Is it just me, or are lots of mods just banning anyone with a dissenting opinion?
I like to be a bit contrarian, play devil’s advocate, stuff like that, so sometimes I know what I post isn’t going to jive with the community I’m posting in, but I think there’s value in that. It starts a discussion and it offers a different pov.
Maybe I’m wrong and stupid, and someone can reply and explain why. I think that would be a net benefit. But what happens instead is my post gets deleted and I get banned. :/
I genuinely think this is a real issue and it leads to echo chambers, but am curious to see what other ppl think? Am I just salty? :)
Note how it only says “mod” and not the specific account name of the mod?
When I’m logged in I see the mod’s username.
edit: actually I see the mod names when logged into an app, but not directly via the web UI.
Yeah, it is one of these features in Lemmy that are at best a speed bump and are pretty misleading to users similar to hiding who voted. I personally don’t like that this is a feature as the main point of the mod log is transparency of moderation actions, but I know some other people disagree and not without reason.
I just wish it would differentiate between mods and admins. And admins of which instance.