It would be better to be able to pin comms to the top.

A weakness of Lemmy as a platform is that I wasn’t able to see this post until after the server downtime happened.

It’s all good as long as you’re always on the better side of the coin flip.

The kind of people who would join this place are also the kind that would block ads.

Bit Shift Variations in C minor

For fuck sake you may as well come out as a pedophile if you’re going to be posting shit like this.

It’s really not hard to tell.

“Documentation is on discord.”

“Why can’t I join”

“We banned you after seeing what you post on social media.”

😀 Deregulate the government - 😏 Give the power to private corporations

😄 They start fucking up - 😲 They start fucking up

Mods: Get every report in the community and can temp/perm ban you from the community and/or remove the comment

Admins (community’s instance and reported user’s instance) Can do anything a moderator can, and can ban you from their instance (bans you from all communities on that instance as well) When this happens, you will essentially be shadowbanned from every user on that instance, which in some cases can be a blessing as some instances have some VERY harassing users so they will no longer be able to bother you any more after the ban.

Admins (your instance) They have access to the server your account is on, so they can do anything to you. Being banned from your own instance is like having your account seized. Your content will stay up (if they choose not to delete it) and you won’t be able to log in. You won’t be given a chance to appeal so you’re basically locked out.

Admins (other instances) They won’t get your report but if they see your comment and find it particularly distasteful, they may choose to ban you from their instance, and you can bet your bottom dollar they won’t be accepting your request if you ever try to sign up there.

They go to every party, so if you see rule-breaking content, even if it’s from a moderator (ESPECIALLY if it’s from a moderator) then report it. Reports are the only communication that certain parties get into how things are being run, so it can really kickstart diplomacy efforts if someone, a community, or an instance is being openly abusive. Exception: some apps will allow you to choose where your reports go.

Worse. “Hey I have your problem … … nevermind I figured it out”

True story. x3

Step 1) Activate 2-Factor authentication

Step 2) Authentication system fucks up

Step 3) Locked out of your own account

True story. x2

Up + Down. That way you can’t use trolling/harassment to massage the perception of a post.

Put it this way: Do you want the nazis who downvote everything left of Hitler to have any sway over a conversation?

People are allowed to make mistakes every now and then. I would draw the line at open mod abuse such as using their rank to intimidate or just flat out removing people who they disagree with. Still a pretty crappy showing that I hope they grow from, but like, give them that chance.

Corporations treat free software as an endless pool of free resources to exploit, pollute, and then shut down.

Please no I hate hashtags with a passion.

Man, lemmy will just let anyone moderate.

This is a case where neither party is banned from the instance the post is on, however one user is instance banned from the instance that the other user is currently on. The way it currently works is that the banned user can see and interact with the other user and the rest of the federation can see this interaction, however the other user is completely oblivious to the existence of the banned user.

I just thought of an edge-case, what happens when someone gets instance-banned and then tries to interact with a commenter from that instance? Currently it will post the comment but nobody from that instance will see it. If this isn’t intentional, what would happen?