I waited so long to come forward and tell my story because I didn’t think anyone would believe me. But now I want people to know what happened to me, because if knowing what happened to me could prevent it happening to them, then I want them to know.

  • CTDummy@lemm.eeEnglish
    403·
    14 days ago

    If a banned user asks for where a rule is written and you ignore it multiple times you’re probably either a troll or an asshole. Also the sidebar of that community has no rules…

    • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgMEnglish
      42·
      14 days ago

      The afore linked community is now on our naughty list of communities frequented by naughty taker-backers (I will not use the culturally offensive word because that’s not who we are here, even though I’ve seen the other community use it), who extend invitations to converse and then rescind them.

    • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      57·
      14 days ago

      This community, and SDF overall, is very much not serious. Look at the timestamps. They were made in a crude manner deliberately. A lot of satire, like this, gets posted here. Is OP guilty of !yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com ? Yeah, sure. As with many things that get posted on this instance, you are lacking context from being outside of it. I believe that OP was, in fact, deliberately highlighting that they screwed up. Why else would they post this here, in a largely satirical community, and deliberately make false/bad timestamps on the image?

  • Cat@ponder.catEnglish
    221·
    14 days ago

    Reading from 9:09:12 AM till the end, I can notice that you did not address the main concern and instead focused on your name.

    A link to the policy could have ended all of this peacefully.

    I understand the whole thing, but you need to have transparency in mod actions.

    • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      47·
      14 days ago

      The username is entirely irrelevant, and the poster should have realized this. Usernames are completely capable of meaning nothing whatsoever.

      • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
        122·
        14 days ago

        User meant the instance name “SDF”, which was an unnecessary comment but given the circumstances, understandable

        • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          41·
          14 days ago

          I am specifically referencing “qrstuv” here, which was the acronym in question. I’m well aware of what SDF stands for.

  • FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.worldEnglish
    172·
    14 days ago

    Is it really that hard to provide this poster with a reference to the policy against abbreviations you state exists? Also, what kind of policy is that? You do understand you would have to ban anyone using “you’d, can’t, I’m, etc.” since these are all abbreviations?

    Please explain yourself as this seems to be a very concerning way to moderate an instance as big as yours

      • FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        61·
        14 days ago

        Says who? If you contract word aren’t you also abbreviating them? This goes to show that policies like this (should this exist in the first place, of course) makes absolutely no sense at all

        • pmjv@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          53·
          14 days ago

          English grammar. You can abbreviate a wooden log with a chainsaw, but you can’t abbreviate a word grammatically by cutting off the beginning of it.

          • FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            14 days ago

            Abbreviate is a synonym of shorten so your creating a difference where no difference stands. At least I, as a non English speaker, don’t see the difference so either the rule is badly written (since I can’t understand it) or makes no sense at all. In both cases the rule and the mod applying it are not working towards a betterment of the instance.

            So why is this being implemented?

            • pmjv@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
              6·
              14 days ago

              So why is this being implemented?

              I have no idea about that. I was personally talking about something else completely, which I was wrong about and have apologized for, but since the other person removed the context, it’s a little confusing now.

              Like I said in a different comment, I too am banned from r/news. Fortunately I can still see the posts. I just can’t engage with them.

              • FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.worldEnglish
                52·
                14 days ago

                This story is a clusterfuck and it’s not helpful in developing a better environment here on lemmy.

                I’m sorry for your ban, I hope lemmy will federate a better news instance and that we could have meaningful discussions about actual topics and not the satire about a power hungry mod and his community.

                Best of luck brother, keep lemmy great!!

      • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        27·
        14 days ago

        Also, usernames do not necessarily mean anything, ever. It seems like a diversion tactic in an attempt to whine about being banned.

  • OmegaMouse@pawb.socialEnglish
    141·
    14 days ago

    I’ve managed dig up a copy abbreviation policy (please let me know if there’s a newer version of this)

    5.03 Abbreviations

    • The following words cannot be used in abbreviations, and their use in such a manner is a ban-able offence: “New”, “York”, “Times”. In accordance with the Board’s principles, these words are sacrosanct and to shorten them is heresy.
    • Taximeter cabriolet can be shortened to taxi
  • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
    164·
    14 days ago

    I know this is an issue you’ve been going through for a long time, and I understand how difficult it is to finally come forward.

    I hope you can find peace and strength to carry on. Unfortunately you’ve violated the handwriting policy and will be banned for 14 days.

  • Xavienth@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    8·
    14 days ago

    Legend has it qrstuv has still never elaborated on the abbreviations policy to this day…

    Sometimes, on especially cold winter nights, some say you can still hear qrstuv whispering about the name.

  • Mac@mander.xyzEnglish
    83·
    14 days ago

    I read “sh” as an abbreviation for ‘shit head’. Not sure if thay was intended but grammatically it fits perfectly.
    “shh” doesn’t fit.

    Anyway, this user is clearly being a sh and deserves the ban simply for their reaction. Never in my life have i attempted to seek information in such a hostile way even after being banned. lol

  • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    87·
    14 days ago

    I’m sorry to report to everyone coming here, but this instance is absolutely full of avant garde satire. Did noone think that manually scribbled timestamps might be an indicator?

  • pmjv@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    67·
    14 days ago

    Thank you for your bravery. I am so sorry this happened to you, though I was really hoping to at least learn what the abbreviation means.

    I too was banned from /r/news, but it was completely my own fault for not reading the ‘reliable sources policy’.