I’m the original mod and creator of this ‘sub lemmy’ https://lemmy.ca/c/leaf_nation. The other mod requested approval from Lemmy.ca admins to take over the account in the past. However, he hasn’t been active for at least 3 months in this instance, and he/she even added a bot to the account. I’m applying to have him removed as mod and additionally the bot. I’m here to stay. Would you please consent to this? Thank-you.

  • Baggins [he/him]English
    61·
    2 months ago

    User @[email protected] account is super sus- came across them earlier today posting pro-russian propaganda in a weird little “geopolitics” sub they created, and their recent post history reeks of karma farming. User creation date looks legit but perhaps it is a compromised account.

    @[email protected]

    • ShadowMA
      3·
      2 months ago

      I don’t agree with them, but I don’t think lemmy.ca should be in the business of deciding who and who can contribute here based on their political views. Plus it’s an NHL community they’re requesting, not a political one.

      • Baggins [he/him]English
        3·
        2 months ago

        If it looks like a legit user then whatever. I was commenting here because I saw this post while looking at their account, and it looked so odd to me I suspected it might be a compromised account.

        • ShadowMA
          3·
          2 months ago

          Unfortunately lemmy doesn’t really give us a lot of tools to figure this out. It doesn’t log any IPs, and we purposefully don’t go above and beyond on logging from the server side.

    • Old_GeezerOP
      26·
      2 months ago

      Baggins what’s suspect about a geopolitical subreddit? I was on Reddit for over 13 years and posted the same information. I’m a geopolitical nerd who happens to like the TML. 🤦🏽‍♂️

        • Old_GeezerOP
          14·
          2 months ago

          Oh I see, you’re a Stalinist. Gotcha! George Orwell told us about folks like you.

    • Old_GeezerOP
      15·
      2 months ago

      BTW What is your definition of Propaganda? Probably anything political that you don’t agree with?

      • Baggins [he/him]English
        6·
        2 months ago

        Account created in 2021… No activity until 5 days ago… Recent posts consistent with karma farming behaviour… Lots of weird pro-russia comments and posts… Profile cover photo is random pic of a cat and dog from the web, not yours…

        Like I said, if admins have a look they will have plenty of info to tell for sure what happened with your account.

        • setVeryLoud(true);
          61·
          2 months ago

          Indeed, this account smells “manufactured”. When asked for sources, they argue back saying “do your own damn research”, hurls insults at strawmen or provides an unrelated article to throw off people, which is a massive red flag when it comes to trolls.

          • Old_GeezerOP
            14·
            2 months ago

            Hey, I’m old school and don’t spoon-feed, Frankly I’m pissed that you call me a troll, when many of the folks complaining are exhibiting that behaviour. I probably know about this subject more than you ever will. I served 30 years in the UK Royal Marines — the latter 10 were in the intelligence field. I’ve done and been to places that if I told you about, you’d be shocked what is done in our government’s name. Part of what I’m doing is a redemption because the masses have no idea about GeoPolitics. We’re often the bad guys abroad <ie> Colonialism wasn’t dead when I served.