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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by jordanlund@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

A recent post collected some comments by moderator Yobuckstopshere which were reported for being Covid misinformation. Further, comments calling out the misinformation were being removed.

This was reported to me, and after a short examination, I engaged the lemmy.world site admins who took the following actions:

Yobuckstopshere was removed as moderator from both Politics and World News. The comments were removed, and they were banned for 3 days.

This is tough for me since I value their contributions to Lemmy, and why I had to recuse myself beyond getting the Admins involved, but if it were anyone else, the comments would have been removed and the user banned, and so here we are.

Similarly, I don't like exposing behind the scenes drama so to speak, but I also believe in transparency in moderation action. It's why I reply to posts and comments before I remove them citing exactly why they are being removed. I feel everyone deserves to know why action is being taken.

Unlike reddit, there is a process for removing moderators who appear to have been acting in bad faith. Your first line of defense is other moderators, but we are also in regular contact with the lemmy.world admins whose decision is final.

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[-] MightBe@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

Let's see if we can make this place better.

[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

"Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky, they are people who say 'this is my community and it's my responsibility to make it better.'" - Tom McCall - Oregon Governor 1967 to 1975.

[-] antik@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Say hi to your new mod folks!

[-] MightBe@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I'll give it my best shot.

this post was submitted on 29 Dec 2023
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