cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1147109
As is stated in the title, I created and moderated !prolife@lemmy.world. According to the modlog, this community was removed 10 days ago. The modlog doesn't show me who removed the community. I understand the community wouldn't necessarily be everyone's cup of tea, but the actions taken seem improper.
EDIT
After making my case via email to info@lemmy.world, I received the following response:
"We would rather not have a prolife community on our instance. We were getting a lot of reports about it and we have enough on our plate. I'm sure you can find an instance that better suits your needs."
This community was incredibly small (19 subscribers), had less than 10 postings, and had several waves of trollings. Yet, the admins of lemmy.world would rather do away with this community than bother to review if it has broken any rules or is the target of trolling/bullying. I take nothing away from the right to run their instance as they see fit. Perhaps the Code of Conduct should also explicitly state "we reserve the right to do anything we want, regardless of any published rules".
While it's not my cup of tea as you've said, I think removing communities, particularly in this manner is harmful to mature debate. I know communities can become echo chambers, but removing it altogether will push people further apart. Pro life is something I personally disagree with, but it's not a particularly uncommon idea - if you oppose it, you can't just dismiss it, you need to address it properly - don't just shout at them, that won't achieve anything, you need to understand what lead them to think the way they do and persuade them to think like you do