So we’ve seen the complaints and the reports and boy oh boy are there complaints and reports.

I’ve discussed the account with the other mods and admins multiple times, and while we agree the volume is a lot, it doesn’t point to a botfarm or multiple people using the account.

Obsessive? Absolutely, but not technically rule breaking… Until today.

Today they indescriminately posted the same story three times from three different sources apparently solely to flood the channel showing a decided lack of judgement.

It’s a valid story from a valid source, the original has been kept here:

https://lemmy.world/post/21098916

The others have been removed as duplicates.

I’m also applying a 15 day temp ban on the account.

“15 days? That’s oddly specific! What’s in 15… OH!”

  • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
    2010·
    9 hours ago

    I get that, but hear me out… it’s just as likely that they’re an obsessive compulsive, possibly on the autism spectrum, who can’t stand letting someone have the last word.

    https://neurodivergentrebel.com/2021/09/15/autism-obsessive-behavior-why-i-cant-always-let-things-go-as-an-autistic-person/

    https://www.asd-forum.org.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/28892-arguing-with-other-asd-people-someone-always-has-to-have-the-last-word/

    Now, I’m no clinical psychologist, I’m not competent to make that diagnosis, but I’m sure you’ve also seen arguments between two people incapable of letting it go.

    • odelik@lemmy.today
      42·
      9 hours ago

      Do not treat neuro divgerent people with training wheels.

      I’m neuro divgerent and it pisses me off when people treat me differently. Yeah, I’ve got my shit, and I often need things explained to me with clear guidelines, rules, and expectations.

      But one thing my neuro divergence doesn’t grant me is the ability to act like a shit stain and get away with it while prodding everybody around me antagonisticly.

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        17·
        8 hours ago

        The response here is not about whether their behavior was socially acceptable, but whether it was an indication of a fake account being run by multiple people or a script or something.

        I’m personally suspicious due to all those cut and pasted replies, but I suppose it’s possible that’s just an indication of obsession as well. I’ve saved text for a comment reply before, but it was because the text had a lot of citations and I was tired of refinding them each time. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of reason to save and repeat “I don’t have to explain anything to you. Thanks!”

    • pooperNickel@lemm.ee
      20·
      9 hours ago

      So if I want to copy paste the same non-response 26 times, I will not get banned for it, as long as I don’t say overtly mean things? I would absolutely assume that would get me perma banned if I kept doing it.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
        9·
        9 hours ago

        As long as it’s not a non-sensical response and seems to fit the comment chain, I don’t see an inherent problem there.

        Example:

        “Well, we agree to disagree.” full stop. Discussion ended. No, I don’t have an issue with that.

    • rand_alpha19@moist.catsweat.com
      11·
      8 hours ago

      While I understand your concern because I knew someone who was like that personally, that person’s ability and desire to constantly respond caused them a significant bit of distress, often replying to people with something like, “please stop replying because I feel compelled to say something in response.”

      Maybe shutting a user up every now and then would be a net positive.

      • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
        6·
        8 hours ago

        “please stop replying because I feel compelled to say something in response.”

        Modding at that point kind of becomes:

        I’d rather be on Snoopy’s side than Lucy’s. ;)