Hello World,
Today, after careful consideration and evaluation of recent events, we have decided to defederate from Lemmygrad.
Regrettably, we have observed a significant increase in hate speech and calls to violence originating from the Lemmygrad instance. Due to the severity of the posts and comments, we are not waiting for the next Lemmy update that will allow users to block instances.
At Lemmy.world, we have always strived to foster an inclusive and welcoming user environment. However, recent posts and comments from Lemmygrad have clearly violated our server rules and, more importantly, our core values. We firmly believe that hate speech and incitement of violence have no place in our community, regardless of personal beliefs or affiliations.
As always, we encourage all users to report any content they deem inappropriate or harmful. No matter one’s stance in any conflict, Lemmy.world will always take immediate action to remove and ban any posts or comments that incite violence or propagate hatred.
We encourage everyone to continue engaging in discussions within the boundaries of respect and understanding. As we move forward with this decision, we remain committed to providing all community members with a safe and welcoming space. We appreciate your continued support and cooperation in upholding our shared principles.
Thank you,
The Lemmy.World Team
Editing your comment to enlarge the text of the Doug Stanhope quote isn’t going to magically make more people consider what he said. It just makes your comment look obnoxious.
I didn’t do that on purpose, I assure you. Why are you assuming that in the first place? This is part of the issue, of giving people the benefit of the doubt before engaging with conversation. Perhaps it’s the lemmy app I’m using. I’m trying to edit it down now.
EDIT: I hit a button on the markup tab. A bunch of underscores at the end of the post did it. Entirely unintentional and now removed. Problem solved.
Because I saw your comment before you edited it to enlarge the text. You can say it was a mistake all you like, I don’t believe you but I see no point in arguing now that you’ve fixed it.
I did edit it. I certainly didn’t edit to make it larger. I agree that’s annoying and stupid. I added more context to it. If you saw it before you will see ther post is slightly longer and has an extra analogy at the end. There’s no argument, just an accusation based on an incorrect assumption. I hit a markdown button on my app which added styling to the last line, effecting the entire last paragraph.