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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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[Solved] Midwest.social banned me a year ago for "Racism" and I only just found out (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Instance is midwest.social. Not a solitary clue who the admin was who did it.

A friend was wondering why they hadn't seen my posts and figured I'd been banned from lemmy.world or just left in general. I went to his instance and saw that in the modlog.

Not a damn clue as to why. There are no post removals, no comment removals, no temp bans and I never got any messages from any of the admins about anything that I did. Just one day, they randomly banned me for racism without rhyme nor reason. I have literally nothing that I can point towards and say "This is the reason why" because they never bothered to do anything other than ban me.

I am many things. I am an asshole, I'm a vindictive bitch, I'm a petty prick, I'm often antagonistic, I'm also a whiny bitch. But racist?

Edit:

Well okay then

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 50 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Maybe it's that the mod is racist and they are just letting you know? That would make way more sense than you being racist.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

That's the only guess I got.

I went to midwest.social and looked at my own profile. Gives me a general timeframe of when I was banned. One of the last comments I made that was federated to that instance was this comment.

Context is easy to make out, but the dude was saying that constant reporting on deaths in Palestine was unhelpful because it would desensitize everyone to the death and make them expect it.

The only thing I can think of is that one of the admins of midwest.social is aggressively zionist or just completely misunderstood that comment.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ooooh. This was in that era when being pro-Israelian or pro-Palestinian meant everyone not of your view was racist. All the extremies were clambering to bag that rhetoric for themselves. Racism is obviously a fntastic card to have in the narcissists' deck, but it needs to stick to something first so in those opening rounds everything from anyone on any side is "racism".

And let's be honest; the odds of a moderator being a narcissist is higher than the normals

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This was in that era when being pro-Israelian or pro-Palestinian meant everyone not of your view was racist

It is not that much different now, protesting genocide is apparently "antisemitic" according to some. I have been banned by some tool not a long time ago for exposing a genocide apologist.

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[–] LWD@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Sorry for being unclear. I never had an account on midwest.social. Midwest.social sitebanned my lemmy.world account so no one on midwest.social can see my posts or comments.

When you're banned from an instance, they stop federating your content to their instance. So you can get a general timeframe of when the account was banned because the comments and posts will stop appearing. They all show up as "removed" but it still tells you when it was removed and what post it was on.

I then went to my lemmy.world account and searched up those old posts. I looked at the comments that I made around that time and the only one I could find that was even remotely touching on race was the one I linked above.

[–] Justdaveisfine@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

... Is this why I couldn't see your posts? I noticed certain communities were very different when logged in or not on Voyager, I have been reporting it as a bug this entire time.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yup. Exactly why. I was just outright banned from the instance entirely so none of my content was federating.

If you weren't logged in, then the app was probably using lemmy.world as a default instance and so you were seeing all my stuff.

Might wanna go apologize to Alex lol

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Ever notice how seldom they quote the post and context, even when asked for contestation purposes? I once asked a mod somewhere why I was banned and they just replied "no" and blocked me lol. Summer people are just so patheticly petty.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

people are just so patheticly petty

Modding attracts a type kinda like clergy attracts pedos

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Have you ever opposed any of the world’s ongoing genocides or authoritarian regimes?

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Usually that just gets me mass downvoted and called a tankie

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's a major flaw in lemmy. No ban notifications. Or, I've never gotten one. Like, rock n roll, ban me, especially if it's justified. But since lemmy doesn't let me know, if a mod doesn't send a "fuck off and die" note, I may not find out I'm banned for months (like your situation, it wasn't until someone else brought it to my attention).

But I do have multiple accounts, and if you want to ban me instead of just this account, you gotta let me know so I can filter shit out so I don't vote on an alt or make a comment while I'm piddling around or whatever.

Also, apologies for going off topic since the mod action taken against the OP is the point of posting here, PTB. With no specifics given, and the total lack of anything hinting at racism in your years on lemmy, I can't see this being a justified ban. Like you said, you're human enough to put on an asshole hat now and then (less than me most likely, but still), but racism just isn't something you've indulged in even in jest that I've ever seen.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm not 100% what is going on with ban notifications, but you will get some. Mostly from communities but not all. I think it's depending on which instance has implemented that AutoMod function. But none of them tell you that you've been banned from another instance. Hell, it doesn't even show it in my modlog. I had to go to midwest.social and manually search their modlog for myself and THEN see that I was banned. I'm sure I've probably got that on a few other instances.

I abhor racism. I was raised in an exceptionally racist household. I cannot say that I never said the N-word because I did. A lot. But growing up in a hateful echo chamber in a small town on a small island when everyone is so white they sunburn at night? You never see anything to break that mold. First person I met who wasn't white was a Native dude at school when I was like 10ish. He was great, invited me over to his place and I went. Met his family. Every single thing I had been told was a complete lie. Was at that point I started second guessing everything that I was ever taught by my shithole parents. I was furious. I'm still furious. Well over 2/3rd of my life later and I'm incredibly furious. I am not okay with being used, especially against people for no reason. Like hell am I going to try and continue that for other people.

Then there's the fact that I'm gay and have a "vested interest" if you want to put it that way because racism isn't that different from homophobia in how insanely fucking stupid the entire thing is.

But more than anything? It's just a fucked up way to be. I'm a die hard Trekkie. If I watched that show and came away going "Racism is okay!" then I need to be shot.

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 22 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Oh i've stopped looking for logic with these weasels.

I got banned with a "merry Christmas ya filthy racist" for pointing out the Master from Doctor Who was a genocidal maniac who tended to get hoist on his own petard. Because the current iteration was played by an actor of SEA descent. Apparently actor =/= character is faulty maths.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

To be fair, you were banned from hexbear.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Go back a bit further, i also got banned from .ml for referring to xi as "winnie"

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's actually your earliest banning. The lemmy.ml one they just put down Rule 1 or whatever. The admins of lemmy.ml are a piece of work. They also banned my startrek.website account a long ass time ago but were all but forced to reverse course. Was the early days of Lemmy and I was posting way more than I do now, which is saying something. Why'd they ban me? I posted a meme that was the dude from Jimmy Neutron saying "My first gay character!", attributed to Disney. The teacher then was like "This is your 18th first gay character" or something. I posted it with the title "They're always the first in China, at least before being removed."

Instant ban.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago

poor little lemmings. They'll never be part of the power structure no matter how much they gobble, best they can do is swing at people on a federate instance so they have to go to one of a hundred others.

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Stamets, you honky.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago

What? Can't hear you over the banjo

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 16 points 2 weeks ago

Part of a temp ban I got (night have been my other account I don't use anymore) was because I ignored that my other comments were removed and continued an argument.

How was I supposed to know my comments were removed? There was no warning or anything, no notification about removals, nothing. Only saw the comments I was responding to as they popped in.

Doesn't REALLY matter, I deserved it, but it would be nice to actually be appropriately warned before catching a ban when a warning was implied.

[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

My favorite is when they ban you without citing any of the rules you broke. Got shadow banned from news because I made a tongue in cheek reference to how billionaires see the whole of working class citizens. "no, just no" was all they put. No broken rule, and obviously, no grasp of sarcasm. Even had the /s and everything.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Sounds like you been served by Jordan Lund haha

[–] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'll post the big bad comment here to see if I was actually in the wrong, as I'm usually pretty mindful of what I post (I think?) lol

FOR MODS:
I am just posting the comment that was under a Luigi Mangione post. If I shouldn't, just let me know and I'll edit out. Thank you!

BANNED COMMENT:

‘Look, I get it. I have this excel sheet filled with CEOs, what they make a year, what company they work for, who their family is, what their blood type is, and much more. According to my spreadsheet, there are still ways to cut costs, and the only thing that can make my company more money is by offering these poor CEOs up to the capitalist machine. It’s just the cost of business, you know? I feel sorry for them, but profits are so much more important to me than some silly little person and their problems. ~/s~’

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Cheekey comment that effectively communicates how the parasite class behaves vis-a-vis the peasants.

I give you 95% that Jordan Lund censored you for this.

During peak Luigi event, after censoring the shit out of pro luigi sentiment in news, pols etc lemmy.world subs. This clown slides into some obscure sub THAT HE WAS NOT "MODDING" where pro Luigi shit posters were discussing the events freely to let us know that he is monitoring what we are doing and if we keep it up, he will get it removed or some such shit.

Talking about putting that OT as a regime whore lol

Either way, this aint reddit and bootlickers can't suppress the organic sentiment!

Luigi did not do nothing. But if he did do it, he done nothing wrong!

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[–] thisisnotmyhat@programming.dev 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It was a beautiful comment. Some people struggle with irony. Btw, I don't think anyone is concious of their unconcious biases. If you give a shit, in the broad sense, you just have to keep trying.

You're interviewing two candidates and you just seem to prefer Dan over Eric, who has dreads. You're not really sure why you prefer Dan, but you're sure it's nothing to do with racism. You feel confident because you have a daughter-in-law you love like your own, who happens to be black. Are you racist if you hire Dan?

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Oh absolutely. I have no idea if I'm racist unless I have it pointed out. Do I want to be? Fuck no. I just want to be told how so I can stop doing that. I don't want my fun to come at the expense of others. Unless they're billionaires or nazis, they can fuck off.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Now there's a username I never expected to see in YPTB.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Me? Oh I've posted here before. Hell, I've been posted about before. Like I said, I am an asshole.

Granted my biggest 'blowout' over a power tripping piece of shit mod, I used TenForward itself to do it instead of here. Arguably I should have but it was just after the launch of TenForward and the admins of Startrek.website were actively harassing myself and the lemmy.world admins to attempt to get me banned. That and there were a lot of posts being made at the time questioning why I had suddenly left startrek.website, why myself/Picard/Umm/NegativeNull and others suddenly stopped posting to Risa entirely. It was just easier to make one giant post on that community.... why did I start talking about this and get links?

I need sleep. I also need ADHD meds. And I'd like to eat.

Can someone shoot me?

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can someone shoot me?

Request denied. You produce the content.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Whenever I get the energy for it again, 100%. I'm waiting for the rain to stop so I can go dumpster diving and find something to eat.

Edit: I got guilted into posting more...

Edit2: Rains not stopping tonight and I'm too cold. Maybe tomorrow.

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

When a mod threatens to ban you from a community you want no part in

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

I bet one of the admins just had it out for you and came up with a bullshit excuse. Midwest reminds me of the Tankie Triad sometimes, quite a few of their users are .ml and Hexbear alts and the nonsensical banning is perfectly on brand. Nowhere near on the same level, of course, but still clearly a problem.

Side note, I hardly ever see anyone posting from that instance anymore. Used to see their users all the time. I wonder why?

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Midwest is still federated with Hexbear as well.

What I find bizarre is that I only found out by complete accident.

Someone else made a post and @'d me. I looked at it and it had a response with someone saying "That account has been banned" and he was from the midwest.social instance. This dude happens to be a buddy of mine and I chat with him on Steam and Bsky so I reached out and asked what he meant while I looked at midwest.social and saw the banning.

He thought that lemmy.world had banned me for whatever reason (Spam. Spam would be the reason) and that's why he wasn't seeing my posts or anything on Lemmy anymore. That I either got banned or left lemmy on my own (which I did do for a hot second). I responded to him and asked if he could see the response. He couldn't. He then looked at my account and saw all the posts outside of midwest.social and saw all the posts I've been making and that's when I made this post.

Whole situation is just so weird.

Thanks again @End0fLine@midwest.social

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, that definitely explains the number of tankies from that instance. On a side note, I'm really glad you're back on Lemmy, the place felt empty without your posts.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you <3

Life has just been a lot lately. Hard to get the energy to to go sorting through memes for 20 minutes, post them all and then go digging through the trash to find something to eat. The depression just does a lot of "What's the point" and the not eating for days doesn't give me enough energy to think up a point.

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[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 5 points 2 weeks ago

I like it because I prefer to have the blocking of instances be my choice.

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[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I quite like that admin, he has a very 'no bullshit' attitude.

I get why you might be confused though, he tends to issue bans for comments or posts on other instances that he finds or are reported (instance admins get reports from users on their instance regardless of if it originates on a different one). I actually quite appreciated it myself, but I very much share his political perspective so its not for everyone.

Midwest.social is small anyway, so its not a big deal.

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