Hi all.

I had taken a break from posting to my magazine due to the lacking in effective moderation tools, especially bans not federating, an issue I don't see a solution for happening any time soon, but I'd quite like too post again. So my question:

I have seen mention in passing of mods saying they have locked a post to comments, and specifically yesterday a mod from slrpnk.net said they were going "to disable public posting and lock all threads". Which made me think that that might work for me.

However, from kbin it looks like I can still comment on posts in the community they said they were locking, so is this an instance-only solution, in a similar way to what banning users seems to be, where it only works locally, but people on other instances can go on interacting externally without issue (and without the mods being able to do anything about those external interactions)?

Is there an existing* way to just post image links to the fediverse without having to worry about moderating the comments because they're disabled across all instances? I'm not in it for the internet points and am more than happy for people to repost the content I share if they want to have their own conversations, I just can't take it on myself to keep the trash out if I can't actually keep it out.

Thanks!

*I don't have the knowledge or spare time and energy to invest in learning and then maintaining a self-hosting situation, so that won't work for me

I've just discovered that lemmy.world (and potentially other) users I've banned from my magazine are still able to comment, comments I can't see on kbin but that do show up on lemmy.world.
(E: I already knew removed comments still show up on other instances, but assumed that sorts itself out in time, but now I'm not so sure)

This makes modding futile.

I want to make sure my space is safe and not hostile to those of us who already deal with bullshit everywhere else, and I can't do that when this is the case.

How do we fix this?

Sometimes when I upload a link it doesn't load properly, it happens no big deal, but then I can't delete these buggy posts and then I end up unintentionally spamming a bunch of duplicates as I try to post again

Here is an example of one of these attempts
https://kbin.social/m/my_mouldy_memes/t/445093/Title

The error I get when trying to delete is

We are working on resolving the issues
Over the next few days, there will be a change in server infrastructure. Temporary problems with the website's functionality may occur during this time.

Any suggestions?

This user runs this magazine which is entirely dedicated to transphobia under the guise of anti-misogyny (usual TERF bullshit).

They came to spread hate on my magazine the first trans supportive post I made, and looks from my "most active users" that they never stopped despite being banned.

Them ghost commenting on my stuff doesn't bother me as long as others don't see it, but this person is clearly dedicated to the sole purpose of spreading anti trans hate, and im wondering why they're still allowed a place on this platform? I don't doubt they've been reported multiple times.

I get "block people you don't like and move on", which I generally do, but this is several levels beyond that, it isn't a personal disagreement, it's outright and intentional spreading of bigotry which I don't believe has a place here.

So how do kbin deal with issues like this?

Continuing from my last post here I opened my magazine on kbin instead of blahaj.zone but now I realise I never had the option to lock it so that only I could post to it like I did on blahaj, is that something I can do or is that what I'll have to sacrifice to have my preferred UI? In which case I'm really torn.

This is my first experience with any sort of modding so bare with me lol

Autistic kitten meme (tabby kitten head in centre of blue and purple background)
Top text: CONDITIONED INTO ACTING NEUROTYPICAL IN PUBLIC DUE TO BULLYING
Bottom text: "YOU DON'T ACT AUTISTIC"

Post by thatpettyblackgirl:
"The Internet is making my kid
gay/trans!"
The internet is giving your kid acceptance.
That was supposed to be your job.

valkyreskye replied:
THIS.

wolfblade222 replied:
DAMN.

pigknightwarrior replied with photo:
Wendy Williams on the set of her show, drinking tea, saying:
"who made this? Very delicious"

A photo of Albert Einstein, around it is his quote:

"Private capital tends to become concentrated in few hands. The result is an oligarchy of private capital the enormous power of which cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society. This is true since the members of legislative bodies are selected by political parties, largely financed or otherwise influenced by private capitalists who, for all practical purposes, separate the electorate from the legislature. The consequence is that the representatives of the people do not in fact sufficiently protect the interests of the underprivileged sections of the population. Moreover, under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information (press, radio, education). It is thus extremely difficult, and indeed in most cases quite impossible, for the individual citizen to come to objective conclusions and to make intelligent use of his political rights."

Decided to start my own "sub" and since I like what the blahaj.zone instance is about I did it there, but im actually really hating the lemmy UI.
Can I open my magazine on kbin instead and move the content I already put on blahaj across, or do I need to start over?

Photo of Patsy from Ab Fab, holding up a bottle of vodka, looking excited

3 panel comic
1 photo of wipers on a car window that have had 6 crayons put in between the two
Troll face drawn on top, saying "This will be hilarious!"
"Mom turn on the windshield wipers!"

2 top text: Expectation
Photo from inside a car looking out at a rainbow created on the window by the crayons in the wiper
Derpina is behind the wheel smiling saying "Oh you guys!" "lol lol"

3 top text: reality
Photo of car crashing

The lesser-known "Schrödinger's Tube" experiment.