TL;DR: We tried to move the community because of moderatorial concerns, but
fumbled how we went about doing so. # First and Foremost: Weâd like to formally
apologize for springing this on you all out of nowhere, and for taking so long
to respond to the backlash. With retrospect, we understand that w...
For the people that unfollowed or blocked 196, the mods have made a post there
Edit 2: 196 IS NOW (partly for now due to federation issues) UNLOCKED https://lemmy.world/post/24481114 but of course under the same moderators even tho many people r insisting that they shouldnt be trusted after all that happened, I'd personally keep using this alternative comm for now
That post cracked me up, with their no real apology or accountability but practically begging the community to come back to them, and talk of "fracturing" the fediverse lmfao, clearly made after and because they realised hardly anyone was following them to their new home, and not just because of what instance it's on, but because they showed their asses as mods, and people don't want to deal with their bullshit lol
They knew no one was going to follow them, which is why they closed the one on blahaj. I guess they thought that if they didn't give people a choice...? But users always have a choice.
Right, and especially on the fediverse (which is why them talking about those who didn't follow them being the ones to "fracture" it was so hystericalđ)