I saw some moderator actions that included purging something. How is this different from removing and banning things?
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Removing means things are only flagged as deleted and can be restored. Purging means things are actually deleted.
Banning is denying someone access to a community or instance, temporarily or permanently.
A quick look over some of the backend code tells me that “purge” means “remove a thing, and remove any linked images from the image store”. E.g. purging a user removes not only their account, posts, and comments, but also any images they’ve posted, plus their account banner and avatar.
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/tree/main/crates/api/src/site/purge
In contrast, banning a user doesn’t delete things they’ve posted.
