<p>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.</p> <p>Sometimes one just wants to be able to challenge the arguments some mod made and this could be the place for that.</p> <hr /> <h1>Posting Guidelines</h1> <p>All posts should follow this basic structure:</p> <ol> <li>Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?</li> <li>What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?</li> <li>Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).</li> <li>Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).</li> <li>Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.</li> </ol> <hr /> <h1>Rules</h1> <ul> <li>Post only about bans or other sanctions that you have received from a mod or admin.</li> <li>Don’t use private communications to prove your point. We can’t verify them and they can be faked easily.</li> <li>Don’t deobfuscate mod names from the modlog with admin powers.</li> <li>Don’t harass mods or brigade comms. Don’t word your posts in a way that would trigger such harassment and brigades.</li> <li>Do not downvote posts if you think they deserved it. Use the comment votes (see below) for that.</li> <li>You can post about power trippin’ in any social media, not just lemmy. Feel free to post about reddit or a forum etc.</li> <li>If you are the accused PTB, while you are welcome to respond, please do so within the relevant post.</li> <li>Keep the comments in YPTB posts about the moderation action itself, not about the general topic in which the moderation took place.</li> </ul> <hr /> <p>Expect to receive feedback about your posts, they might even be negative.</p> <p>Make sure you follow this instance’s <a href="https://wiki.dbzer0.com/the-anarchist-code-of-conduct/" rel="nofollow">code of conduct</a>. In other words we won’t allow bellyaching about being sanctioned for hate speech or bigotry.</p> <p><a href="https://matrix.to/#/#div0-yptb:matrix.org" rel="nofollow">YPTB matrix channel</a>: For real-time discussions about bastards or to appeal mod actions in YPTB itself.</p> <hr /> <p>Some acronyms you might see.</p> <ul> <li>PTB - Power-Tripping Bastard: The commenter agrees with you this was a PTB mod.</li> <li>YDI - You Deserved It: The commenter thinks you deserved that mod action.</li> <li>YDM <a href="https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/42529622/18170904" rel="nofollow">new</a> - You Deserved More: The commenter thinks you got off too lightly.</li> <li>BPR - Bait-Provoked Reaction: That mod probably overreacted in charged situation, or due to being baited.</li> <li>CLM - Clueless Mod: The mod probably just doesn’t understand how their software works.</li> </ul> <hr /> <p>Relevant comms</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://lemmy.ca/c/fediverselore" rel="nofollow">!fediverselore@lemmy.ca</a></li> </ul>