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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/29191692

I don't even know what to think about this one. I'm not angry, more confused than anything. There's only one mod there so i asked them, and they said "It's against policy. It's the abbreviations policy."

I see no such policy anywhere, so who knows what's going on. Is it only the NYT that can't be abbreviated? What about the US? Is LOL forbidden too? And if so, why are we forbidden from laughing there!

They didn't even remove the comment.
The mod is user qrstuv. Maybe the only abbreviation allowed is when they say one? That's a power trip!

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh no, saying "the US" is also a bannable abbreviation! Lol! What in the world

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Lol

6 day ban! You must type "laughing out loud"

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You've been banned so hard for that comment i can't even read it anymore

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You’d best never talk about radar or scuba.

[–] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] madjo@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

OK! Whatevs.

no abbreviations? that is the single most idiotic rule ive ever seen. what a fucking idiot.

[–] lonlazarus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

I’m an SDF member and, I want to state openly that @qrstuv@lemmy.sdf.org does not represent me, but is also making my laugh my ass off rn.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm a member of the SDF instance and I've reported this. I hope it gets attention and action. I don't appreciate someone making us look like clowns.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I blocked the entire instance because of this. Why would i want to read posts i can't even take part in, you know.

Thank you for letting us know that person isn't the entire instance. I'll unblock it.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean, it should be general knowledge at this point that instance admins and comm mods are not the same thing.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I never said they were the admin.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah but... if you're aware of the difference, why block an entire instance over one mod's actions?

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Give it a rest. Find something else to nitpick to death. You're not being clever.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

They're not trying to be clever. They're saying your prior actions weren't logical. You shouldn't block instances for what mods do. You should block communities. If everyone blocked instances so swiftly then the fediverse will become little islands.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Another instance to block.

The Fediverse gets a little smaller

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Why would you block a whole instance if you don't like the actions in just one of its communities?

[–] kipo@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder if using the word taxi, instead of taximeter cabriolet, will prompt a ban.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

If I were a mod, I'd ban anyone who used "taximeter cabriolet" on sight. /s