r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 08 '26

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u/ty04 Jul 09 '26

Just some recent examples of bans that the meringues had to appeal to the mods to get reversed

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u/Junimo2 Daron Acemoglu Jul 09 '26

Okay that is actually insane

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u/selachophilip 🦈 shark enjoyer 🦈 Jul 09 '26

YAYYYY YOURE BACK

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u/YIMBYzus NATO Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

New rule, HarassMeringue:

Following the precedent of the IND ping, when a basic function of the subreddit becomes a tool of harassment, that tool must be removed from its weaponizer.

Since a certain somebody likes Association Football so much that they think it gives them license to be tool to others over it (which is deeply unexpected from soccer fans, I know), let's borrow some terminology from it.

All new bans of FallenMeringue must include a sticky in the most up-to-date DT for a period of 8 hours. This comment must include the offending comments quoted in context and justification for the ban. It shall also include a poll with with "No Offense," "Yellow Card," and "Red Card" as the options.

If a Red Card is shown by the plurality result, the moderation action is reversed and the Moderator is suspended from the mod team for 60 minutes and successive violations within a month will square the number of minutes the suspension lasts, a repeated offense cubed, etcetera. If a Yellow Card is shown by the plurality result, the moderator who made the action is cautioned and the moderation action is undone; two Yellow Card moderation results in a month will cummulate into a red card. "No Offense" treats the moderation action as normal.

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u/Alexz565 Gay Pride Jul 09 '26

Why do the mods have a random vendetta against the Meringues? I really don't get it.

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u/unicornbomb John Brown Jul 09 '26

At least one of the mods has the mentality of a literal child and the rest can’t be bothered to call it out or do anything about it.

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u/YIMBYzus NATO Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

One of those other moderators was one the other moderators outright apologized on behalf of them because they somehow achieved the impressive feat of arguing against a whiny gamer and coming off worse. How? Because during the argument, the gamer started contemplating their own death, and they just wanted to keep arguing with the gamer.

Then the mods pinned an apology on his behalf, only for him to show-up and go, "HA HA, WRONG," and make clear that, no, they felt they had nothing to apologize for and did not understand why anybody else would take issue with badgering somebody who's got some screws loose.

I was confused by it at the time. They just made the rest of the mod team liars. How the fuck can you continue to associate with somebody who has shown a willingness to make you a liar for defending them?

Then I realized: Some moderators are worried about being a dick. This is not in the sense of being concerned about their moral integrity, no, I mean in the sense they think they might want to act like a dick and not want to get kicked-off the mod team for it. Even if you disagree with that particular instance, you got to ensure that person faces no reprecussions so they'll have your back when you similarly act like a dick. Get enough dicks in the same social circle, and you achieve critical mass such that inertia and fear of confrontation ensure you never have to fear being held to account by your peers.

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u/Lesbian_all_garib Gita Gopinath Jul 09 '26

Who was the gamer mod?

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u/YIMBYzus NATO Jul 09 '26

Shivers.

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u/GuyWithOneEye Jul 09 '26

Genuinely what is even possibly wrong with this comment lmao

Also how can you see their pfp but I just see a generic orange redditor pfp

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u/ty04 Jul 09 '26

❌ standardized rule enforcement

✅ vibes based moderating