the alt-right movement is like an abusive relationship, made up of a bunch of very insecure people constantly seeking approval from an abuser who doles it out with an equal amount of degradation, keeping them confused and isolated enough that they have no choice but to keep coming back because - after having driven everyone else away with their hateful rhetoric - the abusive alt-right is now their only source of “community” at all.
I just looked at the mod log— ew… I can see what you’re dealing with there. I suggest you just permaban them, as I doubt they’re going to change their behavior. also, keep an eye out for similar comments/commenting styles that might be indicative of alts (alt accounts).
btw, as mod, you can just ban a user right from their comments— you don’t need to report them yourself!
also, for more advice/help, you can consult the Lemmy Moderation Support room on the Lemmy Space on Matrix (link in the sidebar!)
That’s actually a really good question. I can’t answer for certain, but, sine moderation on lemmy isn’t particularly sophisticated yet, I think it’s safe to assume that you’re not going to be able to see them, even as mod, if you have them blocked personally.
if that’s the case (most likely), your most likely tow choices are to either permaban them from your community or to live with leaving the user un-blocked for moderation purposes.
one third option would be to mod your community with an alt account or appoint some other user to help out…
the quidditch metaphor is particularly apt. in the game, while the seekers are chasing the golden snitch (which is mostly separate from the main game), the rest of the players - the chasers and the beaters - are busy trying to score goals by getting the quaffle through the rings at each end of the pitch. and (as we read in the books) since quidditch games can last days or even weeks, catching the snitch doesn’t necessarily guarantee a win as, during that time, the opposing team may have scored enough points to offer the snitch’s 150-point value.
and, while the seekers represent billionaire CEOs like musk, the beaters and seekers scoring goals represent the managers and laborers trying to make a profit.
there’s no reason think that the lemmy.ml instance - the instance run by the lemmy API devs - is going to just disappear. it’s very likely they’ll just migrate to a different domain if they have to.
because of course they are