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What is the point of these forums if you're banned for using it?

From the modlog: admin Banned @Julianus reason: 3 week timeout for more constant bickering expires: in 21d

There are admins with clear political bias and they are using their powers to suppress opinions they don't like. This isn't a ban for violating rules... but simply replying to their posts. What gives?

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[โ€“] Faresh@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There are other instances that may be more tolerant of other views if you consider that this instance is not tolerant enough. It should be noted that lemmy.ml is described in the sidebar as "a community of leftist privacy and FOSS enthusiasts", so I think it should have been pretty clear that there was going to be a bias.

[โ€“] Nemo@mandacaru.caatinga.digital 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Bias of opinions, ok. But bias extending to censoring other opinions isn't cool. If a mod doesn't like my opinions, he's free to block me from his view, just like anyone else. But banning me from participating for speaking my mind within the rules of community isn't leftist, it's fascist.

I'm just warning you guys. You're making neat little tech demo that's heading right to a dead end, if you allow banning people for speaking withing the posted rules.

[โ€“] MadScientist@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

you can't really disallow that though, instances should be free to moderate however they wish. there will always be moderation like this in some instances, so just avoid those instances. the only thing that bothers me is lemmy.ml bears the name of the platform, yet says it's not a default instance, which is misleading but oh well, not a big deal.

[โ€“] Faresh@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

the only thing that bothers me is lemmy.ml bears the name of the platform

I mean, so does lemmy.pt and lemmy.cat, but you are right, people see it as the first instance recommended on join-lemmy with the most users and that is has lemmy as its name and think it's in some way the official instance.

[โ€“] Whom@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

What makes the "rules of the community" relevant here? Would you have no problem if the rules specifically disallowed your opinions?

Rules are guidelines and should always be loose, left up to human judgement and enforcement. If everything must be outlined with a specific rule, then you're just inviting constant rules lawyering for the rest of time instead of effectively taking care of people who make your community worse.

I suggest reading On a technicality.