I am describing me.
One upvote was "condoning violence," and that was that.
And where does this “invite people in” come from?
... it's a forum. What else is federation for?
I dunno about political communities, but Admiral Patrick definitely moderated an Unpopular Opinions community. One of his last straws was surely a few weeks ago, when someone there was apathetic over that healthcare CEO getting murked. He was genuinely surprised how many people said: that's not unpopular. As if that was the same thing as fascist violence against minorities.
his instance was notorious for having a Beehaw-like experience, so why then were people surprised when he enacted precisely those rules that he said, and then, enforce?
People's unpleasant surprise is that notoriety. People are justifiably unhappy with heavy-handed censorship for bad reasons. A broken stair is not excused by its reputation. That's just restating the problem.