Just started Lemmying today. Have lots of questions. Someone mentioned mod logs, so I went down a rabbit hole reading mod logs. The only reason I left reddit was because many mods are dicks. But reading the logs, it seems mods ban people and censor like crazy here too. Isn’t Lemmy supposed to be more free and open? How is this different from Reddit? I honestly don’t understand.
My thing is vitriol should be allowed. Some people deserve vitriol. Same for trolling. Sometimes trolling is funny. Mods get carte blanche to decide what goes. I’m not trying to pretend to be Mr Rogers to keep from getting banned.
the good news is that if you dislike/disagree with any decision by a mod or admin you’ll always still have the option to either:
I disagree. I don’t want a community full of vitriol. I come on Lemmy as entertainment, and reading through a bunch of angry people’s rants is not fun to me.
I like that there are communities moderated in a way that creates an environment I enjoy. And I’m pleased that there are communities out there for you to discover that are full of vitriol.
You and I are never going to have every single community meet our preferences and that’s ok.