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The mod banning these users is the same mod who made the posts they downvoted. This is mod abuse, turning the downvote button into an auto-self-ban button.

The message is "If you disagree with me, you will be banned"

Monitoring and banning users for using lemmy as intended to signal boost your opinion should be grounds to have all mod privileges removed. This behaviour undermines the integrity of the server and the wider fediverse.

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[–] Skavau@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It would be, if that was what was happening. This, however, is you throwing a hissy fit because you don't like my "opinions on public voting and community policies surrounding it".

How am I throwing a fit?

And it what happened with me, and my community. I only banned serial downvoters who had never participated in it, or in many cases - had a single post on the Fediverse.

They were quiet background downvoters.

Please pass your moderation privileges along to someone more appropriate for the role. Thanks.

My communities are fine with no problems.

Additionally, I don't answer to you.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Skavau@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can literally view the public modlog of the communities I moderate, if you want to scrutinise my behaviour.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have - why do you think I've been advising you to step down?

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What particular actions do you disagree with?

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You are bad at moderating. And apparently you get bored and lock threads when you have to do your self appointed job.

You enjoy the power, but you balk at doing the work.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You do realise most communities ban accounts for mass-downvoting, as I said to you before?

Secondly, that locked thread was a constant barrage of back and forth insults despite me mediating multiple times. How on earth is that power-tripping? I specifically locked it at the time because if it continued, I would've ended up having to ban multiple accounts.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also you badger and pester users who disagree with you, which is extremely unprofessional conduct for someone in a place of even minor authority.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You reply to me (especially if you hit me with accusations), I'll usually reply back.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As I said, you are not stable or emotionally mature enough to be running a lemonade stand.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So just personal insults now basically.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, this is my observation based on this conversation.

You are not emotionally equipped to be in a position of authority. That's not an insult, that's my opinion, and one which I have exhaustively outlined and is borne out by this very conversation.

Please stop clutching pearls, it is not an adequate response to my pointing out your history of unprofessional behaviour.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Behaviour that is completely ordinary for most community moderators across the Fediverse. If you object to how I moderate then you would also object to more-or-less every community moderator.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"The other children are doing it too"

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My point is that you have serious issues with the fundamental governance of the entire Fediverse. I mean you even took grievance with locking a thread that fell into back and forth mudslinging over multiple days. That's a completely normal moderator practice.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Okay. A day old. Of people hurling insults at each other despite me intervening two or three times asking them to stop. My inbox filling up with reports. What's the problem with locking it?

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was a lie you just knowingly told. Why should I trust or listen to anything else you have to say?

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can literally observe the thread and see the deleted comments, and see them in the modlog.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry I just think moderators shouldn't tell lies to retroactively justify their poor behaviour. I think that is a disqualifying action and should not be considered acceptable behaviour from anyone in a position of authority.

Please find someone more trustworthy to pass your moderation privileges to.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You don't know that I was lying. Does it make a difference if the thread was 2 days old as opposed to 1? What "poor behaviour" would this even be in aid of somehow justifying?

Again: What is the problem with locking a thread that has fallen into back and forth insults?

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The point is you stretched less than one day into multiple days because you are aware your actions are not justifiable, so you knowingly lied to make yourself appear more reasonable.

You are not a good faith actor, please leave me alone. Also quit your moderation roles.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The point is you stretched less than one day into multiple days because you are aware your actions are not justifiable, so you knowingly lied to make yourself appear more reasonable.

How do you know this? How do you know I didn't misremember? And why would me claiming it was 2 days old, as opposed to 1 - from your perspective - make it somehow more justifiable?

And again: What is the problem with locking a thread that has fallen into back and forth insults?

You are not a good faith actor, please leave me alone. Also quit your moderation roles.

You are welcome to stop replying.

[–] Coupable@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How do you know this? How do you know I didn’t misremember?

Because the screenshot was just above, in the comment chain you were replying to. I assume you are lying, because the alternative would be to accuse you of being a fucking moron, and I prefer to assume competence.

You are welcome to stop replying.

Thanks, I will! Feel free to respond to this comment tho; I wont read it, but as with every other reply you have made in this thread, it will add to the mountain of evidence that you are not emotionally mature enough to be moderating anything.

have a great day and quit your role as moderator because you are fucking dreadful at it lol! :D

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Because the screenshot was just above, in the comment chain you were replying to. I assume you are lying, because the alternative would be to accuse you of being a fucking moron, and I prefer to assume competence.

The timescale didn't click with me when I saw the screenshot. I of course do recall locking the thread at the time, but the timescale details were gone. This is a small detail. What is the issue with locking a thread that has collapsed into bickering and insults?

Thanks, I will! Feel free to respond to this comment tho; I wont read it, but as with every other reply you have made in this thread, it will add to the mountain of evidence that you are not emotionally mature enough to be moderating anything.

I think we'll let the audience decide that.

And I'm absolutely fine as a moderator.