1/ In my own indirect way, I've tried giving advice to Twitter migrants, especially journalists.
The rejoinder has been, "Stop addressing us as a monolith."
Yet some people who plan on running journalism instances are about to make very bad decisions that are bound to hurt themselves in the long run.
So I'm going to give direct advice right now.
2 / Work with the culture here, not against it. If someone demands a CW, just use it.
No, not every request for a CW should be entertained. But if it has to do with politics or violence or anything triggering, use a CW.
BTW, I speak as someone who's gotten in trouble in the past regarding this—and ultimately I've concluded CWs are not a big deal.
3 / Consider who's been maintaining the Fediverse while you all have been dominating Twitter for the past 5 years: folks who were previously chased off of Twitter.
You think they're thrilled that you're in their space while you call yourselves "refugees"?
Despite this, they're being welcome because they can see the bigger picture. But that doesn't mean they're giving up their culture just because you want to feel comfortable here.
4 / No one is obligated to be your audience, and they're certainly not obligated to federate with you either.
If there's any hint you're going to be a bad citizen, or host malicious people on your instances, the plug will be pulled on you fast.
Chris Trottier
Karin Sorenby