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No worries, I've just got old eyes and dyslexia, I could fuck up reading kindergarten level books lol
I do see your point, and I may be off in my evaluation of the preemptive bans. Wouldn't be the first thing I've been off on.
And I am worried that it's going to end up ruining a great thing. The fact that they've made several mistakes, targeting people that are discussing rather than attacking, it's a problem. If it isn't reined in, the possibility of it turning utterly toxic is real, and with blahaj being the only significant, broadly federated trans space, I really, really hope ada and any other admins can self regulate and turn it around. I know they mean well, they're coming from a place of strong conviction. But strong conviction can turn to zealotry fast.
I think, for me, the key to it is how they're finding comments and posts that lead to the decision. If they're literally out looking for opportunities to do it, your concerns are likely to come to pass. But if it's passive, then chances are higher that it will end up okay. I don't know if any of them will see this thread, or if they'd consider responding to it, but it would really be of benefit if they switch to passive only if they're actively looking. As a strategy, going off and looking is just too risky, too severe.
Ideally, a preemptive ban would only happen after a thorough review of the user, not off of a single comment, even if that comment seems a problem on the surface. Nor off of a single aspect of ideology when just leaving them alone means they're not a problem at all.