Isaac (ieh)

I can respect that opinion, and I will say… I have a number of people blocked. It’s easy to do.

Speaking only for us here on Lemmy.World, we try to ban people who break the Lemmy.World ToS, which include issues like bigotry, incivility, spam, things like that. Not necessarily opinions with which we might disagree or find unpleasant. I think if I allowed myself to ban anyone with whom I disagreed, I would find myself quickly de-adminned, and rightfully so - it would kill the fedverse.

There are other tools for dealing with, well, tools. Including blocking on a personal level, or having community rules in place that make sense for that community that can help create spaces that are more comfortable to be in.

So while I agree with your sentiment, understanding the roles of the instance admins vs community moderators or individual choices - that’s why I set up a monthly donation before I became an admin. Because Lemmy provides me with good content and communities.

Everyone is absolutely free to make their own choices. And this reply is not an attempt to beg you to donate.

I’m passing this question along and tracking your comment so I can let you know when I get an answer :)

Thank you! :)

Thank you! <3

It absolutely does and it is appreciated. Every bit goes to costs. <3

Ah, well, it’s, like, legally and morally autumn even if it doesn’t feel like it. lol. I grew up in Texas, so just think - you’re getting a good Texas start to the season, that’s all :) Stay cool, my friend!

Thank you!

I think if everyone did recurring we might be able to post a request like this less than twice a year, which I think isn’t too much, but it definitely is needed to help remind the one-time donators to consider donating again. But I’d definitely say it is all appreciated, though recurring does mean people will tend to set it and forget it. lol. That’s why mine is a monthly, for sure :)

Thank you very much! <3

I’m ashamed to say that I hadn’t noticed the year, only the month, on the blog post. One of my fellow admins pointed it out, but… that’s the most recent we have, so I’ve let it stand. lol. D’oh. It may be a little bit before someone can update that, but I’m adding some links to a few specific comments in this thread for tracking, so hopefully I can poke you when there is an update :)

(And I’ve only been here a couple of months as an admin, so I only know some rough numbers - I think the costs are generally not that different, but I can’t swear to anything)

I don’t think there’s a suggested amount. I can tell you that €1/mo helps, for sure. I personally donate $8/mo as it’s the level I feel comfortable with. Not to encourage you to increase yours - scattered around this thread you can see a number of differing amounts, and they are all appreciated. :)

Awesome, thank you! :)

Huzzah! Thank you! :)

Much appreciated, and that sounds quite appropriate. Thank you! <3

I’ll make sure my fellow admins see this request. :)

Well, it’s getting on toward Halloween, so maybe we’ll try to be more evil ;-)

Thank you! :)

Thank you! <3

Thank you! <3

LOL! My intended joke was that in some places, that message would appear on the item that was banned, i.e. my joke was that I was banned.

That said, I like your reply, so I’m gonna go with it. <3

USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST

Quality participation with comments and/or good posts helps the community grow. Reporting rule-breaking content helps mods and admins keep the community growing as well. So monies and fucks are appreciated. er, wait, lemme rephraase that