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.

  • Universal Monk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    72·
    11 days ago

    Damn… should I be worried I’ll be getting a knock on my door because I think downvotes are dumb?

    Not really, but do be safe and never ever ever give any “real” personal location information about yourself.

    Many of the people who come here, are here because they got banned at other places for being too extreme. Many have social issues too. So fixation and obsession seems to be a little bit more common here than other online forums.

    I love Lemmy and what it stands for, but if you ever say something that is against the norm of Lemmy, some Lemmy’s who disagree with you will make it their mission to bully you and try to get you to leave Lemmy. Especially if your comments were politics or AI-related.

    My fav moment of when bullies tried to get rid of me: “I’m Calling For the Fediverse to Ban UniversalMonk” https://lemmy.ca/post/37043777

    None of this has to do with OP though, and OP’s problem can be a sucky situation. But please be careful about what you post on Lemmy if it can identify your exact location. People here can very fixated and extreme.

    • Zarobi@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      0·
      11 days ago

      That’s a pretty impressive retirement ngl… I’m also retired but I’m not healthy enough to go for walks anymore. I think I have mentioned my city once, but it’s on the other side of the world from NA so that’s a pretty big deterrent lol. Ah well, it’s probably fine.

      I have experienced that strange thing you mentioned a few times. Where you go against the flow and the piranhas come out the woodwork. It happened on Reddit as well of course, but it seems more… extreme here. Like, I’m basically mecha-Hitler because I have a slightly different opinion and dared to post it.

      I have this system where I put tags on people based on how much of a jerk they are, or if they’re nice. Green: nice. Blue: wildcard. Yellow: rude. Red: complete jerk, but only once. Then after red I just block them. I find it helps to see like, oh it’s just Mildly Racist (yellow) doing their thing again. Contextualises it. Most of the time it’s the same 20 people being weird anyway.

      • Universal Monk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        41·
        11 days ago

        I’m also retired but I’m not healthy enough to go for walks anymore.

        Sorry to hear that! I run several miles a few times a week, alternated with walking several miles the other days. I find that it really helps me stay centered and active with nature, my neighbors, etc. Hopefully you are still at least healthy enough to still enjoy your retirement!

        but it seems more… extreme here.

        Yeah, that was my main point. Sorry I veered off too much w personal experience. I have never experienced any users as extreme as Lemmy users. Reddit is a much bigger platform, but I think the stalker guys get banned there pretty quick, find a home here, and set up shop.

        Like, I’m basically mecha-Hitler because I have a slightly different opinion and dared to post it.

        Yep, the whole “Universal Monk must be a Trump supporter!” narrative started when I posted some news articles about how much Biden sucked. And I would post them right along with posts of how much Trump sucked. My point was that both parties sucked. But that nuance got lost quick. All my posts are public, so it’s hilarious to me that people still ignore that I’m actually a socialist supporter. I even created and mod Socialist Party communities on here! lol

        The groupthink here is actually worse than on Reddit. Because the most active communites on Lemmy are political, while Reddit has a bunch more active niche non-political communities. We have plenty of non-political comms here on Lemmy, but they don’t get a lot of action. The extremists veer toward the political ones.

        I love it though and will always stick around. But I can see how it might inhibit growth here, when non-political casuals come here and find that there is very little movement unless politics is being talked about. And I think that’s why we have so many situations that are ripe for this PTB community.