire instance and piefed.world.

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

Hang out with nazi loving chuds and that's what happens unfortunately

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

PTB. Zionists make the world worse in every conceivable way.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

best way to deal with a zionist is with a bullet to the brain

[–] dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago

I was about to disagree, but then I remembered that they're just nazis in a different uniform.

Carry on.

[–] maam@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago

PTB, instance banning the person they disagree is too much. Sadly MrKaplan gets more upset with people criticizing genocide rather than those who are directly contributing to it.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

PTB, this is to be expected given the history of Lemmy.world's management when it comes to similar issues. Like the drama surrounding them removing the piracy communities. They were banning their users for being against that, and when it was called out, they reversed the instance bans and changed them to community bans.

[–] maam@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Damn, how did I miss that privacy story? That’s gold platted comedy. I’m so glad Lemmy isn’t just world.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It was a long time ago, I think it might've been before this community was founded.

[–] maam@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Must’ve been real dark times back then since this community is invaluable in search of decent instances.

[–] Draconic_NEO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

In many ways it was. Lemmy.world had a lot more power and influence back then. I mean I still blame the other instances who chose to close registrations to "wait out the Reddit migration". I know people will defend that choice (for some reason) but it is insanely shitty to close the doors in times of need, and acknowledge the need, as if it's some kind of problem or annoyance.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

Weeeellllll, it's definitely PTB because damn, what an overreaction

But there's definitely some YDI behind it because if someone comes out with what amounts to an otherwise empty insult as their only statement, there's definitely supposed to be moderation. I'd have for sure removed a derailing insult as well. Maybe even a temp ban if I was in a horrible mood or whatever.

But the degree of response is out of line with the offense for sure.

[–] commiunism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean, going to a thread that's celebrating a migration and immediately going "you guys are fucking ZioNazis!!" is daft to say the least, like what'd you expect the reaction to be?

If what you expected was starting some genuine discussion or for the org to immediately feel bad and disband or something silly like that, then perhaps some grass touching sessions might be in order if it's not rainy, maybe while you're at it also insult a random bystander and see what happens. If it's to be banned, then yeah you got what you wanted but an instance-wide permaban seems way too harsh of a punishment, something like a comment removal would have more than sufficed.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I was stating my distaste for the move and solidification of control of important Fediverse infrastructure under the control of such bias known leadership. I'll admit it was blunt and abrasive, and wouldn't have cared if it was deleted.

A complete instance ban under the guise of 'trolling' is my only issue. It's now my 4th instance ban in 2 days, feeling like a somewhat co-ordinated move at this point when I've had zero beforehand.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I like that. You should have said that.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Eh doesn’t matter .world administration never listens and plays the “we’re just following the rules” card whenever it suits them.

You can see how they act with racist losers like JordanLund and their complete refusal to ever reprimand him.

[–] maam@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Black people being oppressed. Jordanlund: I don’t care.

Black people protesting against racism. Jordanlund: waaaaah the traffic is being held up.

[–] Luminous5481@anarchist.nexus 8 points 2 weeks ago

LW admins: "we have investigated ourselves and found we are incapable of doing anything wrong"

[–] commiunism@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, I can see now that you also got instance banned from lemmy.ca for the exact same comment that was already removed by .world, it's very possible you're being straight up targeted at this point. They also claim that it's due to your history of repeat offenses, but your modlog isn't even that bad...

[–] maam@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago

@Deceptichum@quokk.au gets in bar fights a lot but they seem like a respectable individual.

PTB! I see @MrKaplan@lemmy.world , and I automatically know it's gonna be PTB. lol

[–] punkisundead@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

BPR - If you call someone or their backers nazis, they obviously react this way. Either because they are nazis, so they behave like them or because your claim is false, but you just called them the worst people on earth, so why would they want anything to do with you.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe don’t just go around calling everyone Nazis over everything? Unsurprisingly, people with the power to ban you aren’t afraid to ban you when you call them Nazis out of nowhere for no reason.