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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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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 0 points 5 months ago

It's someone from twitter called Hayden Clay @haydclay

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 5 months ago

Some people need a slap in the face. When I was mod sometimes I couldn't handle all the crap. But if someone messaged me nicely and seemed understanding, I always replied in kind.

[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months 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 0 points 5 months ago

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

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 0 points 5 months ago

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

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 5 months ago

a worsening foreign influence problem.

considering one of the "most reddit addicted cities" in 2013 was eglin air force base, home to multiple cyber warfare groups, reddit has a yankee influence problem

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

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

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

If men were angels no government would be necessary

[–] Sauvandu60@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Typical reddit moderator being a power hungry bastard.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months 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 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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!

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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

[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (5 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.

[–] PumpkinDrama@reddthat.com 0 points 5 months ago

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

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 0 points 5 months ago

Incredibly rare reddit mod W

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago

But that's not what OP did at all? The truth didn't come out, Chloroken hair made something up.

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Where does it say any of that?

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[–] xTechDeath@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months 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 0 points 5 months 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 0 points 5 months ago

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

[–] hanrahan@piefed.social 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] sakuraba@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago

that's just a reddit mod in a different font

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I agree about reddit mods but you should be just as embarrassed about this post.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] Rambomst@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Kids or poorly socialised adults?

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months 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 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I could check by clikcing the moderation history on the removed comment, in the 3 dot menu. I'm on lemmy.zip tho not the desktop or mobile versions. I saw all the history of that one banned person with all their removed comments and messages from the mod.

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

If I do it for myself, I only see "mod". Am on mobile though. I heard that admins can sometimes see mod names, so perchance do you host your own instance?

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

same here. i am also on lemmy.zip.

what is "not the desktop or mobile versions"? what other versions are there?

but that debate aside, even if it were true, seeing some mix of characters other than "mod" is not really useful in any way.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago

Huh I see the same thing. I could've sworn I saw the mod's name a while ago too... Either way at least here there's a log with some sort of reason.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You might be right, but remember some of your bans were well deserved as you massively trolled us

[–] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

i have no idea wtf you are and i am pretty sure i never "massively trolled" anyone. are you confused? did i just get personal stalker? :D

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They literally said this in the post

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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

[–] Jela@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months 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. ✌🏼

[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago

Sounds like the kind of power mod who spends his evenings sat in a hotel cuck chair because that's the most intimacy they'll ever have with a woman.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months 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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[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Also echoing that fediverse mods are no different

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