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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This isn’t bitching so much as a curiosity. Here in Lemmy.ml, would it be considered abusive for an admin to actively participate in a discussion, then get upset and delete the same comments they themselves have been replying to?

I’d just like to clarify the administration posture of this instance. There are lots of accusations of unfairness here. I don’t know if that’s an individualistic thing or a matter of policy.

Mainly asking so I can more easily identify what discussions are not safe to participate in.

Cheers!

Tl;Dr: No, avoid conversations with mods/admins

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Would you like me to take an audio recording for you, or?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

👌 thanks for your contribution to the discussion

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What discussion lol. You're complaining about moderators moderating.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’m questioning the optics and impact of moderators/admins participating in discussions while removing opinions counter to theirs, sometimes under false pretenses. If you want free and open discussion, that’s not how you want an instance to operate, it’s just another form of authoritarianism and censorship in its own right.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You still haven't shown any examples of these removed comments not whether or not they were breaking instance rules.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

This post specifically is what made me think about it

But that same admin has a history of posting highly questionable information and deleting anyone who disagrees.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I believe that Davel acted correctly and with professionalism in this example. He removed racist, misinformational, and reactionary content while countering with sources to debunk those views. This is not only appropriate for a moderator but going above and beyond.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Calling comparing to Xi Jinping to Pooh bear racist is hilariously victim complexy. It has nothing to do with his skin and everything to do with his goofy lookin face.

“Misinformation”

You mean he’s pretending Hong Kong was super into being subjugated by China on live tv

Or pretending tiananmen square didn’t happen

Like, cmon. It’s basically just CCP propaganda, and even that’s ok if you’re not going through and removing comments that disagree with it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I didn't report shit get fucked

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

You offering or..?