Just started Lemmying today. Have lots of questions. Someone mentioned mod logs, so I went down a rabbit hole reading mod logs. The only reason I left reddit was because many mods are dicks. But reading the logs, it seems mods ban people and censor like crazy here too. Isn’t Lemmy supposed to be more free and open? How is this different from Reddit? I honestly don’t understand.

  • TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.eeEnglish
    40·
    2 months ago

    It’s different from Reddit because if you don’t like the way your instance is moderated you can just use another instance and still see content from another

    • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
      12·
      2 months ago

      Unlike on Reddit, where if you don’t like a subreddit you’re totally unable to…

      Wait hang on

      (I think it is the natural endpoint of putting people in a position of power, then asking them to do a thankless job and interact with the worst the community has to offer day in and day out without reprieve and expect them to remain cheerful and evenhanded the entire time. I don’t think Lemmy has any particular advantage in that regard, except that it is younger and moderators have had less time to turn bitter.)

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.clubEnglish
        4·
        2 months ago

        Yeah. Lemmy’s structure makes mod abuse much easier. That said, it is easier for groups to leave if they disagree with mods and admins, like with what happened with StarTrek.website.

      • TheWeirdestCunt@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I was talking about instance level stuff, for example I’m on Lemm.ee but I can still interact with lemmy.world, but yeah there isn’t much difference on the community level other than communities being able to have the same name if they’re on different servers

    • Fishingee@lemmy.worldOP
      111·
      2 months ago

      Okay. I don’t quite understand instances yet, but I think I see what you’re saying.

      • kersploosh@sh.itjust.works
        15·
        2 months ago

        Instead of one central Reddit, imagine hundreds of mini-Reddits each with their own users, communities, rules, culture, etc. Now connect them all together so the users on each mini-Reddit can read/post/comment on any of the others. That basically how this works; each Lemmy instance is a mini-Reddit in a sea of peers.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
        72·
        2 months ago

        May I suggest…

        !newtolemmy@lemmy.ca

        I’ve been saying that day 1 new here is very overwhelming. I’ve been suggesting a whole “new to Lemmy” wiki, which explains all the normal questions. Until then, I reccomend this community.

        Also…don’t call us Lemmings. Some people do it, and I’m trying to stop them. I prefer fediversians.

          • Boozilla@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            I like “lemmies” but I haven’t seen it used much…if ever…perhaps I made it up.

          • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
            1·
            2 months ago

            You unintentionally bring up a point I’ve been confused about. How do I get rid of ?scrollToComments=true when I browse? I want my browser to stay at the top when I click a topic. Instead it ALWAYS skips the content, and scrolls me to the comments. I clicked for the content! I want my page to load at the top, and I’ll scroll as I read.

            How do I change that?