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Cannot follow automod removal links, how do I know what comment was removed?

So for some fucktastically stupid reason, the automod replies to removed messages provides a link that only returns a server error.

Secondly, the reply message does not even tell you the community it was posted in.

How the FUCK are we supposed to know what we did wrong if we can’t see it?

philo ,

Here is what works for me. Go to your profile and you’ll see which of your comments have been removed. Go to that community and check out their modlog. Never fails unless it’s the mod of an instance and he nuked your entire history.

betterdeadthanreddit ,

You could check the mod log for entries related to your user ID. I’m guessing it was the thing about eating every inch of your ass and coming back for seconds but there are other candidates.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

Ok that is a fucking brilliant feature I had no idea existed.

I’m guessing it was the thing about eating every inch of your ass

Hehe what a shame I really liked that one. Yeah it was needlessly caustic but I suffer from EDS and it’s not completely voluntary.

Thanks again for the tip.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

Update: Oh shit I had a lot of comments removed and apparently a community ban for my username. lol.

I’m not here to cause chaos, I just don’t often feel the need to curb my verbal enthusiasm.

otter ,

The username feels related to the context of the post lol

ShadowCat ,

How do I find my user ID ? there seem to be several other users with the same name as me

betterdeadthanreddit ,

When you go to the mod log, you can start typing your name into the user search box until the auto-complete entries come up. Select the one that shows your name and the instance where you signed up.

In this case, it should be . I don’t see any mod actions listed for that ID. Another post mentioned the possibility of missing entries in case there’s something in particular you’re looking for and not finding.

person ,

If you’re using Jerboa, possibly other apps idk, you can only click on links successfully if they are from the same instance as your own account. There is no way to send links to posts/comments instance-agnostically. You can open the link in a browser and it should take you to the post, where you can figure out what you commented.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

Oh I’m not on mobile. I don’t have a smartphone. Not because I am a luddite but because I am an addict. Reddit consumed my life and in 2017 I switched back to a clamshell in self-preservation.

You can open the link in a browser and it should take you to the post, where you can figure out what you commented.

I do and it just gives me a server error, no referernce to the community in the body or the address.

philo ,

How about this for an asshole mod move? I get banned for posting a video that they never watch but call pseudoscience because it debunks pseudoscience, The kicker is this was in a science community.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

My username is my username for a reason.

Mods everywhere are assholes, sooooo many assholes.

A_Random_Idiot ,

Its the end point for mods.

Even ones that start out good.

You can only do the job for so long before you become jaded, indifferent, mad with power, etc.

Power corrupts and all that.

otter ,

I’d like to hope that it’s possible for some people to hold out and moderate effectively, such as by self reflection to make sure

jaded, indifferent, mad with power, etc.

isn’t happening. Then again, I didn’t moderate the massive subs on Reddit so maybe it gets harder with those.

Having a mod code of conduct / best practices would help avoid some of these issues on Lemmy

A_Random_Idiot ,

Mod code of conduct only works when someone above the mods gives a fuck about enforcing it.

and as we saw with reddit, the only time admins stepped in to deal with mods was…when subreddits were protesting reddits own bullshit.

You could limit the damage by at least preventing people from amassing ridiculous amounts of power by becoming moderators on hundreds/thousands of subsites.

otter ,

Sure, but for the time being the admins on Lemmy are actively trying to set up something better than Reddit. Without the profit incentive, that might continue to happen

I agree about the power mods problem

A_Random_Idiot ,

Still have admins and mods. Cant reinvent the wheel, all you’ll end up doing is creating a more convoluted and obtuse wheel.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

That function can be crowdsourced, you don’t need individuals to moderate effectively, you just need an engaged userbase with 10% responsible people.

A_Random_Idiot ,

Yeah… cause people do so well at running things. Just look at this beautiful utopia we live in.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

The reason why we are in a capitalistic death spiral is BECAUSE power is concentrated in the hands of a few sociopaths.

Crowdsourcing has shown net positives in nearly every study it is examined, including several interesting TED talks about altruistic human cooperation.

The thing is, the few psychopaths at the top think EVERYONE thinks like them, which is why they assume that without the fear of starvation that no one would ever do anything productive. Because THEY wouldn’t.

When the REAL truth is the vast majority of humanity is cooperative, creative, and generous, but those traits do not help when climbing power structures, which is why all the assholes seem to flow to the top.

If you trust people and have a large enough crowd, the good nearly always outweighs the bad, like that collaberative pong game where they gave everyone in the audience laser pointers to control two pong paddles.

Sure some jerkwads deliberately tried to work against the group, but they were very few and the game was played meaningfully and the crowd had fun, BECAUSE the cooperative collaboration impulse in the vast majority of people outweighs the destructive impulse.

Think of guys digging a hole on a beach, for no profit, for mostly no reason but they’ll get a HUGE ton of guys to help dig that hole. And sure there’s some yahoos there that will kick sand back in or try to collapse walls, but they are far outpaced by the eager and happy people just digging a hole for no reason because it is fun and who knows what might happen.

If we had direct democracy in all things, in all laws, and in complete legal reform, I think we could have a world a lot closer to utopia than capitalism can ever come.

mods_are_assholes OP ,

Oh there are good mods but they are always forced out by the bad because admins can’t tell the difference and there are a fucktonne more bad than good.

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