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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by spujb@lemmy.cafe to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

Screenshot shows three comments being removed from !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone (this community) by one of 196’s mods with the reason for removal being “.” (literally just a period).

I looked into this and discovered that the comments were just some fairly polite, if snarky, comments in response to the mod themselves. I could not identify a reason for comment removal per the site or community rules, so if there was one, “.” doesn’t cut it.

This is a callout post y’all. Do better. Start putting actual moderation reasons into the modlog for the benefit of you and other mods, otherwise what is the point of a transparent and federated platform?

As of now, it looks like the mod involved is just using their mod powers in a self-serving fashion. I am not making that accusation now, but that’s how it looks.

Please and thank you. Mods here do an excellent job keeping 196 on Lemmy a bearable place to be, and I know you are already struggling to staff the positions, but please also hold one another accountable when it comes to misuse of power. Thanks :)

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[-] queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 337 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Alright, I'll try to do better. I will say that while this doesn't defend my actions, I've been under a high amount of stress in the last 2 weeks. If people want, I will resign as mod without question.

EDIT: Restored the posts with "Restored due to community feedback/me being a dick."

EDIT 2: I am going to do some shopping and chores, if the community wants me gone, I will remove myself when I am back, or have the mod team boot me.

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 214 points 5 months ago

That's pretty cool of you to show up to the conversation in good faith tbh.

[-] queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 162 points 5 months ago

Mainly because I sometimes need a reality check. I agreed to be a mod here at a normal point of the last year, and the last ~5 months have been putting so much weird shit in my brain it's not been healthy.

[-] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 122 points 5 months ago

Wtf is this mindfulness on the fucking Internet. This MF a real one.

[-] queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 82 points 5 months ago
[-] 50MYT@aussie.zone 55 points 5 months ago
[-] drislands@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago

Honestly mad respect for owning it. No one's perfect all the time, and it takes a lot of courage to be able to admit when those mistakes happen.

In my opinion, that makes you MORE qualified to be a mod -- not less.

[-] nickhammes@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

Yeah I'd rather see an Internet community keep a mod who has shown they're capable of introspection then they made a mistake, than try and pretend they can find a new mod who won't make mistakes.

[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 5 months ago

Anyone who says being a mod for a community is easy has never been one

That shit is hella hard on your mental health

IMO an ideal mod team is one where there's enough mods that all of them only have to head over to their community once every few days so that it doesn't become overwhelming

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Only if you give a fuck, be an adult and ignore that shit, and if you can't, then being a mod is not something for you.

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

judging by this comment alone: you'd be an awful mod

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Lol I mod multiple large subs. I hardly ban anyone and am very pro free speech. People bitch about changes and target me and my fellow mods but we ignore it because it's petty drama at the end of the day. My point still stands, if you get emotional and abuse your power like this mod did because some user talked shit about you, you're a terrible mod. Judging by your comment, you have no clue what you're talking about, but that's typical for the Internet.

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I've been a moderator of a large discord server for the past 2 years, none of the problems were solved by "ignoring the drama"

I've moderaded guilded servers, didn't go well when someone abused moderator (im still holding a grudge).

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Cool, so you ban people for talking shit about you and abuse your power?

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

obviously not? And the mod of this community owned up to their mistake of abusing power and didn't ban anyone.

Where did that even come from, we were talking about mental health, moderation responsibilities & ways of handling them, why are you escalating

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

No you brought up how you mod a discord, and how you think you should jump into petty drama to solve problems. The mod in question removed comments that were critical of them, meaning they fed into drama. I made a statement, that points out that being a mod requires thick skin and if your feelings get hurt easily you shouldn't be a mod.... apparently a bunch of thin skinned mods/people didn't like that.

the first sentence is incorrect. 🍩

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

lmao, either reading comprehension is not strong with you, or you're really trying to instigate conflict by intentionally misinterpreting what I said in the worst way possible. Also "everyone that disagrees with me is thin skinned" lol.

Anyway, I'm not a mod here, I'm not interested in resolving this one sided conflict, and neither am I interested in furthering it, so peace o7

[-] lud@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It isn't always that easy.

Some people are human.

Here is what being a mod can do to your mental health (all three videos are basically the same, watch the one with the best thumbnail or whatever.):

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Which makes my point stand. If it's effecting your mental health, modding isnt for you. How no one here is understanding that is beyond me. Being a mod/admin on anything that deals with people/the public is a thankless job and requires thick skin.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

The thing is that everyone is affected. Everyone just reacts differently and it might take a bit longer for some people.

It isn't healthy for anyone.

Maybe someone without any empathy whatsoever can be fine, but not anyone else.

[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sure, it can be, not denying that. You can have plenty of empathy and still learn to ignore trolls and drama and just do the job.

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[-] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I feel this deeply. I don't think you should have to leave over this unless there is a large community sentiment that it's time.

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