Here since [email protected] is unavailable as outlined below.

Hi

There have been some rather concerning actions taken by an admin of the [email protected] community, [email protected]. Based on recent moderation decisions and a complete lack of communication, it seems like their account may have been compromised, or even more concerning if these actions are deliberate.

  1. Erroneous Rule 4 Enforcement, First Instance: a guide posted to [email protected], despite receiving many positive votes and comments, was removed under Rule 4:

If you have a question, please try searching for previous discussions, maybe it has already been answered

However, this post was a guide and not a question, so Rule 4 does not apply. Attempts were made to reach out for clarification but there has been no response, despite their account showing recent activity.

  1. Erroneous Rule 4 Enforcement, Second Instance: an on-topic informational video also posted to [email protected], despite also receiving many positive votes, was again removed under Rule 4. This post was again not asking a question, so again Rule 4 does not apply. Again, no explanation has been given.

  2. User Bans in Completely Unrelated Communities: user bans of over a month have been applied for not only [email protected] but several completely unrelated communities:

This is especially concerning given that the above posts have no relation to these communities, and no recent activity has been made in any of them, meaning none of their rules could have been broken. Moreover, a public track record of positive contributions across Lemmy has been established, with many positive votes and comments received over a sustained period. Given all of this, the bans appear to be highly disproportionate, only adding to the growing concerns around moderation practices.

  1. Repost with Disclaimer Removed: a repost of the guide, despite a disclaimer explaining the original removal appears to be in error and that attempts to contact the admin have failed, despite again receiving many positive votes and constructive comments, was once again removed. Again, no explanation has been given.

Given all of this, it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that something is not right. Mistakes in moderation happen but the complete lack of communication, the disproportionate actions, and the ongoing bans from unrelated communities raise serious concerns. It seems as though the account is most likely compromised, or even more concerning if these actions are deliberate.

Has anyone else experienced similar issues with this admin, or does anyone have more insight into what might be happening?

TL;DR: Admin [email protected] of [email protected] appears to be making seriously concerning moderation decisions, including erroneous enforcement of Rule 4 in at least two separate instances, failing to respond to messages, and applying user bans in completely unrelated communities despite a long track record of positive contributions across Lemmy. This has led to speculation that their account is likely compromised, or even more concerning if these actions are deliberate.

Any thoughts or similar experiences would be appreciated.

Cross post with https://lemmy.world/post/43944126

  • Autonomous UserOPEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    Thank you for your feedback. To clarify, none of the content referenced in this post is political in nature.

    • TootSweetEnglish
      2·
      14 hours ago

      I didn’t mean to necessarily imply that the only way in which his behavior as an admin was problematic was specifically around his tankie viewpoints. And beside that, he may well be going off of a different gauge of what’s “political” than what you are.

      Whatever the case, again, I’m not sure there’s any reason to think any of your examples are out of the ordinary unless you have some reason to think… well, that it’s out of the ordinary. And by that I mean that there’s been some change in how he (or his account, at least) has been moderating in more recent times.

      But also, he’s got direct access to the database for the lemmy.ml instance. If his account was compromised, unless he’s just completely off the grid and neither checking nor getting any communications from that instance, he can fix that compromise in a way that a regular user wouldn’t be able to. Direct SQL statements, if nothing else. Which makes it even much less likely that this is any kind of account compromise situation.