Max

having some similarities does not make them identical. having all similarities makes them identical. having one community generate traffic and distractions with memes does make a big difference.

both communities should coexist. siphoning users from one to another community is a dickmove. however, i expect most users to be smart enough to just join both. i think a 3 day ban is not the end of the world, especially since you make it sound like your only input in their community was advertising for another community. i guess nothing of value was lost on that front and it had a nice side effect sparking this discussion.

i think posting your issue in this community here is also a dickmove.

maybe you should contact the mods privately and talk with THEM on that matter. i think your comment was phrased fairly and did not really say “hey, leave this community and join us!” - so i think it is worth trying to find a solution.

Another comment in this thread you might already have seen by now:

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/17100252

And there were other instances mentioned in other threads as well.

Some problems are not tied to a platform, but to their users. Power hungry people try to grab power where they can. If they can’t be mod on reddit, they move to Lemmy. Here they can try to grow “their” space. If a topic already exists on one instance, they can move to another and shape the narrative and enforce rules how they like.

if that is your primary motivation, i have bad news for you… you might have to move on. here you will get bans for downvoting “the wrong” comment or post as well.

I agree. Lemmy today feels like reddit 15 years ago.