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Is it a PTB move to ban a user if their only activity in a community is downvoting posts? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/fedigrow@lemm.ee
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Is it a PTB move (!yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com) to ban a user if their only activity in a community is downvoting posts?

The behaviour baffles me a bit. If they dislike the majority of the posts in a community, why are they subscribed? Or if they are browsing by /all, why have they not blocked the community? Are they under the mistaken impression that Lemmy has an algorithm which uses downvotes as an indicator for "show me less of this"?

Has anyone else encountered a "serial downvoter" in any of their communities?

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[โ€“] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the case you describe, I think it'd be appropriate for a mod of the targeted community to ban them

I thought that at first too, but I recently thought of a counterexample, so I'm not so sure. See my top-level comment if you're interested.

[โ€“] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

I agree that reaching out to a user like that and having them stop would be the best outcome. Though In the context of the thread, I don't think a mod who didn't reach out before banning would be a PTB (not that you're suggesting that, just elaborating my thoughts).