this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2024
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No Stupid Questions

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Looks like several rule 4 violations (post title must match the article) combined with posting a questionable source (Daily Mail, blech) got a 1 day ban.

Takeaway should be making sure you follow the rules and don't editorialize the headlines.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

That makes sense. I didn't realize there was a mod log. Thank you!

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 28 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If the mod has written the reason into the mod log, then you can read it there.

Some mods do that thoroughly, others only when the weather is nice on a sunday...

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

When the mods are clearly exasperated and the reasons get spicy, I like to call it the "mood log".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago

I'll be darned. I didn't know that existed. And that would explain it! Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

This question comes up every few days and I always go look up what the op did

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Oh you got banned from news too? I called someone a dingus and the comment got deleted. Someone asked what the comment said and I replied saying I called someone a dingus and why and included an apology for calling someone a dingus in the first place. Apparently that counted as calling someone a dingus for a second time so a mod banned me for a week with a nice ‘enjoy your ban’ message. Thankfully there are other mods that are more reasonable and actually had a constructive conversation about things after the fact. Totally accepted the ban cause I broke a rule and was rude but yea, one of those people isn’t doing the team a lot of favors.

[–] SpaceNoodle 25 points 4 days ago

That mod sounds like a dingus

[–] MrJameGumb 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Looking at the mod log it appears you were temporarily banned from the news community for repeatedly violating the community rules. It says the ban will be lifted in 1 day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago
[–] edgemaster72 7 points 4 days ago

Slightly off topic, but given Lemmy's enjoyment of all things Star Trek, it seems a little disappointing they aren't called Captain's Logs instead of mod logs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

make a comment or post, see if it ever shows up by opening the local/remote instance->community->post/comment directly in a new private window.