Just noticed I was subscribed to both this place and 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone. I’d prefer if this community were on PieFed proper, so I thought maybe it’s a replica of this one on PieFed… but it’s not. They’re both on the same server, but the numbers are actual numbers in the url instead of being spelled out. Huh?

  • Section Ratio General@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Like the others said, there’s lore. Here’s the basic outline of the events as I understood them:

    1. 196’s mods, who were based in lemmy.World, get fed up with Ada’s moderation here
    2. They lock 196 and make a post announcing they are moving to 196@lemmy.world.
    3. User base revolt
    4. One user makes one onehundredninetysix@blahaj.zone (here)
    5. The userbase floods this one. It becomes one of the most active comm on lemmy for several days.
    6. 196’s mods reopen the blahaj comm and post an “apology” that pisses off the userbase
    7. Onehundrednineyysix becomes the main 196 comm out of spite.

    Over time, things have cooled. People who weren’t around for the drama have started posting on the original one. It’s part of the fediverse lore now