Not really. How many times have you been asked a question in ābad faithā (political views, the type of movies you like, your food choices) that it makes you not want to ever answer a question like it again, even if itās in āgood faithā. Playing the victim without even looking at it from another point of view is the problem. Now, try to see it from ADAās viewā¦ there is a lot of work that goes into being an admin of an instance, and this instance is a safe space. You see these things enough times and you get fed up with it. Maybe not everyone agrees it was the best action, but it wasnāt an incorrect action.
One thing I have learned in my nearly 5 decades on this planet is that everyone sees things differently.
I try to be an ally to everyone different than myself. Iām not perfect at it, heāll sometimes Iām downright terrible at it. But, I find trying to see things from anotherās perspective can be helpful (as long as itās not from hatred and/or intolerance).
I agree that having some sort of ban appeal system would be good, at least once, so that users that didnāt correctly understand the instance or were acting in good faith can learn, but itās not currently easy and it would give a lot of work to admins/mods, so it is what it is.
Not really. How many times have you been asked a question in ābad faithā (political views, the type of movies you like, your food choices) that it makes you not want to ever answer a question like it again, even if itās in āgood faithā. Playing the victim without even looking at it from another point of view is the problem. Now, try to see it from ADAās viewā¦ there is a lot of work that goes into being an admin of an instance, and this instance is a safe space. You see these things enough times and you get fed up with it. Maybe not everyone agrees it was the best action, but it wasnāt an incorrect action.
One thing I have learned in my nearly 5 decades on this planet is that everyone sees things differently.
I try to be an ally to everyone different than myself. Iām not perfect at it, heāll sometimes Iām downright terrible at it. But, I find trying to see things from anotherās perspective can be helpful (as long as itās not from hatred and/or intolerance).
Thatās wise but personally I still take issue with handling people that way.
I agree that having some sort of ban appeal system would be good, at least once, so that users that didnāt correctly understand the instance or were acting in good faith can learn, but itās not currently easy and it would give a lot of work to admins/mods, so it is what it is.