This isn’t bitching so much as a curiosity. Here in Lemmy.ml, would it be considered abusive for an admin to actively participate in a discussion, then get upset and delete the same comments they themselves have been replying to?
I’d just like to clarify the administration posture of this instance. There are lots of accusations of unfairness here. I don’t know if that’s an individualistic thing or a matter of policy.
Mainly asking so I can more easily identify what discussions are not safe to participate in.
Cheers!
It’s perfectly valid - moderators are both moderators and users.
When someone posts a questionable comment, it’s perfectly fine to press them on it, and see if there was a misunderstanding. If a short conversation reveals, no, actually they were just a dick, yeah, delete that whole thread. Nuke them into orbit
I agree with that perspective but don’t believe that’s what’s happening. From what I’ve seen it is very heavily politically motivated.
Being a reactionary is a type of being a dick and their posts should be removed
That’s what’s interesting, “reactionary” has started to lose its meaning and more turned into “reacting with an opinion I disagree with”
But that’s where the conflict of interest comes in. Any discussion is inherently imbalanced when half of it is blanket removed- but it’s okay as long as it’s the other
If you want free speech absolutism, feel free to find instances that cater to that. Nobody is asking you to participate on here. Your opinions are simply not welcome because people find them trite and tiring.
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