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Moderation policies vs enforcement of instance rules. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 3 days ago by MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/div0_governance@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I was encouraged to create an governance thread for discussion dedicated to community focused around the db0 lemmy instance users. Please see the linked post for context. I decided to leave my original post for potential discussion including voices of outsiders.

In short, not to duplicate information - I'd like to ask our community the following questions:

  1. Is the mod's behaviour of proactively banning users from moderated communities without clear violation in accordance to the instance rules, especially The Golden Rules, which call for "cooperative participation"?
  2. If yes, what actions can be proposed to be taken next to alleviate the issue, not only with the two directly mentioned communities in the linked post, but also others that potentially fall a victim to this kind of mod misbehaviour?

It should also be appropriate to hear the stance of the involved moderators, why they do what they do, but obviously it is up to them to provide clarifications.

Thank you in advance, I love you all.

governance type: sense check

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[โ€“] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I dont fault anyome for being rubbed wrong by this type of mod action, but I've personally come to terms with it. There are a couple of comms whose entire premis is built around preemptive bans (i think 'pleasant politics' is one.

I dont think we need to pretend that mods are omniscient and perfect in their interpretation of behavior outside their comms, only that they are ultimately responsible for trying to build their communities, and sometimes that means fighting against popular sentiment. Being proactive about banning people who have a clear distaste for your content - whatever that looks like - isn't unreasonable IMO. Especially when there's precedent of people seeking out a mod to harass them.

As long as mods arent fomenting a community of hate or using their authority to hurt other people, I say we give them the benefit of the doubt when it comes to preemptive bans.