this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2026
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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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This is a community in the spirit of "Am I The Asshole" where people can post their own bans from lemmy or reddit or whatever and get some feedback from others whether the ban was justified or not.

Sometimes one just wants to be able to challenge the arguments some mod made and this could be the place for that.


Posting Guidelines

All posts should follow this basic structure:

  1. Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?
  2. What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?
  3. Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).
  4. Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).
  5. Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.

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Expect to receive feedback about your posts, they might even be negative.

Make sure you follow this instance's code of conduct. In other words we won't allow bellyaching about being sanctioned for hate speech or bigotry.

YPTB matrix channel: For real-time discussions about bastards or to appeal mod actions in YPTB itself.


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  • Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards? -- Mystic Mushroom
  • What sanction did ze impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)? -- Multiple community bans

I got banned from ALL of the comms ze moderate for "trolling". Even though i have never interacted with zir nor posted and commented on those comms. I just post and upvote content to make Lemmy more engaging and yet i got perma banned out of nowhere.

Also i know ze are harassed by waste of oxygen POS troll but that doesnt give zir a reason to perma ban me. If ze were an admin, my account would be gone.

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[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This seems like a situation where you could just message zir to point out the mistake and get unbanned. Have you tried that yet?

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

No, i didnt. i think the ban is intentional because how else ze would find me to perma ban me when i have never interracted with ze nor posted any of zir comms?

[–] zombiebikini@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So you rather cone here complaining instead of trying to resolve what could have been a mistake? Not having interacted is a sign for me that it is not intentional.

[–] MysticMushroom1776@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think they were hoping to cause more shitty treatment towards me as punishment for banning them? Maybe they were hoping I would cave to pressure and unban them? I don't understand this logic.

Either way that's a mob mentality approach and I won't cater to those. I would've been happy to appeal it since the logs of my script don't go that far back, and I would be willing to forgive and forget over what might've been a few downvotes. Now though? Not a chance.

[–] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago

Would you really ban someone for a few down votes?

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago

Im just showing classic reddit like power tripping behavior. Your tone sounds like its my fault to get perma banned... Also why dont you use your main account?

[–] mathemachristian@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Risk Mitigation Protocol

This was an automated ban fella, try messaging zir first?? If they were an admin they probably still wouldn't completely ban your account...

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If this was an automated ban, ALL users who havent interracted with zir comms would be banned.

If they were an admin they probably still wouldn’t completely ban your account…

im literally perma banned!?

[–] Wren@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just talk to zir, could be a mistake. Some frontends and apps allow mods to ban people who have never interacted with their communities by typing in the name. It can auto-select the closest match. It's possible ze were trying to ban someone else and accidentally got you.

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

You might be right. It happened out of nowhere so i expected that it was intentional. But still i find this reddit like behavior detestable. Thanks for your comment.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's a universal ban based on some perceived offense, real or not. No context, so no judgement.

[–] diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 3 days ago

As i said i have never interracted with ze nor zir comms. There is no cause.