Just started Lemmying today. Have lots of questions. Someone mentioned mod logs, so I went down a rabbit hole reading mod logs. The only reason I left reddit was because many mods are dicks. But reading the logs, it seems mods ban people and censor like crazy here too. Isn’t Lemmy supposed to be more free and open? How is this different from Reddit? I honestly don’t understand.
Some instances have some questionable admins and some communities questionable mods but generally better than reddit.
just .ml, lemmygrad and probably hexbear too.
Mods here are horrible. They are the worst.
Source: am mod
But it’s easier to circumvent horrible mods by migrating to a different community or instance.
It’s “free and open” in the sense that you can create your own Lemmy instance and rule it how you wish. Other people are under no obligation to interact with you though.
Likewise, different communities have different norms and strictnesses. Follow the rules of their home or make your own.
This is such a great analogy. All of my adult life I’ve listened to people bitch about how horrible HOAs are…and also people go running to complain to the HOA the instant a neighbor does something they don’t like. It’s funny how people want it both ways. “Rules for thee, not for me” is a contagion I guess.