Can you claim 'Abandoned' Communities

So I came across someone who was community squatting and now have seen they have been banned from Lemmy.world is there anyway I or anyone else can Claim any of the Communities they created as they now no longer have any mods.

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Coeus@coeus.sbs · 21 pts · 3y (7 replies)

Talk to an admin

SamXavia@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y (6 replies)

of the community? or the instance? as I'm not sure how to find one on the instance

Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 3y (5 replies)

At the bottom of the sidebar you can see a list of the instance admins

Just like the mods in the sidebar of a community

SamXavia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (4 replies)

Nope there isn't just the mods on it.

flathead@quex.cc · 7 pts · 3y (3 replies)

sidebar of lemmy.world (not the community) https://lemmy.world:

screen capture showing admins for lemmy.world

SamXavia@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Ok thank you

squaresinger@feddit.de · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

To specify a bit: The sidebar of the front page of whatever instance that community is on. lemmy.world admins will not be able to help you in regards to communites not on lemmy.world.

SamXavia@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y

Thanks just found it

nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Talk to an admin, or make the community from another instance.

SamXavia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Messaged them now