I don't know who is the mod of that community, but I suspect it's the OP of the post.
My comment was a list of problems I've had lately on Windoz, pointing how in my recent experience I lost more time there than on Linux for an equivalent use.
I don't remember my exact words and now they are erased, but it went along the lines of:
I have to use Windoz for work, and lately I lost more time on it than on Linux:
I've had several problems with teams (audio input/output switching unintentionaly, main audio output not controlled by keys/shortcuts, freezing, not answering calls)
Copilot freezing the complete OS so that a reboot was necessary.
Unable to scroll in a Copilot thread.
Locked by Bitlocker after update.
Task scheduler losing a task after sleep.
...
So pretty much a list of actual issues I met, not exactly what I would call being an evangelist saying Linux is superior blablabla. I've no idea (OK, maybe I have). I simply stated facts.
Is it possible to see who the mod was? Is it a temporary ban?
It's a shame because I precisely created this account on lemmy.zip to see all instances and communities. /shrug Funny.
Edit: sorry I forgot the post: here
And some formatting edit.
51 Comments
How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 1d
It sounds to me like you were posting pro Linux comments in a community called "Linux sucks".
FluidBeef@quokk.au · 7 pts · 22h
I don’t think we need Poirot to solve this one.
mrdown@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1d
Echo chambers are bad
jdnewmil@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 1d
agree. But mod decides what is appropriate for their group. even if they don't hear any echoes because they are alone.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 1d
Mods don't need to decide this. That's what voting is for. Moderation should be reserved for harmful or abusive behavior that damages a community or user in the short time before voting solves the issue.
jdnewmil@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 18h
Well, in the absence of a higher power, such consensus-based practices are just your opinion about how things should be. This mod has been behaving like this for at least a year to my knowledge. I just avoid them.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 3h
Did I give some indication that this was anything besides my opinion?
TAG@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 12h
Not all voters are going to be community members. Lemmy has a large Linux fanboy contingent. Do they get to decide what communities are or are not allowed to exist in the fediverse?
Let's say that someone wants to make a community to post cute dog pictures. They create a rule that all posts must be photos of dogs. Someone comes along, does not read the rules, decides that a kitten is just as cute as a puppy, and starts posting cat pics. People browsing the new posts feed are not going to be paying much attention to community names, see a cute animal photo, and upvote it. The few dog die-hards downvote the posts, but not enough to get the score into the negatives. Are you saying the mod does not have a right to delete the photos for going against the spirit of the community?
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 3h
Sure. If people want dogs and cats together what's wrong with that?
If you want to run a forum as your private fiefdom then go do it somewhere private. Or maybe you should just write a blog if you just want people to read your opinions. Putting your community on the fediverse or other public platforms is by definition inviting the userbase to interact with, create, and curate your community. At that point it's not your private creation anymore and it's unreasonable to treat it that way.
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · -4 pts · 1d
Then I can get called out, proven wrong, open a discussion instead of being permabanned? I dunno.
gnufuu@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 1d
Your comment clearly broke their rules though. I don't agree with their rules but did you seriously expect a constructive dialog? You're being mad at the tennis club because they don't want to play golf with you.
8uurg@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2h
Less tennis and more the anti-golf homeowners federation whose windows have gotten smashed in a couple times too much.
How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d
I don't think that is the platform for that discussion. You can start a community for it if you want though. Call it "LinuxVsWindoz"
Simon_Shitewood@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 9h
Ah, you're a debate bro. ESH.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 27 pts · 1d
Well, there's no acronym for this. We have CLM (clueless mod) for when a mod just doesn't know what the hell they're doing.
We need a CLU for when a user steps into a trap lol. Some accounts on the fediverse are known for some variety of fuckery or another, and it isn't really power tripping when one of those mods engages in their known form of fuckery. It's like buying a used Ford Pinto; yeah, you should be able to buy a car and expect it to behave like a car should. But most people know you just don't buy one unless you're looking for trouble; so only noobs and the terminally unconcerned will buy one.
Linux sucks is a known troll community, run by a known troll. But there's no sticker on the window to tell people that. So if you aren't a lemmizen that's been around for a while, it's easy to get suckered in.
That being said, there is also a tiny bit of YDI here as well. If the community wasn't a troll, you did go into a community named "Linux sucks" and try to post about something other than Linux sucking. It would be like coming here to praise some user that made a great post; nothing wrong with the content, but it just ain't the place.
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca · 8 pts · 20h
Sure, known by a vast majority of fediverse users, but OP's account is 5 days old. I'd guess it was news to him.
FluidBeef@quokk.au · 7 pts · 22h
Yeah, this is pretty funny. The Fediverse is a broad enough church for there to be troll communities, like if there was a groucho sub that banned literally everybody.
Alfredolin@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 12h
I'd say the mod takes it too seriously for it to be a troll community. It certainly is a trap, whatever that means.
I'm not exactly clueless. My .zip account is new but I've been browsing for a while.
Background is, I had already seen some memes from that community, didn't think much of it except "that's unusual for lemmy but whatever".
But more notable, I had read OP's opinion earlier that "real gamers play on Windows" on a post from another com. Whatever "real gamers" means.
So I decided to answer that post that poped up on my all feed and that's all. I had no idea the com was so strict, and OP was the mod, and that saying windows has been shittier than linux for me lately is being a "Linux Evangelist". But cool, I guess I found myself a new label.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 21 pts · 1d
As far as I know that community is single-handedly moderated, and almost-single-handedly posted to. I also respect their grind and commitment.
grue@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1d
I don't. They're a dipshit screaming into the void.
BurgerBaron@quokk.au · 5 pts · 21h
It would be a void if people stopped feeding this pathetic troll.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 1d
Do you also eat the onion?
grue@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1d
If they're doing a bit, it's too mean-spirited to be a good one.
wesker@lemmy.sdf.org · 0 pts · 1d
You should go tell them that, maybe they will take it to heart.
edit: this whole comment chain really upset @aaaa@piefed.world
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
Like the conservatives community. Haha.
Rhaedas@fedia.io · 20 pts · 1d
Yes, they're the mod. The rules are very clear that they don't want anything posted about Linux in a positive light. That's fine. I just found it funny that they seem to be the only one I saw posting anti-Linux stuff all the time in my feed, and it got so dumb I just blocked the whole community. That's the great thing about not only federation, but just having separate communities. You can choose to not see it. Let them have fun. I guess they have some point to all of it, seems a lot of work to not get anything out of it from other OS companies.
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1d
Same with blocking. I thought at first that it would be a light-hearted, semi-legit type of "linux bad bc...." type of comm, but instead it's asinine and beyond nonsensical.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 13h
I doubt they're having any fun, they sound bitter as fuck.
frisbird@lemmy.ml · 19 pts · 1d
Yeah, the mod there doesn't want ANY discussion about the flaws of windows. I got banned on my first comment there. My life is better without that community
Glytch@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 19h
You stomped into the sty and now you're surprised you've got shit on your shoes? Let it go. YDI
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · -3 pts · 15h
I'll let it go. But because I decided to, not because you told me. Ok?
:p
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 23h
This has been enlightening for me. I see the community pop up when I browse "All". Every post seems to be negative in the votes.
I thought it was supposed to be satirical but I never saw it. It just seemed like a pointless community to me and I never thought about it until I saw this post.
If the founder/moderator want to spend their time doing this, fine. That's the point of the fediverse. For me, though, it's a community that I'll avoid.
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 1d
It’s a troll comm. Shame they’re so quick to ban. They amuse me. I don’t interact with them because I want to see their trolling. Or rather, I don’t mind.
Edit: Just tried searching for it, it doesn't come up. Maybe they blocked me? Weird because I never interacted with them (AFAIK). Not too bothered, I think it's a case of the trash taking itself out, if true. I just didn't mind them so much. Oh well.
Though, I am a bit annoyed with the Linux crowd coming into every discussion saying "just install Linux!". If I had a PC, I would... but I have a Mac, and Linux on ARM64 is getting there, but I don't think it's quite there just yet. And I like what I have. I would like to get an old HP/Dell at some point and run a Linux server, though. I think that would be fun. But as a daily driver? Meh. I could, I just don't want to.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 7 pts · 1d
I mean if I were a mod I'd drop the hammer for the juvenile "Windoz".
The other stuff? Meh, whatever.
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 1d
The hammer of permaban?
Untamed_Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 15h
I was banned on an account for saying insulting the people using linux is mean independently of your opinion about the OS. Then they say linux is a cult with some AI art.
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 1d
Nevermind, just saw the mod's post on Edward Snowden, they are just a huge POS.
Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 17h
Gotta admit, i kinda love "LiGNUts". It barely works as an insult, and just kinda sounds adorable. I am a LiGNUt!
homes@piefed.world · 2 pts · 1d
I wonder what they’ll think of this post
https://piefed.world/post/1303863
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1d
xD
You are begging for it.
homes@piefed.world · 2 pts · 1d
😈
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1d
They loved it! xD
homes@piefed.world · 1 pts · 1d
I know, ew, and so did a lot of others... I did reply to one comment with an "at least it's not windows" to stir the shit a little ;)
homes@piefed.world · 2 pts · 1d
:(
edit: the comment was "at least it's not windows, lol"
they left the post, however! they even commented upon it, in their own, spiteful and petty way, that violates their own Rule 2 (I'm going to report it for Rule 2 violation, and see what happens, lol)
edit 2: they heavily edited their own comment before deleting mine... lol, how very conscientious of them....
Alfredolin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1d
Chef's kiss
homes@piefed.world · 0 pts · 1d
if i'm honest, this is all taking place at the same time I was having a long conversation on another post about why conversations about macOS are so verboten on lemmy while conversations about windows are so widely tolerated-- btw, people were very civil about that, and I got some incredible insight about that, and about my own perspective (and theirs) on the matter.
lemme know if you'd like to know what I learned about that. it was surprisingly fascinating
Untamed_Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 15h
Now with BSD.
Untamed_Star@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 15h
uh macOS is a derivation from BSD???? reading your comment I mean. Also wasn't macOS unixlike and not unix or something?
homes@piefed.world · 3 pts · 10h
macOS has always been a BSD distro. macOS (and Mac OS X before it) is rebranded NeXTSTEP— the only thing of real value to come out of NeXT, Inc, other than Objective-C and Steve Jobs. Oh, and Jonny Ive, of course.
The original Macintosh System Software 1 - 9 was not, but ever since Apple acquired NeXT, Inc… NeXTSTEP (a variant of BSD) was adapted to become Mac OS X (RIP Rhapsody), and when Mac OS X debuted, it was BSD all the way and has been ever since.
Thanks to Apple, via Mac OS X, now macOS, BSD is now 1/3 of the consumer operating system base in North America. 😊
And when they’re tired of paying for overpriced hardware? They’re not going back to windows… as much as you may hate Apple… That’s a long-term win for *nix.
davel@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2h
I don’t know why admins allow troll communities to persist, when all they do is create more hassle for them. At least there aren’t very many of these.
shweddy@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 1d
Yea fuck that guy. I dogpile him anytime I catch him outside his comm