Screenshot shows three comments being removed from !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone (this community) by one of 196’s mods with the reason for removal being “.” (literally just a period).

I looked into this and discovered that the comments were just some fairly polite, if snarky, comments in response to the mod themselves. I could not identify a reason for comment removal per the site or community rules, so if there was one, “.” doesn’t cut it.

This is a callout post y’all. Do better. Start putting actual moderation reasons into the modlog for the benefit of you and other mods, otherwise what is the point of a transparent and federated platform?

As of now, it looks like the mod involved is just using their mod powers in a self-serving fashion. I am not making that accusation now, but that’s how it looks.

Please and thank you. Mods here do an excellent job keeping 196 on Lemmy a bearable place to be, and I know you are already struggling to staff the positions, but please also hold one another accountable when it comes to misuse of power. Thanks :)

  • funky-rodent [he/him]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM
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    1 month ago

    Thank you for that call out, we will discuss this with the other mods and make sure that removing and banning reasons are used transparently

    In the meantime I would love to remind y’all that we are moderating this forum in our free time as volunteers, it takes time and capacity. Sometimes it works better sometimes it doesn’t

    Feel free to write in the mod-application post if you feel like becoming a mod here would help.

    Best wishes and a good night from Germany Funky-rodent

    • MindTraveller@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      Meh. Y’all get more than enough applications every time. I don’t think it’s fair to complain about having a position of power over everyone else that you could ditch in a heartbeat if you wanted to. I don’t think users owe moderators patience. Rule following, yes. Patience, no.

      • Hugucinogens@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 month ago

        Bruh what are you talking about. The “We need mods” post is still pinned in the community, first thing everyone sees when they browse the community itself.

        This is not just power, it’s also a demanding service, done out of responsibility and goodwill, and that is proven by this accountability-seeking post itself we’re in.

        We’re a long, long way from being Reddit, as of yet.

  • Queue@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Alright, I’ll try to do better. I will say that while this doesn’t defend my actions, I’ve been under a high amount of stress in the last 2 weeks. If people want, I will resign as mod without question.

    EDIT: Restored the posts with “Restored due to community feedback/me being a dick.”

    EDIT 2: I am going to do some shopping and chores, if the community wants me gone, I will remove myself when I am back, or have the mod team boot me.

      • Queue@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Mainly because I sometimes need a reality check. I agreed to be a mod here at a normal point of the last year, and the last ~5 months have been putting so much weird shit in my brain it’s not been healthy.

    • Barbarian@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Gonna throw my hat into the ring here and say this kind of self-reflection and improvement is exactly how communities of any kind improve.

      People have problems, stress and issues. This shit happens. The ability to say “I fucked up”, then fix the fuckup and prevent similar fuckups happening in future is how we as a global society improve and become better people.

      In short: everyone should attempt to be better, that’s all anyone can ask.