I got banned from the Reddit sub for asking about union related materials for distribution.
Are the same petty mods running this show? If so, please ban me immediately. I don't see how you can reconcile claiming to fight labor exploitation while at the same time giving away your labor for free to a billion dollar company.
That's odd. Their own sidebar points to a Want to reform work? Start or join a union where you work. post, so your ban was perhaps not tied to your use of the U-word.
On that note, maybe it would have been more constructive to post your actual question here rather than a "I got banned" post.
It doesn't matter. I'm over it. Just happy to find a good alternative to Reddit. I was only asking if anyone knew of business cards with information and directions to resources for people that would benefit from unionization. I come across a lot of workers that would benefit from unionization and it would be nice to just be able to discreetly hand them a card.
Contact any local union in your area. They can point you in the right direction. UAW, IW, IBEW, any of them should be helpful if you call them and ask about obtaining materials and information.
On my experience, 90% of the time there's more to the story than what people claim to be banned for. I'm not saying that 100% of that 90% of the time necessarily justifies the ban. But it usually changes the context significantly.
Fair enough. Officially I was banned for making a post that violated the subs rules, which I never did. In reality I was banned because a mod didn't like my attitude. I made a post asking about union materials, but I noticed that the post never went up, so I sent a mod mail asking if there was something wrong with my post. What I got back was a snarky remark about the mods not being bots and they have to manually approve every post and how dare I ask that question again and waste their precious time. To my surprise I made a post about a year ago and it didn't get approved after 7 hours so I sent a similar inquiry. Naturally I had completely forgotten about this interaction, so I thank the mod for being petty enough to look it up and mention it. Basically a case of give snark get snark, and they didn't like it and decided to power trip. That's the whole story.
Fair enough. Officially I was banned for violating the subs rules, which I never did. In reality I was banned because a mod didn't like my attitude. I made a post asking about union materials, but I noticed that the post never went up, so I sent a mod mail asking if there was something wrong with my post. What I got back was a snarky remark about the mods not being bots and they have to manually approve every post and how dare I ask that question again and waste their precious time. To my surprise I made a post about a year ago and it didn't get approved after 7 hours so I sent a similar inquiry. Naturally I had completely forgotten about this interaction, so I thank the mod for being petty enough to look it up and mention it. Basically a case of give snark get snark, and they didn't like it and decided to power trip. That's the whole story.
Saying
If so, please ban me immediately.
Isn't gonna get you a good response anywhere, that kind of passive aggressive silliness is just off-putting.
Hi! I used to participate on /r/antiwork (and then /r/workreform after the Doreen incident), but never modded those subs. The only moderation experience I have on reddit was a few years ago, and I stepped down after the sub got past >25k subs because I just wasn’t interested in dealing with reports. I have no intention of becoming a “top mod” or whatever here, and I’m not that interested in admin/mod drama and shenanigans. Lemmy is a new start for many of us old-timey Redditors, and I created this community because I couldn’t find one that gels with my philosophy on work, and I believe it’s something that affects enough of us that we should talk about it.
If you believe in the stated goals of workreform (addressing wage inequality and capitalism, as opposed to abolishing labor altogether), you’re welcome to participate here. You'll be judged based on your behavior on lemmy and lemmy alone.
Also the modlog is open for everyone to see on lemmy - click on "modlog" at the bottom of the sidebar, near all the subscriber/active user statistics. Spoiler: I haven't banned anyone yet, and all i've done is remove one spam post (well, I removed it, accidentally restored it because I didn't know what I was doing, and then removed it again) :)
Hello. Thanks for replying. I'm happy to be here and I appreciate what you've done. I'm a diehard believer in the mission and philosophy. I was always more of a lurker on the sub than a contributor, but the message resonates strongly with me, and it was an important part of my daily feed.
I'm still finding my way around this platform, and learning the new jargon and culture, but I can see this replacing any need for Reddit. I'm definitely rooting for the platform and your community.
Welcome to Lemmy and the fediverse. I think you asked a valid question and should not have been banned for it. Maybe there was a grouchy mod that wanted you to google first would be my guess.
It was a grouchy mod, with a power trip and no respect.
Welcome to the fediverse! I'm actively organizing a union and I love helping folks unionize their workplace as well. What was your question? I'd love to help
I don’t see how you can reconcile claiming to fight labor exploitation while at the same time giving away your labor for free to a billion dollar company.
Good point, and welcome!
And I got banned because some tool mod in AITA got upset when I made a username all_aita_mods_are_incels.
Sounds like a power trip response to an aggressive choice in username. You probably both deserved it.
I mean you're not wrong...my original response that got a 3 day suspension was definitely bullshit but I did pour gas in the fire.
Clearly an unjustified ban. :p
Welcome to the fediverse!