Because as the mod that removed the post, I’d like to give you my perspective if you’ll let me.
- OP made a post that seemed to break rule 5 (we had multiple reports on it), and did not seem like a good-faith question breaking rule 1, so I removed the post
- OP then makes a second post being fairly passive towards me, further showing that they were not posting in good-faith. So once again, removed the post for rule 1 and 5, messaged OP as well explaining this. This could have been a temp ban, I was being nice here, and reaching out to give OP the chance to explain they were not posting in bad faith.
- OP then posts 13 times about the above in other communities, breaking some of the rules in those communities.
As mods it’s mayhem if you don’t enforce your rules, which is all I was trying to do. IMO OP has proved multiple times now that their question was not in good-faith, and they were seeking out arguments (check their other comments) and drama (see the 13 posts).
Icing on the cake: we left their rephrased question up to avoid more of this drama, OP still kept posting the screenshots.
tehmics@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Thanks for taking the time to break it down.
I agree that he isn’t acting in good faith, but silencing the discussion is (would be) the bigger issue to me than some silly troll.
I really appreciate your response and reasoning. I don’t have an issue with logistical moderation (e.g. duplicate threads) but I’m extremely adverse to moderation of actual topics for what should be obvious reasons.
Given that you left the other thread up, I think I can put away the pitchfork for now. I’ll have a look at your rules, and hopefully find myself satisfied and participating in your community.
L3s@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Well thanks for understanding. The question itself was not a problem, hopefully that helps as well.