Tbh i was looking forward to engaging in some debate with them.

did they break any actual rules or is it just because they’re MAGA?

Edit: Before you angrily comment below (as so many have done so far) please keep in mind that this is a feddit.uk meta community and i am specifically asking the question to feddit.uk mods/admins and inviting discussion from feddit.uk users.

if you are not a feddit.uk user then this entire conversation DOES NOT AFFECT YOU. I have yet to hear from anyone who actually is a feddit.uk user Admin response here

  • missingno@fedia.io
    2·
    6 days ago

    If you think the ‘point’ of the Fediverse is for every server to federate with every server, no exceptions, then let me ask you a Socratic question here: Why do you think defederation exists? This is a feature that is part of the Fediverse, and it serves an important purpose.

    • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukOP
      1·
      6 days ago

      If you think the ‘point’ of the Fediverse is for every server to federate with every server, no exceptions

      At no point did i say that. De-federation should be only used where severe disruption is being caused by an instance, there are technical incompatibilities, or there is a danger of illegal content being federated across.

      feddit.uk has always had a light hand when it comes to censorship, which is one of the reasons i came here after lemmy.ml

      • missingno@fedia.io
        21·
        6 days ago

        Sounds like you should look for a server that is more closely aligned with your interests. That too is a feature of the Fediverse, rather than expecting every server to do things your way.

        • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.ukOP
          1·
          6 days ago

          I am not expecting every server to do things my way, i am trying to foment a discussion with other members of my instance about a top level moderation decision and presenting my viewpoint alongside that. As a somewhat regular contributor to the running costs of this instance i would like to see at least some community discussion before a decision is taken to take the drastic step of de-federation for idealistic reasons

          Instead i have been dogpiled by emotional reactions and downvotes from people from other instances who have exactly zero stake in the argument since internal feddit.uk moderation decisions do not affect other instances. it’s frankly astounding that i managed to get an admin response with how buried this post got

          • missingno@fedia.io
            11·
            6 days ago

            You asked why a server would defederate, you got answers, and then you got very upset that they weren’t the answers you wanted to hear.