So, I saw a report from one of my users. They reported:

https://ponder.cat/post/1594852/1813842

For the reason:

Unreasonable fighting with everyone in every simple post

I think that’s ridiculous, so I talked with them about it. Posting private communications is frowned upon I guess, but long story short, they weren’t receptive. I’ve decided to ban the account.

IMO the general culture on Lemmy is that users are entitled to their free account and everyone needs to be careful and circumspect about limiting that entitlement in any way, but I don’t see it that way. I don’t think it’s a requirement for me to provide hosting space for anyone who wants to use my stuff as a jumping-off point for abuse of Lemmy’s systems, and isn’t apologetic or receptive when I talk with them about not doing that. The fact that it’s in service of harassing FlyingSquid in particular is just icing on the cake, since my perception is that people like to harass him apparently for no legitimate reason at all (with this as an example).

AITA?

  • UniversalMonkEnglish
    12·
    17 hours ago

    Of course you’re gonna say that you didn’t read it. Because I proved you wrong. And you don’t wanna hear that.

    And actually, yes, you did read it. :)

    • Rhoeri@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      15 hours ago

      Well, I can’t prove a negative, so I guess that’ll just have to be as irrelevant as your presence here.

      But what I can do, is I can promise that whatever it says, I don’t give a shit. And Rhys is a proven positive.

      Oh, and lastly- remember that day you got originally banned? I’d like you to know that I was the one that reported your vulgar and harassing PMs you kept sending me after I told you several times to leave me alone. Remember that? Well, within a an hour or so after my report- you were banned from .world. I’d like you to always remember- I did that.

      You’re a troll. You don’t belong here.

      • UniversalMonkEnglish
        11·
        4 hours ago

        so I guess that’ll just have to be as irrelevant as your presence here

        If I’m so irrelevant, then there shouldn’t be any reason for calls to ban me, right? :)

        I don’t give a shit.

        We agree! It’s a fun flame war, but it’s fucking Lemmy. It ain’t real life! LMAO

        I’d like you to know that I was the one that reported your vulgar and harassing PMs you kept sending me after I told you several times to leave me alone.

        lololol Remember when you thought I was a russian spy, then you thought I was a GROUP of russian spies getting paid in rubles, and that I’d disappear from Lemmy after the election? Remember how mad you were that I wasn’t voting for Harris? Remember how you all thought that I was capable of throwing the election?! On fucking Lemmy?!

        .world was a toxic shithole. Still is. Which is why it’s such a popular instance for complaints in this very community.

        You banning me from .world didn’t stop me at all and allowed me to spread out and find better instances.

        So I guess your little plan of banning me from Lemmy didn’t work. Because I’m still here.

        And people creating fake Universal Monk accounts just shows how much people are obsessed with me.

        I’m still here.

        So actually you did me a favor!! My name is everywhere now.

        Just think, if you wouldn’t have got me banned on Lemmy, I’d still be there, and you’d have just one name to block, and you’d never even see me. Isn’t that funny? But I’m not leaving Lemmy. Ever. Even if I have to create a thousand usernames on a thousand instances.

        Thank you for creating me, friend! :)