Do you think the mostly limited range of political views is a strength or a weakness of Lemmy? (For example, in terms of attracting new users.)

crimeschneck∈🇩🇪⊂🇪🇺 · 10d

Do you think the mostly limited range of political views is a strength or a weakness of Lemmy? (For example, in terms of attracting new users.)

@PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat · 10d

I don’t think slrpnk is “bad” necessarily. The vibe I get is that there’s one terrible moderator who the admins are standing up for, because they think he’s an anarchist, and they’ve absorbed the general Lemmy dark pattern that it’s okay for a moderator to prune the comments to reflect only the “correct” ideology. But basically aside from that one bad interaction, I really have no problem with slrpnk in general.

Skiluros · 10d

Don’t get me wrong, I recognize it’s a solid instance and I am going to continue engaging in their communities.

Just the admin reaction was a bit strange. I think mods/admins need to try and take a neutral position as much as possible (exceptions notwithstanding).

@PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat · 10d

Yeah. Sounds right. Me giving them a hard time is intended in the spirit of tough love. One part “hey, you guys are messing up, if you want people to take you seriously I think you should stop doing this” and one part unapologetic “if you didn’t want me telling stories about you censoring me, you shouldn’t have deleted my comments and banned me when I disagreed with your moderator. In any sane community, you’re allowed to disagree with the moderator, and I would like to be vocal to protect my right to do so.”