this post was submitted on 15 Aug 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.
Rules
- 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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I do feel it is more imperative than ever, as nations around the world are twisting what it means to be civil. Comrades of mine don't even use the word “civil” for “decency.” Where I live, it is “civil” to drag trans people off toilets and assult us. That is no “decency” I want to be part of. This is primarily why we make the distinction, as we do not want to be associated with bigotry.
I can't imagine how that must be. I'm sorry you have to go through that. I have added clarification on both sidebars. Let me know if this is clarification enough, or if we need to edit it further.
I would really like if you incorporated these statements as well:
It shows what your instance is about, and what you desire to uphold. If folks see a positive outlook for the instance, the rules should reflect the positive goals you are striving to maintain.
E.g. [you don't have to use my diction]
Flesh it out a tad more if you like. Correct me if I am wrong, but am I perceiving that English is not a language you're masterfully versed in?
It's not my primary language, indeed. Even still, writing for public view is a different beast all together, and I don't think I would be well versed in that even in my mother tongue.
I'll try to rewrite the sidebar tomorrow. It's past midnight here, and I need to sleep. Thanks for your help.
You're welcome 🤣, nini😴.
Rest well.
We’ll take care of it another day.
I picked on it due some of the strange phrasings in the sidebar, and engaging with me here.
I’ll help you proofread as well 🤣. English would be my third language as well, even if I mastered it decades ago🤣. Being a polyglot has a few perks🤣
Sidebars updated.
Nice. Now pls🙏 accept my registration.
I went extra on that human question🤣
I already accepted it hours ago
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now to wait until my account gets higher reputation until I can recreate !kkg@retrolemmy.com 🤣
If I recall correctly, you can create a community after 24hrs
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