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Let's face it. The mods and admins have to make decisions they don't necessarily agree with to protect the community. There are things I'd like to say that I don't for this reason, though I too have had mod action against me in the past, as well as some communication from admins (which, for the record, was always professional and kind).
That's why I post my very hottest takes on my favorite CIA honeypot, tumblr.
In one particular instance of this happening, the mods said it was against the instance rules. So drag went to the admin and asked if it was okay. The admin said promoting violence against nazis is fine as long as it isn't actually planning a crime. Drag went to the mods to say "look, you're not protecting the community, this isn't necessary", and they didn't care one bit.
Oh, I see now. It's hard for me to see everything because drag's screenshot is tiny, but I see in the modlog drag is banned from 196.
As much as I enjoy the shitposts, 196 has always been a sort of milquetoast centrist community, even on reddit. I didn't look at everything, so I can't determine for certain if drag crossed a line, but what I saw as far down as I scrolled was just normal and healthy stuff like "we should kill Nazis." That seems alright to me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thank you. If you'd like to judge drag, drag will give you a chance: drag told a cancer patient, who was sure Trump would get him killed, and was suicidal over it, to commit Luigi. Drag said to buy a gun and make his situation a Nazi's problem instead of wallowing and wanting to die. At first he was mad because he felt he was being asked to fight others' battles, but then drag shared what drag has been doing to try and help people like him, and he calmed down. Seemed happier. No more suicidal comments.
Ada removed the comment and said it was promoting suicide. The 196 mods banned drag and said it wasn't promoting suicide, but that it was promoting violence against Nazis and that's not allowed.
I can understand the concern about the suicidal person because that's a sensitive topic that's always difficult to approach. I can't judge drag because I wasn't there.
Banning someone for encouraging violence against Nazis is suspect, though. What do they think we should do? Ask them politely to stop being Nazis? Lol
I mean you can read the modlog yourself. Doesn’t say anything about Nazis or not. It says “promoting violence,” which “you should go buy a gun and use it” absolutely is lol. https://lemmy.cafe/comment/9928456
Drag is being a little disingenuous here.
I'm sure you acted in good faith, but I also understand drag's point of view. Difficult thing to address for sure.
No I did nothing here, good faith or not haha :) just reporting what I know.