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r/Art has quietly gone into lockdown and is no longer accepting submissions after mods began facing severe blowback for banning @haydclay for mentioning the word "print" on the subreddit.

https://x.com/reddit_lies/status/1993410876376744053

I don’t think Lemmy is any better. The other day, a Lemmy moderator didn’t like a video I shared about the potential collapse of the US and banned me from eight communities. As far as I know, the video wasn’t even AI-generated, so I don’t know where he got that idea from.

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[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 week ago (6 children)

OP is hawking AI art "prints" on an art subreddit.

It's weird but I'm with the reddit mod on this one, lmao.

[–] poke@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

ahhh the truth comes out.... 'why can't I spam my ai-shitstream to your sub? ugh, power trippin bastards!'

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[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Incredibly rare reddit mod W

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

Where did you get that from? I got that story from twitter and it doesn't say anything about AI anywhere.

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[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Yeah I just lurk at Reddit and do my engaging here. Too many power addicted mods, and a worsening foreign influence problem.

Not that we're immune here, but it's been a LOT more enjoyable to engage here than Reddit.

[–] Themosthighstrange@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Reddit really hates it when you discuss how much drugs Elon takes

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 5 points 1 week ago

I do the opposite. Since I mostly engage with niche communities, I mostly engage on Reddit.

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[–] Sauvandu60@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Typical reddit moderator being a power hungry bastard.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

It's not a Reddit problem, it's a human one. Like you also commented it happens here too.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Reddit mods are power hungry assholes. This one specifically too. But you also broke the rules of the sub. When I was a mod of a small sub having to handle all sorts of people giving me attitude, I wasn't paid enough for it.

You weren't like "oh sorry, I didn't understand replying to questions with info about my work broke rule 9". You were more like "how dare you".

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 12 points 1 week ago

It's someone from twitter called Hayden Clay @haydclay

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Moderation is slapping people in the face, for a good reason. You're still slapping them in the face.

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[–] Jela@lemmy.today 15 points 1 week ago

I made a comment on one sub that broke a vague rule that they deemed inappropriate.. (something to the effect of making your comments tactful)

When asking about their decision and defending my comment they banned me from all the subreddits they modded.

I was a user for 14 years.. Haven't been back to Reddit since. ✌🏼

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago (6 children)

if you think lemmy is different, you are sorely mistaken. kids on power trip are the same everywhere, regardless of platform.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yea but on lemmy you can see who silenced and wrongfully banned who, easily, right from the removed comment.

Good luck doing that on reddit.

The same, my ass. I haven't yet been banned here for calling bullshit bullshit.

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Where and how? Because to me it just says "a mod"?

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They literally said this in the post

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[–] Rambomst@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Kids or poorly socialised adults?

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago
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[–] xTechDeath@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

r/art is the worst lol

Relevant thread

They banned one dude and then a bunch of us for saying

Classic Reddit moment

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's just a terrible subreddit to begin with. The artwork is all shit and uninspiring stuff you would see from a teenager. I'll be the first to admit i have no artistic ability, but all the posts were just the portfolio of high schoolers

[–] 5190tent@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I wonder why that could be... Surely the rules & mods being obnoxious has nothing to do with it.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also echoing that fediverse mods are no different

[–] staciagrey@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am new to Lemny myself, I do see more productive conversations within here vs Reddit. Less pointless question as well. Mods in general postives & negatives right? Power, corrupts absolutely unless you hmhave checks/balance within a community. Most people don't ask the community.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It entirely depends on the community. I'm sure there are judicious, patient moderators here. I mean, in a small community there's not much work to do, so extra care can be made. But moderation is also a thankless job, and it honestly erodes your soul.

The easiest thing for a mod to do is say "This person broke a rule, I'm banning them from the entire instance". The fair thing to do is issue a warning and remove a comment/post, maybe a temp ban. But most people see one infraction, even a mistaken one, as proof that you aren't fit for the community.

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[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Some people would derive real psychiatric benefit from just one haymaker straight to the goddamn mouth

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Art has been one of the most ban happy subs since forever. The only major one I was ever banned from

[–] stray@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago

This is the video in question, yes? Any time-stamp I go to is an AI-generated image.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ks8YCtUd26s

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I got permabanned from !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world for asking about the rules in the sticky thread for questions about the rules. Reddit power-tripping mods suck, but we should also be wary about tolerating the same sort of mentality here.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I just looked out of curiosity and I get it, tbh, though you should probably have been given more notice before a temp ban, not a permaban off the bat. You seem to me like you don’t want to follow the rule regarding religion. I’m not trying to start shit, but it’s not a very pleasant set of interactions that follow, and that’s probably not what the mods are looking for.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Being upset about a rule and refusing to follow it are entirely different things, whether the mod understands that or not.

The motherfucker banned me preemptively for something he thought I might do. Not only were there not escalating consequences for multiple offenses (as any reasonable moderation standards would have), there wasn't even a first offense!

[–] PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I loved pissing off the actual public freak out mods. I never broke the rules just went against their personal politics

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[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't know, surely GOP supporter is more embarrassing ??

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[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if I'm ahead of the game having left reddit entirely before I could get banned from anything, or if I'm missing out on a core cultural experience.

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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

If men were angels no government would be necessary

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