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The mods at r/popculture pointed it out. And then the screenshot above.
The subreddit drama
Mods on Lemmy are a bunch of Napoleonic cunts as well. I'm constantly having posts censored and deleted without clear reason or explanation.
your post was removed because it didn't look like it was from a microblog. i think posting the screenshot of the microblog post you got it from would work out. you can check the modlog.
man we went from spacedicks hitting the front page to this
That’s why I’m here. Reddit started getting super censored so I was looking for an alternative and was directed here. It’s fucking ridiculous.
Welcome, sibling! I came over in the rush after the reddit API debacle. Some things I've learned in the last year:
We may not have Sprog here yet, but get to know the environment, including colorful fauna such as:
The vast majority of posts are made by, like, ten people, and I'm pretty sure they never sleep. I'm currently unconvinced that Flying Squid isn't just a full colony of Humboldt Squid, constantly ramming into a giant submerged keyboard.
As far as controversies: Avoid the "tankies". You will find them on Hexbear, Lemmy.ml, and lemmygrad. They will not be going away, since the original creator of Lemmy is, apparently, one of them, and seems kind of mad with power. They treat with no man, and are willing to do anything to convince you that authoritarianism is good, as long as it calls itself "socialism". One would think they would have learned their lesson from "National Socialism"... They apparently have not. Not everyone from those servers is a tankie, but most tankies are on those servers. Think of Tankies as the lemmy subspecies of those trolls you shouldn't be feeding.
Contribute to discussions! Especially on a place as small as Lemmy, lurking actively harms the community! Unlike most places, it's generally fairly easy to figure out who's being disingenuous and arguing in bad faith, and most people are very reasonable! (As long as you never say anything bad about Linux. Be forewarned. Do not engage unless your autonomic nervous system runs Arch)
Welcome!
Welcome to Lemmy, bud!
We have lots of Linux and Star Trek memes.
I highly recommend that when you update "all" or your "front page" - be sure to set youe filter for "Hot" results. Gets you the fresh, interesting shit.
I've been over here for a year off and on, Lemmy ain't bad at all, could use some more resistance joining for sure.
When I first joined lemmy was ass. But it has passed the threshold for content to be useable now. I like it.
Well I’m happy to be that.
You're absolutely right. In the past, controversial subreddits like those you mentioned were often more isolated, so action could be taken to address specific problems without impacting the broader community. Those subreddits, while harmful, were often distinct and confined to their own spaces, and actions against them were more contained, with the consequences largely affecting that particular corner of the platform.
However, with the kind of situation you're describing—targeting comment sections or actions like downvoting a harmless post about something as benign as Luigi—the scale feels different. It's less about a specific, harmful community and more about broadening the scope of censorship or intervention to more general discussions. It raises questions about fairness, context, and the impact on people who aren't even involved in the issue at hand. When platforms go after entire communities or actions in a wide-reaching way, it can feel less targeted and more like a blanket response, which doesn't always address the root causes of the issue.
This shift brings up a bigger conversation about how platforms should moderate and whether they are overstepping in policing things that, in previous years, might have been seen as less of an issue.
Does anyone know how to reliably delete an entire reddit account, ideally editing over each comment as well? I did this before they closed off access to the API but upon checking months later, they had reverted all the changes so my account looks like it did before with everything visible.
I have a suspicion that I was followed by a mod who banned me and accused me of "throwing a tantrum" and muting me from contacting him again when I asked him to justify his ban for "promoting violence" when I very plainly hadn't. I kept getting bans for the same thing across various other subs for similar non promotion of violence, rather laughing about the idea of a politician possessed by the ghost of GG Allin ruining their life with antics, and for harrassment for some post that wasn't even deleted when I got my ban, so I have no idea what it even was.
No time for that kind of nonsense. The "you're in trouble for liking the wrong comments" step is the final step into full mean girl pettiness. Reddit has become an HOA.
some large subs can crossban you, if the bots of a specific sub detects you went into a controversial sub they deemed as "brigrade threat". i once commented in joe rogan was immediately banned from 2 subs. eventhough the people on that sub, criticises joe roegan more than it supports him.
Honestly, that sounds like a blessing in disguise.