I made a post to https://lemmy.world/c/unpopularopinion
https://aussie.zone/post/34735670
One comment was very rude, so I reported it. Another comment admitted that they were going against the rules of the community and downvoting a post they disagreed with, so I reported it. Two total reports I’ve ever made in that community that I can remember. Suddenly I’m banned by @JonsJava@lemmy.world, who says I’m reporting “everybody” and starts shit talking me publicly in the comments.
I know I’m not supposed to include private communications to “prove my point”, but at least it’s interesting to read.
Tap for inadmissible evidence
They stopped replying after that.
I now know it’s a guideline, not a rule, but Jesus, what an unfriendly community over there. Just a DM explaining it’s not a rule makes sense. Or at least lift the ban after the explanation, and apologise for being so snarky.
One particular mod of some very active news and political communites being terrible is extrapolated onto all of the other .world mods because the admins refuse to do anything about it. I don’t recall single other .world mod getting flak more than once, just that one tool.
FlyingSquid got a lot. JJ gets a fair bit too.
Basically the prominent.world power mods and admins give the platform a bad reputation. The smaller comms are generally fine.