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Is it a PTB move to ban a user if their only activity in a community is downvoting posts? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/fedigrow@lemm.ee
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Is it a PTB move (!yepowertrippinbastards@lemmy.dbzer0.com) to ban a user if their only activity in a community is downvoting posts?

The behaviour baffles me a bit. If they dislike the majority of the posts in a community, why are they subscribed? Or if they are browsing by /all, why have they not blocked the community? Are they under the mistaken impression that Lemmy has an algorithm which uses downvotes as an indicator for "show me less of this"?

Has anyone else encountered a "serial downvoter" in any of their communities?

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

PTB?

[–] groet@feddit.org 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

"Power tripping bastard" = a mod abusing their power, usually by banning people they dont like personally instead of bans because of actuall rules violations

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

"Power-Tripping Bastard"