If someone's post is deleted, and the modlogs don't specify who performed the action (instead it is a generic name like "admin"), how can the user discuss that deletion if they have a rationale for why it should not have been deleted?

  • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    https://lemmy.ml/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=663770

    reason: No phishing questions

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personally_identifiable_information
    • Lemuria@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      I understand why you feel that they are "phishing questions", but:

      1. The question was using Katrina as an example to further convey what it was that I was asking about.
      2. Someone replying to the question could have not provided a name at all; only their feeling about having the same name.
      3. With eight billion people on Earth, there are bound to be hundreds of thousands of people with that name, making any form of tracing highly difficult and impractical.
      • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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        4 months ago

        I’m sure you had no intention of drawing out people’s names for nefarious purposes, but folks will often volunteer them, unaware of the potential consequences. It’s easier for determined actors to stitch bits of information together than most people think, and there are more vulnerable people on this platform than some may realize.

        • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_re-identification
        • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-anonymity
        • Lemuria@lemmy.ml
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          4 months ago

          Okay, doing more research; I now understand what the unintended consequences of the question were, so thank you for the explanation.