Mekka  ðŸ’‰ðŸ’‰ðŸ’‰ðŸŽ‰Nov 22, 2022

@BlackAzizAnansi

Still feels early, but I'm used to early. I would like to see more Black faces. I would also like to see more creatives, athletes, entertainers, and other non-tech/non-academics on here. I see some big name authors, but that's about it.

We're losing a lot of Black folk who get a bad First Time User Experience.

Moderation is still in it's infancy here, but seems like they're willing to learn?

I feel like we're only the 2nd wave of a beach landing team.

Show threadDavid HarlanNov 22, 2022

@mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi

need black-moderated servers badly

Show threadjust adrienneNov 22, 2022
@DavidMHarlan @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi People keep being encouraged to join the big, poorly-moderated instances like .online and .social and those instances are TERRIBLE. If you're still tweeting, encourage folks to join smaller instances!
Show threadNarfingerNov 22, 2022
@adrienne @DavidMHarlan @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi
Honestly, picking a server is really cumbersome. Once you know that you might end up on the "wrong server" you just have no idea what infighting happened 5 years ago between X and Y. But unless you belong to a very specific group that has a very specific instance it just seems very daunting.
Show threadjust adrienneNov 22, 2022
@Narfinger @DavidMHarlan @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi Here's my absolute top advice, just in general:
The absolute most important criteria for picking a server are
a) do you vibe with their policies?
b) do they have enough moderators?
c) do they have enough capacity? (pick a small-to-medium size instance, not a giant one!)
Show threadNarfingerNov 22, 2022
@adrienne @DavidMHarlan @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi I think this is completely unrealistic. Yeah I can check their policies, but how many moderators do you need per users? How would I know that? How much capacity it has is also completely unknowable. Let me pick a random instance. hachyderm.io. I see they have 24k users, no knowledge about how many moderators, and their blocked instances are mostly having not a reason given. Yes, for many I can figure it out but not for all.
Show threadDavid Harlan

@Narfinger @adrienne @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi

you might have a look at the statement here and see if it addresses any of your issues.

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2019/05/introducing-the-mastodon-server-covenant/

Introducing the Mastodon Server Covenant

To provide a safer experience to new Mastodon users, we are changing the joinmastodon.org server picker

Official Mastodon Blog
Nov 22, 2022 at 3:32amWeb
Show threadNarfingerNov 22, 2022
@DavidMHarlan @adrienne @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi Oh this is good to know! Thanks!
Show threadDavid HarlanNov 22, 2022

@Narfinger @adrienne @mekkaokereke @BlackAzizAnansi

I was very lucky that because of whatever specific thing I was searching for, I stumbled on that like my first day.