And it's a lot easier to notice and act on bad behavior when activity is public. Maybe on a centralized service that can afford full time moderation staff, you could restrict that information more effectively, but considering the fediverse is community driven, I think this is an effective choice
Comment on User "threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works" is banning users for downvoting his posts.
remon@ani.social 7 hours agoBut these clowns are surprisingly common and much more of a problem than some trigger happy votes.
subignition@fedia.io 7 hours ago
ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
You’re probably right about that.
Skavau@piefed.social 1 hour ago
Then power-hungry moderators who behave like this can sully their reputation, risk the ire of the instance admin who may remove them over this, and if not - also risk the ire of the fediverse who might just recreate their community on another instance and supplant them.