All from in this thread in !world@lemmy.world about a chant at a British music festival where an artist said “death, death to the IDF”.

After other users were quoting that chant in the comments and had comments removed and banned, the hero of our story, @theacharnian@lemmy.ca (appearing as “acargitz”) pointed out that under international law, fighting an occupying force is legitimate. But apparently not under world news rules, as their removed comments and the many explanations from mods make clear in the thread.

Equally against the rules is the call for the eradication of an organisation or business, even without an explicit call to violence against individual members of the business.

In the same thread: user @DeathToTheIDF@lemmings.world had comments removed for being anti-American “(again)”, though I couldn’t see the first time. It’s not even clear to me how the removed comments were anti-American.

Bonus points for the “DC Comics” removal reason. Though this seems to be incompetence, rather than malice.

  • BussyGyatt@feddit.orgEnglish
    112·
    2 days ago

    So… if I’m reading this correctly, simply observing the fact of moderator’s existence is against the rules under the sole discretion of the moderator-being-regarded? And the exclusive written remedy for this infraction is the removal of the relevant comment? And you don’t see a conflict of personal and professional interest or how the combination of your actions and the rules are perceived to be a power trip.

    • outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      51·
      2 days ago

      Tbf obswrving that a mod exists, were i one of those, would be a sick enough burn I’d need a milligram of lsd and two whole chocolate cakes to cope.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.world
      318·
      2 days ago

      We remove any comment attacking other users and DOUBLY so when it’s attacking moderation.

      But that seems to be the whole point of PTB - “How dare they moderate meeeeeeee??!?? I’m special! I deserve no moderation!”

      • Zagorath@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
        3·
        13 hours ago

        We remove any comment attacking other users and DOUBLY so when it’s attacking moderation.

        That seems completely arse-backward. Which I guess makes sense given who we’re talking about, but it’s still disappointing. Mods would be held to a higher standard. Making the punishment for being mean to a mod harsher than any other user is like when bootlickers believe police should be entitled to abuse the public but the punishment for defending yourself is more extreme than for actual violence against random people.

        Forget any specific case. I’m not arguing for you to reverse my ban. This is just bad on principle.

        • jordanlund@lemmy.world
          1·
          2 hours ago

          PTB shows exactly why shutting down mod abuse is important. The last thing we want is shit-show comment threads like this in our communities.

          We don’t allow users to bitch slap each other, why should mods be forced to take it?

      • BussyGyatt@feddit.orgEnglish
        124·
        2 days ago

        Idk bro it’s giving “2 young black state congressmen expelled from congress for speaking truth to power on the pretext of decorum”