The drama is related to a Science Fiction community mod and and admin. I don’t know enough to write on it, so check there.
Edit: MFW I just wanted to make a meme but dragged all the drama here
The drama is related to a Science Fiction community mod and and admin. I don’t know enough to write on it, so check there.
Edit: MFW I just wanted to make a meme but dragged all the drama here
Was he as obnoxious with the sync rants as the admins said he was though? The way they said it seemed to me they were complaining about it everywhere. Although I’m not sure how that got admin attention. Maybe lots of users reported them?
I’ve seen the guy around and it’s literally the only thing I’ve ever witnessed him talk about. It’s like an actual obsession.
Definitely adamant, but from what I’ve seen, nothing out of the ordinary on Lemmy where everyone is free to bring to certain topics and removed about them constantly and anywhere (Reddit, Musk, cops…). Like everyone is free to pile on and brigade against Unity right now, so I don’t see the difference.
If anything, I’ve definitely seen more toxicity from some defensive Sync users myself.
Back when lots of apps were coming out, I was also questioning how weird it is to have a closed-source ad-supported client for this platform that’s all about open source and privacy, and was called all kinds of names. I’ve blocked quite a few people at that time rather than reporting, that’s what I prefer to do.
I asked an admin directly several times if there was anything else than these kinds of incidents, and couldn’t get a straight answer.
But isn’t that the beauty of an open source platform? That anyone can do anything with it?
If Sync is closed source and wants to add ads, sure. If beehaw wants to use activitypub and create their own little isolated mini-forum, sure. If hexbear wants to be… Well, hexbear, then sure.
I have thoughts about how certain things are run, and I complain about it here and there, but it’s not in every single post I make, nor do I actively seek out posts discussing it so I can jump in and try to steer the convo there. It’s subjective, but there is a line somewhere.
Well, they don’t owe you a “straight answer” now, do they? Trying to cause drama and rile up outrage over this is just foolish.
Guess not, but then don’t be surprised if the others don’t get a clear picture, don’t complain when the information is incomplete, and don’t be a hypocrite by assuming someone else’s motivations.
The Sync users in that latest thread with izzy are definitely a bunch of butt hurt people.