this post was submitted on 23 Apr 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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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.
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- 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.
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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.
YTPB 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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This mod action wasn't just intelligent, it was actually harm reduction.
It's a known thing that folks with ADHD may engage in internet arguments for the dopamine. Divide by Zero has a number of neurologically atypical members, and while we're a self-governing herd of cats (the majority of which seem to have level heads), we can't always stop engaging in stupid, needless, dumbass arguments when we should. Especially when mixed with people of... differing ideology.
The comments section was allowed to mature enough that a majority of people weighed in on the original point of the post, the mod action, before it devolved into arguments about the content of the post being actioned. That's the perfect age for locking the thread.
An analogy- the pirates were allowed to get into and distribute the rum. They were allowed to drink and sing. When they started fighting, that's when the cat o' nine came out. This is appropriate and about the only way to run a ship.
ETA: I hope you all know how fucking difficult it was for me to approve of someone in a position of authority in public like this. I'm real glad there's zero ties to this account and anything to do with my real life because I have a fucking reputation, thankyouverymuch.
I'm trying hard to make it viable to be considered as not an authority :)