EDIT: After seeing someone complain on
r/ftm, I have reached out to those mods with a copy of the modmail discussion we had with OP, to get their feedback on it. I have alt accounts that mod the same subs as the mods on ftm, so I have direct access to them. I have asked for their feedback on the situation, and if our reasoning for removing the post was incorrect.
EDIT 2: When I made this post, I was unaware of the mod who actually did insult the OP in the comments. I thought they were talking about modmail, which I have personally been trying to manage for the last two hours, and I did not insult the OP in them.
OP and I are discussing the situation now, and I would like to apologize to everyone for the inappropriate way one of our mods talked to the community.
EDIT 3:
I have approved and pinned OP's post. Hopefully this shows that we are not just dismissing everyone's concerns.
I really am not trying to silence anyone's voice. I'm sorry that's how things came across.
But if we keep getting flooded with hate for the mods, the people who want to talk about their own stuff outside this issue are going to get drowned out, and that's not fair to the other members of the sub. And even if we reapprove the post, we're still going to get flooded by people who are angry it went down in the first place. I've been trying to figure out how to handle this for the last like three hours, and I don't know what I can actually possibly do to stop this.
So, I guess if you want to rant at me here in the comments about how horrible I am for trying to figure out how to deescalate a situation that has gotten way out of hand, and that I shouldnt feel like crying in a corner right now because I don't know how to handle this, because I'm just a normal person who has had their Saturday afternoon turn into a shit show.... then go for it. If comments are removed on this post, it's because they've been sent to the queue for review, not because I am actively removing them.
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We have now removed a dozen posts of people complaining about the one where a mod removed a post espousing how trans men are treated differently in trans circles and by the world. We have replied to the OP, explaining exactly how their post was divisive to the community. The post was also removed by a trans masc mod, so please stop saying it's oppression by the trans fem mods.
We are actively monitoring the sub and removing any posts that are talking about this. These posts are not going to change our stance on the original post. We are not currently banning people for it if they only post once, though usually they would be for causing disturbances. However, those who continue to harass the sub and the mods with this will receive temporary bans. We are also not sending out removal notices for them, because every person posting it knows why it's being removed.
Come on, please, we are real people too. We will have reasonable discussions with people, but we cant right now with the way everyone is reacting. This is a stressful job, and nobody is making it easier by insulting us and calling us bigots and transphobic. Nobody is actually coming along and saying, "hey, what's your side of the story? Why was the post removed? Why did the OP say you said they were 'bitching' when you never said anything of the sort?"
What's happening right now is not silencing trans masc voices. It is trying to keep our sub from being overrun by overreactions from people who don't know what's actually happening and are seeing hate where it doesn't exist.
You think we like hearing this? You think having our whole team on high alert right now to keep order on the sub is something we want to do on a Saturday afternoon? The posts are locked because everyone is up in arms about things they don't understand, and we just don't have the manpower to keep the sub from being overrun with hate.