Jeez. It’s they are worse than I thought. If I want to read about the Ukraine war, or the garbage that is Putin, I can go to any other general news/politics or sub. I go to r/massachusetts for the local content.

They post stuff that is completely off topic to Massachusetts then throw a fit: https://old.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/11u09gq/_/jcnwgrr

Thank you for making a new sub! Hopefully we can get the old one back.

Its a deal 😁

If you got banned I made another subreddit until the mod issue gets resolved and I encourage people to cross post items for those who were wrongfully and randomly banned.

r/Massachusetts_US

I feel like the upvote/downvote system can do most the moderating, but if people want to have actual mods for what should be a very temporary subreddit, go for it.

I’ll pray too. I upvoted and left a reply, hopefully I didn’t make it worse. If you get banned I’ll get banned too I’m sure. Us Massholes stick together.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueRandomThoughts/comments/11vabpj/trust_me_you_dont_want_me_to_become_political_i/jcwopsc?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Mostly a sad plea for them to realize how authoritarian they have become. I'll pray they bother to take stock of themselves.

No, thank you! I’ve loved my time here, Lowell’s had an amazing comeback over the past decade or so.

If you do bring on a second mod please do not give linux-is-best the job 😂

That's frightening.

Yes I launched it and have always been the sole mod.

Thanks! I love my city and this is my favorite contribution, it’s awesome to hear that assessment.

I was one of the people who got banned from that thread. Did not break a single rule, literally just claimed the post was irrelevant and then later called out the mod for deleting comments. I got called a Russian troll.

In fact, I got that exact same ban message. I honestly love how condescending it is, I’m thinking of putting it on my fridge. It’s impressive.

I sent a DM to one of the other mods about it and got no response. I’d bet that most if not all of the sub’s other moderators aren’t active anymore. It might just be Linux-is-best’s playground.

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You’re r/LowellMA’s sole mod? I currently live in Lowell and lurk in that sub a lot. I know moderating is kind of a thankless job so I want to say I appreciate your moderation, most of the content on that sub is very useful and I never see anything offensive. Thank you for caring about the city and community!

That subreddit is surreal. There seems to be absolutely nobody posting except this mod.

Some of them are also fucking batshit, such as:

• Bernie Sanders is conservative
• “I have a sadistic side, but it is aimed toward the lowest of the low, such as racists, sexists, homophobics, etc...” (Listen, I hate racists, sexists, and homophobes as much as the next guy, but encouraging violence on anyone is never OK)
• “Your existence is hilarious”
• Anyone stating Nazis are still around are trying to rewrite history (like dude, neo-Nazis absolutely exist and are a threat)

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Good luck, brave soldier.

Here I go getting ramped up to be ban from my first sub

/r/LowellMA

This mod bans people even if they don't break any rules lol. It's literally just them deciding who they want to stay based on how they personally feel.

https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/11u09gq/official_statement_icc_issues_arrest_warrant_on/jcrdxl8?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

Can't you contact the other now about this childs behavior?

Opened the sub and it's legit a one-man circlejerk? The front page is plastered with one-liners only from them.

Wow that person seems out of touch with reality. Chronically online the youngsters call it. Their post history is some delusions of grandeur levels of weird.

Thanks for sharing the thread. That’s lunacy.

That mod’s reaction is unhinged. I would argue that NOT allowing people to talk about racist experiences they have been a victim of is racist or at the very least oppressive.

Was it the Putin/ICC thread? I got banned too, I stated it was irrelevant.

I also argued with the mod for a little bit in the comments (you know, since it was wrong to delete comments that weren’t offensive or rule breaking) and I got called a Russian troll and banned.

I did not say a single thing that was against Ukraine whatsoever, I am very much in support of them and even expressed that in my comments claiming the post was irrelevant.

If you go on that sub Linux-is-best’s flair is “free thinker”.

Typically free thinkers don’t ban people just for pissing them off

I got banned for calling the post about Putin & the ICC warrant “irrelevant”. Didn’t say anything against Ukraine, I fully support them, but according to this mod saying that it is irrelevant is enough to be considered a Russian troll so I and anyone who said something similar got banned.

It’s worth noting the US isn’t even a part of the ICC. Trust me, I don’t like Putin, but this actually could not have less to do with Massachusetts.