Screenshot shows three comments being removed from !196@lemmy.blahaj.zone (this community) by one of 196’s mods with the reason for removal being “.” (literally just a period).

I looked into this and discovered that the comments were just some fairly polite, if snarky, comments in response to the mod themselves. I could not identify a reason for comment removal per the site or community rules, so if there was one, “.” doesn’t cut it.

This is a callout post y’all. Do better. Start putting actual moderation reasons into the modlog for the benefit of you and other mods, otherwise what is the point of a transparent and federated platform?

As of now, it looks like the mod involved is just using their mod powers in a self-serving fashion. I am not making that accusation now, but that’s how it looks.

Please and thank you. Mods here do an excellent job keeping 196 on Lemmy a bearable place to be, and I know you are already struggling to staff the positions, but please also hold one another accountable when it comes to misuse of power. Thanks :)

  •  funky-rodent [he/him]   ( @funky_rodent@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) M
    76•1 month ago

    Thank you for that call out, we will discuss this with the other mods and make sure that removing and banning reasons are used transparently

    In the meantime I would love to remind y’all that we are moderating this forum in our free time as volunteers, it takes time and capacity. Sometimes it works better sometimes it doesn’t

    Feel free to write in the mod-application post if you feel like becoming a mod here would help.

    Best wishes and a good night from Germany Funky-rodent

    •  MindTraveller   ( @MindTraveller@lemmy.ca ) 
      0•1 month ago

      Meh. Y’all get more than enough applications every time. I don’t think it’s fair to complain about having a position of power over everyone else that you could ditch in a heartbeat if you wanted to. I don’t think users owe moderators patience. Rule following, yes. Patience, no.