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this post was submitted on 12 Aug 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.
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All posts should follow this basic structure:
- Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?
- What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?
- Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).
- Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).
- Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.
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- Don’t harass mods or brigade comms. Don’t word your posts in a way that would trigger such harassment and brigades.
- Do not downvote posts if you think they deserved it. Use the comment votes (see below) for that.
- You can post about power trippin’ in any social media, not just lemmy. Feel free to post about reddit or a forum etc.
- If you are the accused PTB, while you are welcome to respond, please do so within the relevant post.
- Keep the comments in YPTB posts about the moderation action itself, not about the general topic in which the moderation took place.
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.
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- PTB - Power-Tripping Bastard: The commenter agrees with you this was a PTB mod.
- YDI - You Deserved It: The commenter thinks you deserved that mod action.
- YDM new - You Deserved More: The commenter thinks you got off too lightly.
- BPR - Bait-Provoked Reaction: That mod probably overreacted in charged situation, or due to being baited.
- CLM - Clueless Mod: The mod probably just doesn't understand how their software works.
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Lemmings can be weird about entertainment and pop culture news. Some think it’s beneath them and not worthy of being posted.
There’s a few popculture and television communities that would be better fits for your original post.
That news community is one of two communities I have blocked. The mods there, at least one, do have some power-tripping tendencies.
Edit: Ah yeah it was JonsJava that banned you. I'd avoid him like the plague. It was probably your username that got him hot under the collar.
It actually wasn't the name.
They have contributed in other communities I moderate, without issue.
What was the issue with the post in question?
It was reported numerous times for being off topic.
Pop culture really needs it's own community. I think it deserves to be here, but in a place people want it.
I try to let the community help decide what belongs. The more diverse the reports, the more likely it doesn't belong. That's why we have the "... at moderators discretion" in the rule.
So why the ban?
Then it might be prudent to add no pop culture to the rules.
As it is, you allow some and not others and that’s confusing for users.
How did you see which it was? Using the website when I check it just tells me "mod."
Someone screenshotted what they could see when looking at your post history. It showed JonsJava as the mod that banned you.
Right. That was very wise.