Agreed (even though I also think the reasoning and very temp-ban was not the worst). If they want to power trip they should be open and upfront about it (though then I imagine there might ~~will definitely be~~ understandable splintering- well such is online comms as well as leftist spaces). It would be funny then at least

[–] DeathToBritain@hexbear.net 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

when one of my friends says something shitty that seems out of character, I talk to them about it. if admins can see who said what, then admins can talk to them about it. so yeah I do disagree with the immediate banning and not pulling well meaning comrades aside to go "hey, this comment you upvoted was kinda shitty. do you see why that is?". discuss things with comrades and help them improve

and even then I would do this with people who have a history of it. a one off can be a misclick, misreading, misunderstanding the words. I know my dyslexic ass has to reread posts sometimes because words just fall out of the sentence I read when I process them

[–] SadArtemis@hexbear.net 14 points 1 day ago

True, this is a space for comrades/halfways decent people (by the standards of the broader internet, pretty much anyone here probably may as well may be saints, though the bar is in hell), immediate bans even as a temp measure suck. Knowing myself, if I caught any strays and took it personally (in the past I surely would've, dunno about/depends for nowadays) I would be frothing at the bit about it and it would be counterproductive.

And also, mood to the latter though don't think I'm dyslexic (probably just read or skim faster than I process, and also my memory can sometimes be that of a goldfish). Also because sometimes I'm just updooting all the comments if there aren't many lol