I hope I’m not exposing myself to some kind of retailation, but here it goes.

It has been brought to my attention in a totally unrelated discussion that moderator(s) of !stable_diffusion_witches@lemmy.dbzer0.com and !stable_diffusion_mycology@lemmy.dbzer0.com hosted here on db0 seemingly randomly ban users (including me) which had never ever even interacted with the community as being “Anti-AI Trolls”, “Neoliberals” or other names. Some other users are banned for “Vote Manipulation” (what does that even mean?! you still addicted to reddit’s karma or what?).

While I totally don’t mind these communities, content served by them and their rules as stated in the sidebar, I somehow found myself caring for what lemmy.dbzer0.com represents in the fediverse. I am of strong stance that such behaviour like described above (proactively banning random users) stands in a potential violation of The Golden Rules which are the foundation of this instance. This starts to be noticeable and brings negative perception of our instance.

I claim that such behaviour is in contradiction of rules calling for cooperative participation in the community by creating “closed garden” of only the most trusted users by the moderation where noone else can participate. The rules under which someone is banned are not clear, bans are not directly connected to any particular user comment and/or action.

I call for the community to voice their oppinion about this matter and if the community agrees with my objection to such behaviour as described above, I call for a proper action to be taken to enforce the community standards.

Thank you.

  • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
    201·
    12 days ago

    ah ok I thought you just wanted to post about being moderated in way you didn’t like. For a larger discussion about what kind of moderation policies we tolerate, this kind of post belongs in !div0_governance@lemmy.dbzer0.com . I would suggest you post it there instead and make sure you add the string governance type: sense check in the end

  • flamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.ukEnglish
    17·
    11 days ago

    God, this thread is awful. People will really find any excuse to be transphobic/shitty in general. I might be one of these ‘anti-AI trolls’ (which I’ll admit is half right), but this reaction is completely out of proportion and in no way acceptable. I’m sorry Mystic and the dbzero team are having to deal with this (again).

  • Universal Monk@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    111·
    8 days ago

    Holy shit, this thread. What the fuck is happening to Lemmy?! Shit is getting crazy. Now we even have extremist anti-AI people. Are they just looking for shit to be angry and extreme about?! What shit are they gonna be mad about, tomorrow?

    I love AI. I get that some people don’t, but some of them are starting to become the fuckin Unabomber about it. lol

    AI has made my life better and way more fun.

    Stay mad, Luddites.

  • tenchiken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    10·
    12 days ago

    I agree that random blocking sours the reputation.

    The only thought I can conjure is perhaps a mod got pissed about a post and banned everyone from a thread, including commentators defending our even just neutrally discussing AI.

    I think more detail, perhaps direct comment from the mod(s) involved, is warranted.

    As to “vote manipulation”, brigading or mass vote blasts are against the rules but harder to pass muster on a bit.

    Again, the mod should have a chance to respond for sure.

  • NuraShiny [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    136·
    12 days ago

    Ban me next! I am an anti AI troll!

    Fuck AI, it sucks and will always suck! The basic idea that you can make a huge database of words in “”“”“context”“”“” and make that intelligent is WRONG! That’s not how brains work and not how intelligence works, or can work.

  • thann@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    81·
    12 days ago

    A talented person who makes their money fairly wont be selfish because they know they can always make more. A person who lies cheats and steals for money will be selfish because they are insecure in their talents.

    • Eugene V. Debs' Ghost@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      61·
      11 days ago
      • User and community has a history of being flamed and directly targeted online
      • User deals with it
      • User is now flamed and directly targeted online for dealing with it

      Yep it’s just an average day on the internet.

  • Iblissa (She/Her/Cat/Kitty)@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    55·
    10 days ago

    tbh, I like ai, I hate ai art, it just takes work away from actual artists who put in time, heart and soul into their craft, instead of just type a sentence into chatgpt, I had both those comms blocked anyway so being banned from them would make absolutely no difference