So earlier we were assigned mod for the community “queer defense front” on this instance.
The person didn’t ask us to be mod or communicate with us at all, then promptly banned us for asking people kindly to not use ableist language.
The rules clearly said zero tolerance for hate, and ableism is hate to us. Plus it seems the person didn’t ban those who were being hateful to us (at least not that we can see in the modlog), so double standards we guess?
If you want something specific you have to actually, you know, communicate.
We don’t care about the ban (it’s not a community we particularly care about), or whatever, just the sheer strangeness of it all and the fact that the person didn’t apply the same rules to others as they did us.
We’ve blocked them and the community. But yeah, maybe don’t assign people mods if you’ve never even asked them or communicated what you want? That’s not a gift, that’s a terrible responsibility you haven’t given them any information or preparation for.
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We think this is definitely worth looking into as we do not believe the mods of that community, nor the community itself are/is acting in good faith and are actively allowing harassment etc. Plus promoting someone or somemany to mod without their consent is not a good thing to do.
Edit: They are even acting against their own rules. Which is definitely not a good look:
"Community Rules:
No Hate Speech allowed whatsoever. This is a O tolerance policy. This goes for any form of hate and/or bigotry regarding race, religion, or LGBTQ+ identities.
While we will have discussions on political issues dealing with hate and bigotry AGAINST the LGBTQ+ community, please keep your comments respectful of ail parties.
Be better than how your enemies treat you."