this post was submitted on 14 May 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:
- 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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- Post only about bans or other sanctions that you have received from a mod or admin.
- Don’t use private communications to prove your point. We can’t verify them and they can be faked easily.
- Don’t deobfuscate mod names from the modlog with admin powers.
- Don’t harass mods or brigade comms. Don’t word your posts in a way that would trigger such harassment and brigades.
- 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.
- If you are the accused PTB, while you are welcome to respond, please do so within the relevant post.
- Keep the comments in YPTB posts about the moderation action itself, not about the general topic in which the moderation took place.
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.
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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Honnestly, that's better that way for you all and for Rimu. He needs a break and you all too. Yes, there is too much griefs from both side. I'm staying away from it, it gives me a peace of mind. For me, that ban list is a good start for Rimu, he also deleted the post on Unruffled and AI. He is simply distancing himself.
In few day, i hope we can start writting a new page. Otherwise, we won't be able to mediate with both side. Zagorath reached us and wanted to initiate a dialogue between you, Quokk and Rimu.
That's a good idea, that's a good move Zagorath & Quokk. So thank you. :)
However, I told Zagorath that it wasn't the right time. There is still lot anger so we weren't going anywhere. As much i would like, we can't open a discussion yet. We have to wait, like any IRL relationship.
Maybe we will never be able to talk and work together as we used to. Maybe we will find some room but it will be different. Dunno.
But, we can relay some ideas as the one that unruffled shared about modlog but not yet and i have to remove some part. I tried to see your the comment about the updated version of the modlog but there is a login wall.
And there is a better idea :3 you can pour your own ideas in your new Piefed fork and it will inspire lot people. I'm sure you will enjoy the crafting part. That's fun.
For example, an quadratic voting for your next decision ? I'm curious to see what you will cook :)
Thank for reading
Bonne nuit à tous et toutes :)
FYI, i'm mutting my own post. So i won't receive any update from now.
I disengage.
*edit looks like the other thread that was nuked was on lemmy.world
Good. :)
Distancing oneself looks a lot different from launching instance bans and handing other admins a slice of their personal beef.
True but that's also distancing. Admins following the ban list aren't worth your time. Would you follow them or also ban them ? It's better that way.
Maybe later, we can discuss about it again. I'm leaving and muting my comment. :)
I disengage.
Just hours ago he asked other admins to ban us, resulting in feddit.online following him and both of them abusing the modlog to claim I am harassing him.
I do not view this as distancing himself, but expanding what he is doing and recruiting others to continue to target us.
Likewise I reached out days ago to initiate dialogue and was met with being kicked from all Matrix channels and instance banned from .social.
Removing an old post where many people disagreed with him means nothing to me while he continues to engage in this childish behaviour.
I’m sorry, but I can no longer see this being resolved as long as Rimu continues to act as antagonistic, dismissive, and immature as he has been.
Removing the post himself is different from deleting it myself, and you where able to disagree. However, that doesn't mean his opinion about it changed but that he is moving on.
For the discussion, just follow yours fellings. Or wait a little.
The ban list is a good thing, don't you think ? Instance following this ban aren't worth your time. That's also a way to resolve things until our mind is clear.
I also had a huge argument with a fedizen, and there were no other way to stop each other. It continued and utterly destroyed the space we created. Overtime, since we repeatly went into argument, it wasn't a matter of which side was right but keeping our community alive since most of people will start to move on another space. Even if it is a ban list instead of blocking, it's better than nothing.
As for discussion, Rimu has a bug with Matrix (firefox) that autodecline new chat. So maybe you should try again. Apparently, some admins from dbzer0 already joined him successfully. Or you can try Zulip.
So, i'm leaving the room and wish you the best. You know where i am. I'm muting my comment and disengage :)