I logged into Kbin today to see 18 notifications where the same guy banned me from all of their magazines for downvoting them.

I was only subscribed to 1 of those magazines, but it’s still annoying to wake up to 18 ban messages from someone who got easily angered from a downvote.

(Side note: IMO, this is why being able to see downvotes is bad. Even if anyone could see them by spinning up their own instance, that’s a lot of work compared to pressing 2 buttons.)

I’ve blocked the guy, but is there anything that can be done to stop this from proliferating across the site?

  • lukini
    4•2 years ago

    Obviously I come from a different instance, but I feel there are things that should result in mass bans and even account deletion, such as the use of racial slurs. Contact the admins and make it happen in those cases.

    • RossoErcole
      4•2 years ago

      I don’t agree, people can make mistakes, they are punished according to that mistake, and should be given the chance to be better. If someone is banned all across the platform there is no redeeming opportunity.

      • lukini
        0•2 years ago

        Not sure how you would say the n word by mistake. Sounds similar to Roseanne blaming her racism on Ambien. They can make another account if they want another chance.

        • Peruvian_Skies
          2•2 years ago

          Why do you think it’s okay to ban someone from communities where they did nothing wrong because of what they did elsewhere? Unless it’s criminal behavior that can endanger the site itself, like posting child porn, I feel like that’s a huge overreach.

          • lukini
            2•2 years ago

            Because open racists should have no place on the entire site.

            • Peruvian_Skies
              1•2 years ago

              I asked a general question about why you think punishments should bleed out into ither communities and you just gave me an example of a conduct to which you think this super-punishment should apply. You didn’t say why. Do you also think that every country should jail people for doing things that are crimes in other countries?

              I’m 100% against racism, I just want to understand why you believe that someone being inappropriate in a forum about cars means that they shouldn’t be allowed to discuss baking in a separate community with different people where they didn’t say anything wrong.

              • AnonymousLlama
                4•2 years ago

                These people are only interested in extreme solutions. 1 slur = banned from everywhere + get the guillotine ready. No nuance or in-betweens apparently

                • lukini
                  1•2 years ago

                  Ok, go around saying the n word to people and see how that works out.

              • lukini
                2•2 years ago

                My entire comment was the explanation why. Zero tolerance. No racists. Full site ban. No questions.

                And since you want to discuss countries even though it’s a totally different league, yes, I don’t think a drunk driver should be able to get to drive in another country for a period of time. Yes, ban entry from murderers. Yes, a terrorism charge should prevent entering an airplane in any airport.

                • Peruvian_Skies
                  1•2 years ago

                  Being gay is a crime in Uganda so you just supported jailing all the gays the entire world over. Really nice.

                  • lukini
                    0•2 years ago

                    Who said all crimes should be punished everywhere? I’m saying punish racism. WTF is wrong with you lmao