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A screenshot shows a new linuxsucks community on the sh.itjust.works instance, a screenshot below it showing the moderator of the community getting banned five hours after its creation.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    • Dude sets up community, is sole moderator
    • Dude sets up autoban bot
    • Sole moderator makes a post
    • Autoban bot deletes the post and bans the sole moderator

    Sounds like a typical Microsoft experience.

    • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zip
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      2 小时前

      I’m still not convinced this isn’t a bit, performance art, a very dedicated jester of some kind.

      It’s too perfect.

  • Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    poking fun at its cultish, toxic community.

    I don’t feel like I’m in a cult.

    But then again…that’s just what someone in a cult would say…

    Oh…God…NOOOOOOOO!!!

    /s (obviously)

    • CubitOom@infosec.pub
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      The moderation not so much the content was what was wrong with it.

      Linux needs criticism and you hear the voices of the less tech savvy if it wants to grow its user base and gain wider adoption, similar to lemmy. But if that discussion is a bad faith, “Linux is bad and you can’t change my mind” posts, with enforcement via moderation, then it’s not useful to anyone really.

    • BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world
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      It was an unpopular shitpost community.

      As a Linux user, I can enjoy memes about real problems with Linux, but his posting went beyond memes and straight into hate boner territory. He once said something about how open source is bad because a company charging money for services creates jobs.

      Anything other than circle jerking about ‘Linux bad Windows good’ got you banned.

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        So, it was a problem with the community moderation then. The new community is moderated by the same person, no reason it will go any different then.

        • BluescreenOfDeath@lemmy.world
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          Exactly. He’s just looking for a place to stake his little fiefdom where he can circle jerk about how bad Linux is, no matter how incorrect he might be. There’s no implying that Dear Leader is wrong, just stroke or get banned.

  • Blaze (he/him) @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Yes, saw that the other day as well, reminded me of the “flat earth discussion” policy initiated by LW and then cancelled due to the backlash, that was quite something

  • kabi@lemm.eeOP
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    Not sure why that post got removed specifically. I think it was just run of the mill linuxsucksposting.

    • kbal@fedia.io
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      It says “automod.” Maybe there’s a setting where things get deleted and users banned if they instantly get 10000 downvotes.