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A screenshot shows a new linuxsucks community on the sh.itjust.works instance, a screenshot below it showing the moderator of the community getting banned five hours after its creation.

    • @[email protected]
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      201 month ago

      It was an unpopular shitpost community.

      As a Linux user, I can enjoy memes about real problems with Linux, but his posting went beyond memes and straight into hate boner territory. He once said something about how open source is bad because a company charging money for services creates jobs.

      Anything other than circle jerking about ‘Linux bad Windows good’ got you banned.

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        91 month ago

        So, it was a problem with the community moderation then. The new community is moderated by the same person, no reason it will go any different then.

        • @[email protected]
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          81 month ago

          Exactly. He’s just looking for a place to stake his little fiefdom where he can circle jerk about how bad Linux is, no matter how incorrect he might be. There’s no implying that Dear Leader is wrong, just stroke or get banned.

    • CubitOom
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      1 month ago

      The moderation not so much the content was what was wrong with it.

      Linux needs criticism and you hear the voices of the less tech savvy if it wants to grow its user base and gain wider adoption, similar to lemmy. But if that discussion is a bad faith, “Linux is bad and you can’t change my mind” posts, with enforcement via moderation, then it’s not useful to anyone really.

      • _cryptagion [he/him]
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        111 month ago

        I use Linux and I think a lot of the criticisms are not only valid, but often hilarious. Everyone who uses Linux has funny stories about fucking up their system doing something they shouldn’t have.

        • CubitOom
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          51 month ago

          I’ve totally done some things with dd which could have been in an episode of Silicon Valley.

        • CubitOom
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          91 month ago

          Memes are important man. People have written PhD dissertations in this shit.

        • CubitOom
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          61 month ago

          In This specific example, the issue was purely with the community and sole moderator.

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            51 month ago

            Ok, so the new community will not change anything in that regard.

      • @[email protected]
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        71 month ago

        I think that’s the sad part. They got into genuine flame wars with people. The stuff they’d reply was 100% dead serious and sad. Nothing fun or hilarious in an ironic way. Just angry and sad.