Is this another instance of the mod log not telling the whole story? Anytime I see a recognized poster perm banned for anything other than being completely heinous I have to scratch my head a little. Making a bad post and then ban evading doesn't feel like it should warrant a "never come back" kind of response. This is just one example, I've seen it before with others too and have always gone "huh, really?" But maybe there was something they did that was so bad it was purged / doesn't show in the mod log.

Anyway RIP DayOfDoom we'll miss your weird ass posts. Unless you did something bad that the modlog doesn't show in which case I'll just delete this whole thread.

  • COMMENT [she/her]A
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    3 months ago

    "Ban evasion" tends to be repeating the same things that led to the previous ban or, in DayOfDoom's case, referencing past DM harassment. We discuss any ban before it happens and consideration is always given to members of the community.

    • Infamousblt [any]
      hexagon
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      3 months ago

      Oh dang, if he was harassing people in the DMs then yeah, he's gotta go. I guess I will leave this thread up though so folks can see your response here so folks know what's up.

    • BountifulEggnog [they/them]
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      3 months ago

      Where did they reference past DM harassment? Was it their comment in the general thread (around 8 hours ago)?

            • JohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]
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              3 months ago

              yeah i definitely assumed everyone would understand that hexbear isn't a dating site, and that no one would earnestly do in real life an over the top parody of hapless nerd characters in an old teen movie.

          • kristina [she/her]
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            edit-2
            3 months ago

            we did actually get 5, which means we have around 15-50ish people each week that are cis women. in my sample we only had 1 (because the site for some reason only returns 300 results) but in the API there were 5 respondents

            based on other surveys i've dug up on other instances we probably have most of lemmy's cis women, and blahaj has the rest. still a very small number that needs to be worked on

        • disposable_cracker [he/him, he/him]
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          3 months ago

          I tried publicly messaging dating proposals (on both knees, as per tradition) to every confirmed woman on Hexbear. Didn't work. Did the same for every non-confirmed woman or user with feminine-sounding user name. Didn't work. Tried making a sockpuppet account that I'd use as a "is this man bothering you ma'am" ploy amidst this, which almost worked but as soon as I DMed them from that account they somehow immediately recognized my posting style from the love screeds I'd send them (it's beyond love bombing, I'm a love terrorist and I'm detonating the vest). Got banned from all the Lemmies, so I can't do it there. Reddit is all neolibs whomst I won't even touch.

          wtf

        • Infamousblt [any]
          hexagon
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          3 months ago

          Holy shit what I saw that post and thought for sure that was just another weird DayOfDoom bit. bye

          • death is close@procial.tchncs.de
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            3 months ago

            @Infamousblt@hexbear.net I can't wrap my head around this not being a joke but I also know a guy who acts like this, not only with every woman he can find, but with JOB INTERVIEWERS. And he has a job?! He should be worried about tanking his reputation in the industry. It really bothers me even though I met him online and I accept that never comes with a full story or closure. Anyways, I think that may be serious. May God have mercy upon him at the Day of Doom.

  • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]
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    edit-2
    3 months ago

    I can't tell if this is a joke 😔

    ~~Were they really banned? I liked them, I'll miss them, I wish I knew why they got banned ~~

    Now I wish I didn't know

    • Infamousblt [any]
      hexagon
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      3 months ago

      I mean the mod log says they got banned for ban evasion and doesn't have a time on it so. Yeah seems like it

    • Mindfury [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      idk someone tag me when wombat gets banned so i know when to go sicko mode

    • Infamousblt [any]
      hexagon
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      3 months ago

      He was just a weird poster that was really nice most of the time but also made some creepy posts now and again. Most of us thought it was just irony posting gone slightly too far but maybe it was not

  • Dickey_Butts [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    Some of yall need to work on your sociopath radar. The user in question has been doing creepy unhinged crap for a long time.

    • Infamousblt [any]
      hexagon
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      3 months ago

      This site is so irony poisoned that it can be tough to know sometimes when someone is being serious and when someone is being genuinely weird.

    • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]
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      3 months ago

      That guy's responses to my posts made me uncomfortable, but I could never really put my finger on why. And the comments they made towards me didn't really have anything report worthy. With everything else we're finding out now, I'm glad the user is banned

  • Goblin [any]
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    3 months ago

    Mods hate to see lil sickos live laugh love

  • Sons_of_Ferrix
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    3 months ago

    I think this is the first time there's been a discussion of a legacy poster where I didn't recognize their username.