Archive link in the URL, in case it doesn’t work: https://archive.is/EhGyF
The link should speak for itself, it felt already a bit on the limit of personal attack, but here’s what made me remove it
I’m all for debating the validity or not to consolidate communities, generally it’s a case-by-case discussion.
I gave more reasons in the thread, but basically it’s to ensure that communities stay active enough rather than all fade and die each on their own.
I’m also open to unpin that pinned post if it’s considered controversial.
If you want to discuss any of those points, you can open a thread on !fedigrow@lemmy.zip .
But arguing in bad faith when already targeting me with a meme, it’s no.
Note that the meme was also reported by someone else as a personal attack, thank you to that person.
I just added an additional rule to the community sidebar
Memes should not be personal attacks towards other users
Sanctions:
- removed the post
- 7 days ban
Edit: copy pasting a comment I made there
Let’s have a look at my regular activity
- posting to !android@lemdro.id rather than !android@lemmy.world
- posting to !privacy@programming.dev rather than !privacy@lemmy.ml or !privacy@lemmy.world
- posting to !lego@piefed.social rather than !lego@lemmy.world (which is mostly inactive also)
- posting to !football@sopuli.xyz
- posting to !imaginary@reddthat.com rather than any other alternative on LW
- posting to !buyeuropean@feddit.uk rather than another European community on feddit.org
- spreading the meta communities I mod to several instances such as !fedigrow@lemmy.zip , !fedibridge@lemmy.dbzer0.com , !fediverse@piefed.social rather than have all of them on lemmy.world
- posting to !world@quokk.au rather than !world@lemmy.world
At the same time, I still regularly help new Lemmy.world users:
- https://lemmy.world/post/36504272
- https://lemmy.world/post/35786460
- https://lemmy.world/post/36439363/19589379
- https://lemmy.world/post/36435745/19589335
I will repeat, 95% of the active communities are currently on Lemmy.world: https://piefed.zip/communities?search=&home_select=any&subscribe_select=any&topic_id=0&feed_id=0&language_id=0&instance=&sort_by=active_weekly+desc
It feels ironic to be called out about “not wanting to spread out” when I’m actively trying to spread the communities
No maybe about it, it was very much a personal attack
Yes I agree TDI
I might be in the minority here, but assuming good faith with no other context, I don’t think it was a personal attack against you.
I’ve also seen you try to spread out, so the meme is counter to your actions, which further makes me think it wasn’t directed at you
I’m not 100% convinced it was, but I’m pretty sure OP has accounts on multiple instances (not that that’s unusual in the fediverse).
I also don’t know if I’d really consider it an attack. It’s pretty indirect if it is. I probably would have just locked the post.
I would remove the ban (actually technically I would change it to a 1- rather than 7-day one, at which point it is already time served), keep the post as removed, and not add a new rule as the first one that indicates for people to be respectful already covers this.
Typically a “personal attack” goes against someone’s character rather than their position, but even if it was accidental to use a blue rather than yellow sonic it still is understandable to have it removed as being so close to a line there that reasonable people could disagree, at which point a mod acts as the breaker of that tie.
Which then is unfortunate since the topic could really have used discussing it would seem - e.g. you listed out your position there, which both OP and others could have read, except that now the post is only visible in this archive but no longer on Lemmy.
And otherwise they do make some very valid points: in some cases (especially with consent of the entire community, unlike e.g. the infamous and unsuccessful 196 migration; edit: to anyone here wondering “which one”, then my answer is “yes”) it really does make sense to consolidate communities, yet also it can make sense to not do so as well (again the 196 situation is a great guide there: if the mods want to move then go ahead then, but that does not mean that the community members will necessarily decide to follow - community members should not be treated like property!!! what are we talking about here, landed gentry!?). So there is no “one size fits all” solution that will work for everyone there, each situation must be decided on a case-by-case basis and sometimes it’s okay to move but sometimes it’s okay to not move too.
Perhaps you can invite the OP to resubmit their post without the meme being directed in such a pointed manner at any one person in the Fediverse community? Ironically having to resubmit their points and make new comments all over again may give them some direct and personal experience in why you are arguing for consolidation:-).
I’m all for debating the validity or not to consolidate communities, generally it’s a case-by-case discussion.
If you want to discuss any of those points, you can open a thread on !fedigrow@lemmy.zip .
Seems like that person blocked dbzer0 from the archive link, so that will probably be the end of it
Well, it seems as we are not merging. Honestly impressive, such a niche community and people still would rather divide it.
Impressive fediverse mentality, I’m not used to this.
Yes, it will probably happen at some point down the line, but not now
Good luck with your community still!
