if we go with a mall analogy, you are free to enter most shops, but a shop owner is in his full right to close the entrance and make it a private club, even if the walls are windows, and the door is left open with a sign that says members only.
The analogy doesn’t really fit though. Houses and parties are presumed to be invite-only by default. That’s not true for lemmy communities that federate with the general user base. It’s more like being told you can’t buy anything from a store after seeing others being able to do so.
That only really holds if you somehow didn’t know the comm/bathroom was occupied.
Unless you the type of person who’d ignore the rather strong, social signs that the people in both the comm/bathroom don’t want you to join them when they’re in there. In which case…weird.
You might peek into an open bathroom by mistake but you back away and make a note for the future.
I politely asked to get banned.
disagree with the rules, but ain’t my community, I ain’t invited, and I will politely respect it.
imagine walking into someone’s private party, only to complain that I wasn’t invited, and how dare they exclude me!!!
When someone is using the bathroom I expect them to close the door. If they’re letting it all out in public, yes I might walk in
You’re a cocklooker aren’t you bud?
if I open my house door to let the breeze in, it isn’t an invitation for you to come in.
Well your house is not in a mall though
if we go with a mall analogy, you are free to enter most shops, but a shop owner is in his full right to close the entrance and make it a private club, even if the walls are windows, and the door is left open with a sign that says members only.
The analogy doesn’t really fit though. Houses and parties are presumed to be invite-only by default. That’s not true for lemmy communities that federate with the general user base. It’s more like being told you can’t buy anything from a store after seeing others being able to do so.
You’re technically right, but the notion is close enough. Maybe if it were a party at a park? Would that be a better analogy for you?
That only really holds if you somehow didn’t know the comm/bathroom was occupied.
Unless you the type of person who’d ignore the rather strong, social signs that the people in both the comm/bathroom don’t want you to join them when they’re in there. In which case…weird.
You might peek into an open bathroom by mistake but you back away and make a note for the future.