Basically, this is the “not my problem, even though I still have the moderation button” handbook. You admit I’m right about the timing (three weeks, not months), but then you use circular logic to justify that “your art isn’t welcome” based on a seven-month-old deletion that, again, stems from your personal opinion and not a technical definition. And as I said, I accept that if that time has passed and it was Lemmy’s mistake to keep showing my drawings even though they were “deleted,” I should be allowed to. Furthermore, you’re blaming me for something I didn’t know, because it’s not like I received notifications warning me of a violation. The public log shows the creation date and the reason for deletion, but it doesn’t provide any warning to someone new to the platform. I literally had to learn how the moderation log works because of accusations that “I’m a liar,” and ironically, I ended up learning about the Modlog, something the average Lemmy user doesn’t know and is left with only the public information, which is open to interpretation. Nor should they assume that users who aren’t familiar with all the functions, such as viewing their own public log, know everything. What your response implies is this: You admit the timing error, which I appreciate. But there’s a “It’s not my community” fallacy: You say it’s not your responsibility to lift the ban because “you no longer wanted to moderate,” but you’re still an active moderator enough to respond and review logs. It’s a complete contradiction: if you have the power to view the Modlog and respond, you have the power to correct an injustice. By saying “you have to accept that some people consider your art furry,” you’re admitting that the rules of that community aren’t based on facts, but on opinions. Ignoring the very history of art.

But if you don’t want to lift the ban—because it’s clear you won’t, not because you lack the power, but simply because you don’t want to—then you’re not doing it. If you remove it, good for you. I assume you understood something about this whole circus (which wasn’t the goal; it was to get you to lift an unfair ban). Anything logical will do. I’ll decide in time whether to post there again or not; currently, I don’t feel like it, even without the ban. For me, it’s fine. With such poor moderation and prejudiced moderation based on opinions rather than facts, it’s not worth being there. It’s easier and more honest to admit that you clearly don’t want to reinstate me because of one of your opinions, than to keep making excuses. I have no problem admitting a mistake, or saying, “I think your art is garbage, and that’s why I won’t lift the ban.” Because I have no qualms about telling you that you’re just avoiding and dragging this out. After all, you’ll carry on as if nothing happened, and I’m the one who takes the flak from people who think I’m the problem, even though it rolls off my back once I see their attitudes, their racism, and their aversion to information. It’s not for nothing that I prefer to respond with memes in Spanish, because it’s impossible to reason with the majority in this thread anymore. I’ve already had my fill of headaches arguing with dirty, pseudo-expert walls. Now all I can do is read, knowing full well that this will all come to nothing, because you’re too lazy (Except for washing your hands of the matter) or you don’t want me there, and as I said, I only have one thing left to accept about this ridiculous problem: Not everyone is willing to reason. And I’ll just move on with my life.