OP is talking about Call Me Leni/shinigamiookamiryuu.

Modlogs for the users involved, including OP:

https://lemmy.wtf/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=15218580

https://lemmy.wtf/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=538316

https://lemmy.wtf/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=10994659

Yes or no?

Did you used to have an account on Lemmy by the name of Call Me Lenny/Leni/shinigamiookamiryuu?

Yes or no?

This is unfortunate news. Though I’ve read that the black hand can be a sign of heart failure.

I heard the Falcon service is the fastest.

Did you used to have an account on lemm.ee called Call Me Lenny/Leni/shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee?

It’s a new twist on things that they’re actually admitting to all their trolling.

Correct. “Patrickstar” was also appointed as a mod in a community that was made by Leni in an attempt to bait/harass moderators who have rightfully banned them. Several alts of Leni’s are visibly banned. https://lemmy.wtf/c/ModlogAbuses@sh.itjust.works

Sicksigma did not do the ban, and this is verifiably false. On some instances, there is a filter which allows you to see which mod banned whom.

https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&modId=15494268

Leni’s alts were banned by the mod of those communities. The mod included links to the offending posts made by Leni. https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&modId=15038788

The unban/ban thing has happened lots of times. It’s supposedly because the ban button is right next to the unban button (if any mods are reading this, could you confirm?) and the unban will still show up in the modlogs, even though the person has not yet been banned.

Try messaging the admins about it. If you have things archived, that can help too. If they deem the issue is severe enough they might consider defederation. For now, you can block the instance.

There should be a catposting holiday on Lemmy if there isn’t already. As a cat-lover, I’d approve. Especially voidies.

This user was banned for being anti-Semitic and telling people to kill themselves. Also, when you’re instance-banned, you automatically get banned from the communities you were active in. The mod didn’t manually ban them from all those communities. When you attempt to post to a community in an instance you’re banned from that you weren’t active in, the instance-ban means the post won’t federate.

Context for those unaware:

“A friend of mine” OP is referring to Call Me Leni, who was banned from several instances and communities for being a KiwiFarms member, among other things, and OP has a grudge against the Fediverse for this. Leni shouldn’t have linked their KiwiFarms posts on Lemmy, and linked Lemmy threads talking about them on their KiwiFarms account. That wasn’t very bright of them.

Proof 1

Proof 2

Modlog

Call me Leni also defended KiwiFarms as a “free speech” site and tried to conflate the hate site with Discord:

I take it OP feels like the Fediverse is violating “free speech” for banning KiwiFarms members.