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.

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.

YTPB 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.
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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Banning and calling someone alcoholic for their own toxic/unscrupulous post (lemmy.ca)

submitted 5 days ago by recursive_recursion to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

~~Well, we don't have any details about the interaction that led to the ban, so no way to be certain it's a power trip~~

But, when someone is being that much of a dick in the removal note, it is definitely a red flag. Even if the ban is justified, that's douchey as hell.

Edit: the comment is actually visible for me.

Go make a botnet if you want review bombs on command. We're not here to help you with your petty issues.

While I definitely think some kind of mod action would be justified, since the comment that was made is dickish and unnecessary, responding that way just isn't cool. It's an extra layer of douchebaggery.

So, I can't agree it's power tripping, because the comment was definitely worthy of the action. If all you can do is pop into a thread and be a dick, a ban is totally justified.

But, this is definitely an asshole mod because of the removal reason. If you're gong to be a dick as a mod, do it in the thread, in the open, and just issue the ban without the bullshit.