And when they do kill people there’s virtually no punishment

I do too, the posts are very useful

They’ll give him a Dunkin’ gift card

I third this, if not logo then banner

I’d even buy him a large iced regular with a Boston cream donut

Yeah, he banned people claiming posts were off topic, questioning him, and had a personal subreddit with some concerning content on it.If you want to dive into it the r/subredditdrama thread might be a good place to start.

All that matters now is that he is off of this sub and can hopefully spend his new free time reflecting.

Great to be back! Even with all the drama I wish the former mod the best and hope he gets the help he needs.

The original mod just came back and removed Linux-is-best (the problematic mod) and the ones he added

Great, so no independent journalism I guess. He also banned any news site with a paywall, so you can’t use most recognized sources either. The Boston Globe account said they’ve been trying to post non-paywalled articles and got banned and treated with hostility.

Why? I’m sure the ban was unreasonable but I’m curious what excuse he used to ban you.

They’re right

Thank you for sharing it. You’re 100% right with everything you said. I also like how Linux-is-best gave you the same ban message that I and everyone else got even though it was kind of a different situation and then just copy and pasted it in response to your follow up question too. This guy only knows Crtl+V.

No way. If you don’t mind me asking, what did you say and what was the ban message?

God forbid you simply ask why comments are deleted. This whole situation is crazy.

Thank you for making a new sub! Hopefully we can get the old one back.

I’ll pray too. I upvoted and left a reply, hopefully I didn’t make it worse. If you get banned I’ll get banned too I’m sure. Us Massholes stick together.

No, thank you! I’ve loved my time here, Lowell’s had an amazing comeback over the past decade or so.

If you do bring on a second mod please do not give linux-is-best the job 😂

I was one of the people who got banned from that thread. Did not break a single rule, literally just claimed the post was irrelevant and then later called out the mod for deleting comments. I got called a Russian troll.

In fact, I got that exact same ban message. I honestly love how condescending it is, I’m thinking of putting it on my fridge. It’s impressive.

I sent a DM to one of the other mods about it and got no response. I’d bet that most if not all of the sub’s other moderators aren’t active anymore. It might just be Linux-is-best’s playground.

You’re r/LowellMA’s sole mod? I currently live in Lowell and lurk in that sub a lot. I know moderating is kind of a thankless job so I want to say I appreciate your moderation, most of the content on that sub is very useful and I never see anything offensive. Thank you for caring about the city and community!

That subreddit is surreal. There seems to be absolutely nobody posting except this mod.

Some of them are also fucking batshit, such as:

• Bernie Sanders is conservative
• “I have a sadistic side, but it is aimed toward the lowest of the low, such as racists, sexists, homophobics, etc...” (Listen, I hate racists, sexists, and homophobes as much as the next guy, but encouraging violence on anyone is never OK)
• “Your existence is hilarious”
• Anyone stating Nazis are still around are trying to rewrite history (like dude, neo-Nazis absolutely exist and are a threat)

Good luck, brave soldier.

Thanks for sharing the thread. That’s lunacy.

That mod’s reaction is unhinged. I would argue that NOT allowing people to talk about racist experiences they have been a victim of is racist or at the very least oppressive.

Was it the Putin/ICC thread? I got banned too, I stated it was irrelevant.

I also argued with the mod for a little bit in the comments (you know, since it was wrong to delete comments that weren’t offensive or rule breaking) and I got called a Russian troll and banned.

I did not say a single thing that was against Ukraine whatsoever, I am very much in support of them and even expressed that in my comments claiming the post was irrelevant.

If you go on that sub Linux-is-best’s flair is “free thinker”.

Typically free thinkers don’t ban people just for pissing them off

I got banned for calling the post about Putin & the ICC warrant “irrelevant”. Didn’t say anything against Ukraine, I fully support them, but according to this mod saying that it is irrelevant is enough to be considered a Russian troll so I and anyone who said something similar got banned.

It’s worth noting the US isn’t even a part of the ICC. Trust me, I don’t like Putin, but this actually could not have less to do with Massachusetts.