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I've seen around 3 occasions of that this week, altho I have never seen anything like it before.

if I remember correctly they were:

  • smack talking a mod (FlyingSquid) for saying not to report the same comment twice, when they were different comments, and the report was spam
  • someone comparing .world with .ml in politics (as in there was a comment saying "this post will be overrun with .ml people, and then a comment going "but you are from .world") (Maybe Im part of the problem? I have been called out for being a fascist because I questioned the "puching nazis" theme)
  • one more which I can't remember.

Anyways, what is all that about? Are people really starting to hate on 50% of the lemmy population because of their instance?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Are people really starting to hate on 50% of the lemmy population because of their instance?

You betcha buddy. Joking. For myself, at least.

Idk what's going on with Flying Squid, but a lot of the trolls accounts I see are from .world so people are probably starting to associate that instance with those kinds of people.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I don't think FlyingSquid is a troll; I just think they tend to be argumentative and opinionated (I can be those things as well, so I'm not really judging when I say so).

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

He is also very heavy handed. The entire admin team is (not necessarily a bad thing). I was banned from a community for reporting a comment that insulted me directly because they didn't like a joke I made. The joke was a harmless word pun, the comment I reported called me an idiot. But I was the one banned. Resource? None, calling the mod chat to argue a community ban is discouraged and also an offense. My account could be banned just for pointing it out in this comment. But that's just the way things are here. I had to block FS because he tended to argue in bad faith with me whenever I happened to comment in the same post as him.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Oh yeh i got a lifetime ban and he banned another user for the same thing but 2 days.

LyingSquid is the most biased unqualified person to be in a position of power. And he rages so often in the comments, you can tell he stews over shit to target people later.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Yup, and I would gladly say for Israelis to get fucked again.

Now go do a Zionist doing the same shit to Palestinians and see how lenient Squid is to them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Flying Squid isn't technically an admin. He just seems like he is because he mods too many communities.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

He got angry when I corrected something; he saw it as a personal slight. Odd to me but so be it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Their usually fine but the smallest things set them off. Usually not an issue unless you're unlucky enough to be where they mod.

My favorite is still how they'll ban people for TOS but leave the comment(s) then not understand why that could be bad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Troll thing I mentioned was more regarding the hate for .world accounts. I'm a little skeptical of some, especially the newer ones.

I've seen some of Flying Squids' comments, but its not like I've been following them closely. I don't think they're saying anything wrong, based on what I've seen. I wouldn't begrudge someone for being passionate. That just shows me they care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People on reddit used to think I was lying about stuff I did in my youth, because nobody would do those things today. I absolutely did them. I wasn't on drugs, most of the time, I'm just a weird person who stopped giving a FUUUUUUUCK about people in kindergarten when I gave Tim Caldwell a teenage mutant ninja turtles fruit pie....and he FUCKING THREW IT ON THE GROUND!!!! I'm sorry, you do NOT throw a 1980s green ooze TMNT hostess fruit pie ON THE FUCKING GROUND when a fat kid gives you one! You treasure that shit, that he thought highly enough of you to give you one! It was at that moment I realized that other people do no matter. I'm the greatest human being alive, and I no longer need to worry about other people or the consequences of my actions.

So I threw my pants down, threw him to the ground, and sat on his face. Nothing sexual. I was 5. So was he. I was just humiliating him on the school yard, by shoving my butt in his face.

But on reddit, they would say things like "Pics or it didn't happen!". And I would reply "Let me get this straight....you want me to send you pictures of my bare ass when I was 5 years old? Even if those pictures existed, sending them, or even having them in my OWN possesion would be highly illegal!"

They didn't think that through. But I'm not a troll. I'm just an idiot.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Based purely on this comment alone. You seem to have the most fitting username I've ever seen. That was wild read lol. Thanks for the laugh.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is it concerning that me reading your comment didn't narrow it down WHICH comment you were replying to AT ALL for me? 100% of the time I need to click the context button to know whatevery anyone is talking about. My comments range from the politically divisive, to the absurdist satire, to stories of days gone by......and any story involving me is already going to be weird.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Drag likes you and likes weird.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Was the lonely island skit based on your life story? 😜