"Oh, this is calamity! Calamity! Oh no, he's on the floor!"
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Meanwhile On Grad
Documenting hate speech, conspiracy theories, apologia/revisionism, and general tankie behaviour across the fediverse. Memes are welcome!
What is a Tankie?
(caution of biased source)
Basic Rules:
Sh.itjust.works Instance rules apply! If you are from other instances, please be mindful of the rules. — Basically, don't be a dick.
Hate-Speech — You should be familiar with this one already; practically all instances have the same rules on hate speech.
Apologia — (Using the Modern terminology for Apologia) No Defending, Denying, Justifying, Bolstering, or Differentiating authoritarian acts or endeavours, whether it be a Pro-CCP viewpoint, Stalinism, Islamic Terrorism or any variation of Tankie Ideology.
Revisionism — No downplaying or denying atrocities past and present. Calling Tankies shills, foreign/federal agents, or bots also falls under this rule. Extremists exist. They are real. Do not call them shills or fake users, as it handwaves their extremism.
Off-topic Discussion — Do not discuss unrelated topics to the point of derailing the thread. Stay focused on the direct content of the post, rather than engaging in arguments that lack mutual agreement.
Brigading — If you're here because this community was linked in another thread, please refrain from voting, commenting, or manipulating the post in any way. This includes alt accounts. All votes are public, and if you are found to be brigading, you will be banned.
Tankies can explain their views, but may be criticised or challenged for them. Any minor infraction of the rules may result in a warning and possibly a temporary ban.
You'll be warned if you're violating the instance and community rules. Continuing poor behaviour after being warned will result in a ban or removal of your comments. Bans typically last only 24 hours, but each subsequent infraction doubles the duration. Depending on the content, the ban time may be increased. You may request an unban at any time.
The comment in question:
"To everyone arriving here from /all, remember that this is a .ml community when you attempt to engage in good faith."
Edit: Sorry for the double post - I just got back after being gone all day and didn't realize someone else had made a post about my comment! There's a bit of discussion here so I was going to leave it, but if the mods would rather delete it, feel free!
DM a mod and explain, unless this isn't a first offense.
Lol, this is .ml. This was an admin action done to suppress dissent speech against their instance because the admins of .ml use their instance to push Tankie ideology. Not because it was a misunderstanding.
You rarely see an actual .ml mod modding because the admins micromanage it all
You're on a comm that documents their censorship along with the propaganda and misinformation they spread or allow to spread to further their pro-Russia pro-CCP goals. Among other miscellaneous actions as well.
Funnily enough, I've never had problems. Look at the post and look at the comment. I see exactly why it happened, and anyone who doesn't is refusing to see. If the ban isn't lifted, the commenter might learn why the comment was entirely inappropriate -- because it was. Yes I laughed, but also facepalmed.
Lol nobody ever does, until they do, one off-hand comment about how Russia needs to leave Ukraine alone on a meme or something and then you find yourself banned.
Check the other posts around here and you'll start noticing a pattern
Maybe because I don't go in and spit on the floor or guests. I've been heavily dv'd there and so what? I have on other servers too.
It doesn't matter, they issue out instance bans for speech off their instance just as easily. I was instance-banned myself for doing things like linking evidence off their instance or talking with others about what they do off their instance or posting memes about it off their instance
Dig through my profile, you will not see anything with me "spitting on their floor". I specifically don't comment, post or upvote (well before the ban anyways) anywhere on .ml
I don't need to dig through your comments. I've seen them. And I see your behavior elsewhere, too. We're learning and growing together.
Well some of us are, some aren't. We get to decide whether we will or won't.
Dictatorships are cringe
There's no "learning and growing" into being a slave to a king.
Not for anyone with self respect and a spine that is.