No reason given in modlog, just permaban.
My only comment there in the past week or more:
I messaged the lone active mod politely asking if there had been a mistake or what the reason was, but have not received a reply despite them making multiple posts since.
Sucks, I've blocked the .world news comms and had been using this one since pretty much the beginning. Now this bullshit comes along.
Well, this is a borderline YDI
Nobody can tell your intent, only what you say.
And what you said is something that a lot of bigots say to denigrate and belittle the lgbtq+ community. Like, exactly what gets said, calling the string ridiculous as a way to call the community ridiculous.
Now, there are ways to express frustration with lengthy acronyms. It can absolutely be frustrating, and even the people using the longer versions sometimes complain about it. But when you use a dog whistle, even if you aren't aware it is one, people that are protecting their communities are fully justified in taking action based on that, and it's up to the person using said dog whistle to justify their use, not the mods' to justify taking action.
It isn't power tripping, it is one aspect of exactly what a mod is supposed to do, serve as a bouncer in effect, so that things don't turn into a nazi bar.
I doubt that you intended it that way, because intending that and then posting here would be so monumentally stupid I can't believe anyone would do so. But it is still you having done something that merited mod action, hence the borderline YDI.
Fwiw, as frustrating as long acronyms can be to figure out, it isn't mandatory to use the longer versions. Generally, LGBTQ is going to pass muster most places. Throw the + on there, and I've never seen anyone be an asshole about it not being more. Sure, some folks will take an opportunity to bring awareness of the various groups that the + can cover, but it's generally accepted that Queer covers a lotof territory by itself, and the use of + isn't ignoring other groups, it's just preventing things from getting unwieldy.
There's enough justification for a zero tolerance policy for common dog whistles that I'm confident this isn't PTB territory at all. While it's possible the mod in question was overstepping in some way that's not visible, or wasn't acting in good faith, it's a policy a lot of ally spaces have, and plenty of LGBTQ+ communities have. Should have given a reason though
How dare you don't know how to be PC in Canada! Burn him!
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