Per the discussion in these two posts:

https://hexbear.net/post/6569239

https://hexbear.net/comment/6630485

As mod on that (gossip) comm I agree. To be honest, I also think it’s unnecessary to have two separate dunking comms based on whether someone is a public figure or a random person. A lot of times that distinction can be quite blurry, and I don’t blame people for choosing to post in Slop instead, as that is the more active comm.

Reunite El Chisme and Slop to a single comm, and remove slop’s rule #8. “Do not post public figures, these should be posted to c/gossip”

    • Bob_Odenkirk [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      4 days ago

      They do not want to have mods. They do not want to have admins. Any action taken by a mod or admin is going to immediately be met by negative feedback.

      We like when you nuke wreckers or racists or transphobes. We don’t like when you stop our fun just because you’re not having fun. It’s not that complex.

      Like if no one is actually being a piece of shit just stay out.

    • Awoo [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Yeah I think anyone that has moderated a space anywhere would realise this.

      I really think that the people that are like that just need to be bullied a bit about it. Some moderation is good and needed. I think some of it is just general anti authority sentiment in the left and sometimes users in a leftist space allow their behaviour towards cops to leak into their behaviour towards moderators when that’s an absolutely inappropriate way to react or behave. Not that mods aren’t guilty of mistakes either at times though.

    • Speaker [e/em/eir]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      4 days ago

      As the One True Egoist of Hexbear and famous rule hater, I simply cannot remember having any moderation action taken against my posts due to rules. Complainers should simply post better. 💁