this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2025
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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.
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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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- Don’t use private communications to prove your point. We can’t verify them and they can be faked easily.
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- You can post about power trippin’ in any social media, not just lemmy. Feel free to post about reddit or a forum etc.
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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.
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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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You can ask me after your ban expires
then I'll ask. why are you sharing zionist propaganda?
What of that is zionist propaganda, and can you prove that it is using entirely neutral sources?
You’re the one who made the claim, can you provide evidence of it that is empirical?
But again, stop changing the subject. We’re here to talk specifically about you. What lead you to the point in your life where you considered joining neo-Nazi websites?
I can't prove your claims, only you can do that.
that there was rape on any particular day is a claim. you brought it up, you're the one making it.
but if you don't feel like providing any evidence for your claims, that's fine. that isn't what this thread is about anyway.
What would the point of that be? You wouldn't be swayed by facts, you're openly a hamas supporter.
Why are you asking me? You’re the one who brought it up.
Just pointing out that you don't care about facts
Not when those supposed facts aren’t the topic and are merely being used as a less than clever diversion. You wanna debate Israel, then make a thread in one of the many comms for that purpose. I’m sure plenty of people on both sides would jump in.
I was never the one who brought it up in the first place. If you're true to your word you can go repeat that to the person who brought it up.
Why does the ban on another community justify not answering?
Because they were banned, not anymore now tho
Again, why does that justify not answering a question?
You must be very sad that you do not have the power to censor people who expose you for supporting the genocide of Palestinians over here. Like you do on your own pro-genocide community.