Got banned from !energy@slrpnk.net for pointing out that it was a big reach to say that wind power is included in the term “solar energy”. The mod referenced a temp ban from two years ago? Tried to say I’ve got a “history” of trolling and harassment, as well that I “doxxed” user DMs which also happened two years ago. I even, at the time, talked with the mod involved and reposted that comment without the DM screenshots. Like I don’t have an entirely squeaky clean modlog but it’s only a single page over two years? What the fluff? Like it’s a two week ban and I could hardly care but jeeze this feels like overreach.
https://slrpnk.net/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=518329
A two week ban because you said you think calling wind energy “solar” is a reach?
Yeah, PTB, no question.
PTB! The moderator of !climate@slrpnk.net also has a history of power-tripping.
Looks like a pretty obvious case of PTB for me…
The reasoning given is even more of a reach than “wind=solar”.
It’s really not a reach though, wind is created by the sun heating Earth. It’s a bit pedantic maybe but it’s not a reach, it’s direct cause and effect.
It’s not a reach to say something that is technically correct. To say something is a reach or a stretch is to imply it is not entirely true or is not precise. The sun literally powers the wind on earth, it is just as much a reach to call a penguin a bird.
You have to go pretty far into pedantry… Which makes it a huge reach.
Its a valid comment to say its a reach, and also extremely valid to say this mod was reaaaaaaaccchhhing with their actions.
I guess that means wave power is actually Lunar energy as well then 🤔
If you think about it, oil is just rotting plants, and what do plants use to grow? That’s right - the sun. Therefore burning oil is solar energy uwu
Seriously tho, even if there was a reasonable argument to be had for “wind = solar” banning someone for discussion about the topic is a certified powertrip clsssic
Oh snap I commented on that post! Literally every comment on it has been people pointing that out, I had a whole conversation with the OP being annoyed that people are focusing on that instead of the article itself (which IS fair from OPs side and understandably annoying), but that just highlights how stupid it is for a mod to ban you for it. Also shows arbitrary moderation that no one else got banned, dude had it in for you, definitely a PTB.
Pretty sure the OP was the one that banned me. They’re a mod in that community and it seemed too fast to be the other one.
Huh, maybe they were quick to get frustrated but failed to realize that would be the majority opinion, lol.
def power trip
PTB.
slrpnk seems to have lost it’s way. It was cool at first, but I don’t know what happened to them lately. They used to be cool and laid back. Now a lot of mods and admin over there have become PTB
Now a lot of mods and admin over there have become PTB
I’ve never seen @poVoq@slrpnk.net power tripping, what are you referring to?
I am not the only admin on slrpnk 😅
But look at who you are replying again 🤷
I was on your instance for a good while and never broke any rules. The ban came out of nowhere and wasn’t even tied to anything recent. Because the only reason I ever got from you was, “because you’re Universal Monk.” So yeah, that’s classic PTB behavior.
I agree with OP that their situation also looks like a clear case of PTB.
(For the record, I’m much happier here anyway and have been welcomed by most of the dbzer0 community.)
It was a mistake to approve your application in the first place given how you behave with your other accounts. When we noticed that mistake we took a while to discuss this internally with the other admins and community mods and ultimatly decided that we prefer not to be associated with you.
They banned me out of the blue, even though I’d been on their instance for a while without breaking any rules. The reason they gave me was a variation of “you are Universal Monk.” That alone makes me think they’ve lost their way.
Add that to OP’s situation and other things I’ve come across before, (though I’ll admit I don’t have the receipts right now), and it really seems like they’ve gone off course. Just my opinion, of course.
They clarified their position in the comment below
The comment reported in this post has been restored
though I’ll admit I don’t have the receipts right now
For someone complaining that they use “you are Universal Monk" to ban you, that seems a bit ironic to make such statements without anything to back it up.
Like it’s a two week ban and I could hardly care but jeeze this feels like overreach.
When you make a post about a ban a comment like this feels a little disingenuous.
I agree with the mod that wind should be counted as solar since ultimately it is derived from the sun’s solar energy hitting the earth. Really though we should just call them renewable energy sources.
I also agree with you though, that doesn’t seem like a comment worthy of a ban. I’d just wait the two weeks and not sweat it.
I agree with the mod that wind should be counted as solar since ultimately it is derived from the sun’s solar energy hitting the earth.
Idk by that definition we animal are all solar powered.
I think a large part of what this comm is for, is warning other users that a PTB exists in the first place. I’m a bit annoyed, but I can cope with the ban, it’s no skin off my back.
Hydroelectric is also solar because the hydrologic cycle is dependent on solar evaporation of water to create rain clouds:
Next up on Seven Degrees of Solar Energy…
Like another poster said, oil is rotten plants, which grew from solar energy, so oil=solar.
Nuclear power plants run on uranium. Uranium is produced during the merging of neutron stars. So nuclear=solar.
Should we just say that all energy is solar? Or maybe we can just agree on some high-level categories to help differentiate between different concepts to make discussing them less confusing?
