GusteNov 16, 2022
Unnamed TNG skant beefcake

Anyway

This sounds like snark but it's not

If you're on mastodon dot social or dot online

Leave that instance and get on a better one

They are de facto unmoderated instances due to their sheer size and many many instances have them limited

So for example, if someone from m dot s replies to this, I won't see it

Ever!

Nov 9, 2022 at 6:52pmWeb
Show threadthomkennonNov 9, 2022
@researchfairy not this? Why would moderation policy affect federation?
Show thread…might work for coffee…Nov 9, 2022
@thomkennon @researchfairy
Because instances with users known violating all kinds of CoCs of other instances will get blocked by them.
As an extreme, if there were nazi groups on your server, or support for kiwifarms and your instance does not keep it in check, it will get blocked by others.
Please read up on kiwifarms.
Show threadthomkennonNov 9, 2022
@mwfc @researchfairy ✊ thx will do. I'm an idiot newbie, all guidance humbly pursued.
Show thread…might work for coffee…Nov 9, 2022

@thomkennon @researchfairy
No problem.

But if your instance hosts all kinds of groups that others have to block it shows that your instance is maybe running with different values.
So from the outside, either your moderation is not working, or you find it perfectly acceptable behaviour.

Both can spill over via federated timelines and boosts. So you have to ultimately kick the server out of federation for you.

I was looking for another post by someone else, who mentioned the SAME issue.

Show thread…might work for coffee…Nov 9, 2022

@thomkennon @researchfairy
Btw why I brought up kiwifarms is because they are so far out of anything you would consider acceptable.

I found the post the other toot referred to:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/on-our-policy-74436103

Show threadShouty personNov 9, 2022
@researchfairy @thomkennon
Some instances block unmoderated instances.
Show threadUnnamed TNG skant beefcakeNov 9, 2022

@clacksee @thomkennon Here's an example

I saw the reply from wandering.shop (good, moderated instance) but not the initial comment from m dot s (de facto unmoderated [redacted] instance)

Show threadthomkennonNov 9, 2022
@clacksee @researchfairy I'm a sponge for your insights, thx. ✊
Show threadHelles SachsenNov 10, 2022

@researchfairy

Das ist

gute Moderationspolitik
33.3%
bißchen übertrieben
33.3%
ein Grund die Instanz zu verlassen
33.3%
Poll ended at .
Show threadHelles SachsenNov 10, 2022

@researchfairy
-- survey --

This is

best practice
0%
exaggerated
0%
a good reason for leaving the instance
100%
Poll ended at .
Show threadCh M[ae][iy]e?r 🇪🇺 🤍 🇬🇱Nov 10, 2022
@helles_sachsen
Ich bin nicht sicher, ob @researchfairy die Umfrage überhaupt sieht. Er sagt, er habe es schon jetzt (und in alle Zeit) geblockt. ...
Show threadHelles SachsenNov 10, 2022

@chbmeyer @researchfairy

Macht ja nix.

Show threadBrian WooleyNov 10, 2022
@researchfairy How would one discern what a “better one” is?
Show threadGusteNov 16, 2022
@brian_wooley @researchfairy this is the key question and ultimately why Mastodon won't be the prime replacement for Twitter (which is fine! And clearly what most Mastodon users would like to avoid in any event)
Show threaddanbriNov 14, 2022
@researchfairy really? shouldn’t we block your instance in return?
Show threadAxelPolleres (Q54860587)Nov 15, 2022
@researchfairy hmmm, interesting... kinda confirms the "villages and cities" metaphor i am using to explain the fediverse to my friends (with it's goods and bads from real life "cities against villages").
Show threadGravecat Nov 19, 2022
@researchfairy mastodonapp dot uk seems to be heading that way, too. >.>;
Show threadbaltimoreliliNov 19, 2022
@researchfairy stupid question… but how does one leave an instance?
Show threadUnnamed TNG skant beefcakeNov 19, 2022
@baltimorelili You can just close your account, but if you're moving to another server, depending on the software of the servers, you can often migrate your account over