• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    Saying “Luigi” or even that you agree with him: ✅ (Fine)

    Using “Luigi” as a verb and/or dog-whistle call to violence (which is a TOS violation on LW and other instances): ❌ (Not Fine)

    Edit: Added text in case the emojis don’t show up.

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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      Honestly, dog whistling using Luigi is generally acceptable if left vague. I’ve only seen moderation around explicit calls for violence against specific people.

      I’ve made my fair share of Luigi jokes (i.e. Will Luigi be attending the inauguration) without mods leaping at my throat.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    They’re not really “against” him as much ad they strictly enforce their tos rules against calls to violence due to legal liability- which, with the wrong “phrasing”, talking about the Green Plumber will run afoul of.

  • Kitathalla@lemy.lol
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    Just go check the modlogs. I saw quite a few luigi removals and locks just yesterday.

  • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Yeah, well .world is full of neoliberal idiot mods and admins, who have about as much consistency and transparency with their rules as twitch admins, all while being packed into the poor hygiene and body odor of Reddit mods.

  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeM
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    Yes, but not particularly. By that I mean there is a line to be drawn, a legal one, and most places uphold it. Lines that becoming a rule enforcer are typically associated with the promise of keeping, lines many people do have a good grasp of. The hoopla going on, if you could call it that, is due to the circumstance of what was involved, and it’s not the “instance’s” fault currently. Defederation is a thing and so are sanctions, and the general expectations of !asklemmy@lemmy.ml are not something many of us are trying to emulate, especially when Luigi was just another Herostratus when you assemble all the facts. Go watch the Dateline Tonight episode dedicated to him.