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Thanks for coming here and providing your PoV.
After reading the comments on YPTB I can only say this: the f is wrong with some people… I must be living in some bubble where people can have sane reasonable discussion even if they disagree.
I understand you are trying to build communities and defend them against users with ill-intent. I don’t know what your ambitions are as far as the target size of these communities goes, but I just thought that banning users like described simply sends a bad message and, unfortunately, brings unnecessary attention to your person (especially if user does not agree or understands a reason for a ban). Forgive me for inadvertently being a part of the problem.
On the other hand, if you are right that some users made it a hobby out of downvoting all posts from your community and we both want to provide a space for it on Lemmy (on any instance), then this potentially calls for some software feature? Like joinable, discoverable but semi-private communities that don’t appear on "all" with limited voting and posting rights for non-members? I don’t know - you tell me what would be your dream scenario! But definitively I don’t believe you can have it both ways, be totally open and not exposed, especially for controversial themes.
Lastly, allow me to address you as a person. Please don’t understand me wrong as my wording might upset you but I really mean good for you. If you are going through some hardships in your life - don’t ever let the trolls see you are vulnerable. In general, the social media, be it federated or corporate, is not a good place to seek support or publicly confess intimate details of your life. If you really have to because you find that helpful, at least make a second account not used for moderation. Don’t feed the trolls.
Love.
P.S. - you can probably unban me if you are not mad at me, I promise to behave ;)
Where is this bubble? I wanna be in that bubble!
~~In lemmyverse? This thread seems to be one? :) everyone looks to be respectful so far.~~
Other than that the communities I subscribe to…
it really caught me off guard when I saw comments directly attacking Mystic without even addressing the question, I was not prepared for this shit! Like if there was some history that I missed and I just relit an old flamewar or something
EDIT: yeah I just scrolled down… nevermind my first part of this message
It's so strange to me that I'm fairly hated and some people permaban me on sight, but then I see comments like, "Fuck you stupid alcoholic vodka baby. I bet you’re a russian troll, they love Vodka over there. Also quit pretending to be a woman no one buys this sympathy act that you’re “transgender” by a now just-banned member, @SlipperySlime838585@sh.itjust.works.
I'm floored. Who in their right mind makes fun of recovering alcoholics and mixes it with transphobia in the same fucking comment?
People act like I’m destroying Lemmy just because I post links to news articles they don’t like, meanwhile, there’s garbage like that being said all over the place?
Compared to the homophobic, transphobic, and flat-out hateful words I’ve seen on Lemmy lately, my posts are like reading preschool stories in a padded nursery while the rest of the site sets itself on fire and screams the most hateful slurs ever through a bullhorn.
This place is going down fast.
So yeah, I need to stay in your bubble. I thought I was doing that, but I gotta try harder.