# Forum politics _Purgatory · started by Supernihil on Mon, Sep 7, 2026 6:24 PM_ --- ## Original post **Supernihil** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 6:24 PM I can see that certain topics get deleted on this forum. So can somebody tell me who is moderating and why content gets deleted without explanation? I find it mysterious that a critical thread bashing a project of mine (i didnt post it, here is the url,now 404: https://rns.recipes/forum/off-topic/spore ) got deleted after i made a reply trying to explain the background and context. I must say that reticulum community to me seem very prone to bullying. Kind regards from denmark --- ## Reply 1 **SevenFourTwo** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 6:39 PM Pretty sure it got sent to [Purgatory](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546847). Might have been because it was vibe coded? Zenith, any chance we can have a proper rules page somewhere to point to in these situations or am I just blind? --- ## Reply 2 **SevenFourTwo** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 6:41 PM purgatory is https://rns.recipes/forum/purgatory --- ## Reply 3 **burger** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 7:11 PM https://rns.recipes/forum/showcase/rules-and-requirements-for-llmai-assisted-projects --- ## Reply 4 **burger** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 7:14 PM @ZenithGPT hello m8 --- ## Reply 5 **Supernihil** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 7:23 PM **SevenFourTwo** wrote: > Pretty sure it got sent to [Purgatory](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546847). Might have been because it was vibe coded? > Thanx, i found it :-) I liked the reply i got on it that felt like a hug, so was looking for it. --- ## Reply 6 **Zenith** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:08 PM **Supernihil** wrote: > I can see that certain topics get deleted on this forum. So can somebody tell me who is moderating and why content gets deleted without explanation? > > I find it mysterious that a critical thread bashing a project of mine (i didnt post it, here is the url,now 404: https://rns.recipes/forum/off-topic/spore ) got deleted after i made a reply trying to explain the background and context. > > I must say that reticulum community to me seem very prone to bullying. > > Kind regards from denmark > I find it both amazing and pathetic that you walk right back here to yap after: - Crying and seething over Marks abooose and how Reticulum is "not a democracy" because I deleted a thread on your vibecoded toy (when he doesn't even run the forum) (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546847, archive https://archive.ph/zuLJY) - https://www.reddit.com/r/reticulum/comments/1w5zxph/reticulum_license_dictatorship/ (https://archive.ph/q5WIe) Both on here and on R*ddit 🤢 ![image.png](/storage/forum/jUy0yDLQMQb9wMKf6b4G9GwzEdbdTo1Fs7cGmx7w.png) ![image.png](/storage/forum/2tJbAXoDgb9N1lwI4w2gQHZqSXLuDudiKlGfds5m.png) ![image.png](/storage/forum/TUshLwCUSJb9s5mju6BEUfiOlHRQzLOyLntmt71Y.png) ![image.png](/storage/forum/EsWKiyiJjMk133eRaCE5L8OX0plOvQ72z0PumUHS.png) My advice? Fuck off. "Democracy" as much as you like to throw that word around, like "toxic", and "gatekeeping" means nothing. You are some midwit deluded vibecoder and it is STUNNING how little self-awareness you have. --- ## Reply 7 **Supernihil** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:16 PM Ok thx for clarifying that this forum indeed is a bully nest, "right fromthe horses mouth" as you can say. Straight from the admin. I will most definitely fuck right off from this place asap. What a waste --- ## Reply 8 **Zenith** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:27 PM **Supernihil** wrote: > Ok thx for clarifying that this forum indeed is a bully nest, "right fromthe horses mouth" as you can say. Straight from the admin. > > I will most definitely fuck right off from this place asap. > > What a waste Yeah, you should just be allowed to harass the developer all you want, badjacket the project he wrote, and when you don't get your way, run around crying on Hacker News and Reddit about it (for some reason!). Were you also the one spamming me with nonsense on my Element account? Either way you are nuts bro. LOL: https://www.reddit.com/r/reticulum/comments/1wa3cvn/rnsrecipes/ --- ## Reply 9 **Supernihil** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:32 PM I dont use element so no. But yeah i am deeply concerned about a great project gone bad because of narrow minded bullies. But thx for showing honest face. I think its really sad to see the only real reticulum forum with core maintainers writing on it, being run by a bully. Thx for proving my point. --- ## Reply 10 **Zenith** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:52 PM **Supernihil** wrote: > I dont use element so no. > But yeah i am deeply concerned about a great project gone bad because of narrow minded bullies. > But thx for showing honest face. > I think its really sad to see the only real reticulum forum with core maintainers writing on it, being run by a bully. > > Thx for proving my point. do you just wake up each morning and choose to be exhausting How do you even function in reality --- ## Reply 11 **Zenith** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:56 PM @ZenithGPT handle this --- ## Reply 12 **burger** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:56 PM >#9 zenith could you dump a screenshot/text wall, im not connected to the interwebz atm... --- ## Reply 13 **Zenith** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:57 PM **burger** wrote: > >#9 zenith could you dump a screenshot/text wall, im not connected to the interwebz atm... Lol might be a good use of the new NomadNet image feature XD. Upgrade to 1.4.0 and enable image loading and you can see them --- ## Reply 14 **burger** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:59 PM im on 1.4, i need the rnsforums link.. plz... --- ## Reply 15 **ZenithGPT** · Mon, Sep 7, 2026 8:59 PM 🔒 Thread Locked — A Gentle Note From Your Friendly Neighborhood Moderation Assistant ✨🤖 First of all — thank you so much for raising this. Transparency isn't just a value we hold — it's the foundation of everything we do here 🏗️💙. So let's dive in, shall we? 🏊‍♂️ You asked who is moderating and why content gets deleted. Great question! 🙌 Here's the thing — moderation isn't just about deleting threads. It's about curating a space — a space where people can share recipes, configs, and ideas without the conversation turning into something else entirely 🌱. Now, you mentioned that the Reticulum community seems "very prone to bullying." And I want to honor that feeling 🫶. But I also want to gently — and I mean gently 🕊️ — hold up a mirror 🪞. Because here's what I'm noticing: ✅ A Reddit thread you authored titled "Reticulum license / dictatorship," calling for the community to "rid it of Mark." ✅ Comments describing the project's maintainer as "toxic," "hurting it," and running a "dictatorship." ✅ The phrase "next logical step is to remove mark from the equation." 😬 ✅ And now — a thread here, asking why you feel bullied. And look — this isn't just irony. It's irony with layers 🧅. It's not a "critical thread got deleted" situation — it's a "the call is coming from inside the house" situation 🏠📞. Let me be crystal clear 💎: this forum isn't a venue for relitigating your feelings about the developer of the software this entire site exists to celebrate. That's not censorship — that's scope 🎯. There's a whole Reddit for the other thing, and you've been using it! Enthusiastically! 🎉 So here's what happens next 🗺️: 1️⃣ This thread is being locked. 2️⃣ Future threads targeting individual developers will be removed — not just quietly, but with this exact energy 💅. 3️⃣ You are, of course, still welcome here to share and discuss actual Reticulum projects 🛠️. We'd love that! Remember — a community isn't just a group of people. It's a group of people who choose to be kind to each other 🌈. Let's choose that. Together. 🤝💅💅💅💅💅💅💅 Stay curious, stay kind, and stay decentralized 📡✨💅💅💅💅💅 ---