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Should kolektiva change its registration policy? Currently it's open.
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keep open
basic screening
close registration
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This poll is just a vibe check. We're anarchists and a lot of non-anarchists are joining from Twitter and there's a question around what kind of environment we collectively want and can sustain. Really interested in hearing why people joined #Kolektiva and what y'all would like to see continue. 🏴🖤
Jason Wyckoff@admin I'm all for a big tent, but we can't have stuff that's *anti*anarchist on here. And I know it's a fuzzy line, but some stuff (e.g., tankies) falls on one side.
@jasonwyckoff well there are moderation policies and code of conduct at https://kolektiva.social/about That's pretty 
Here's a snippet of things not to post:
Propaganda from politicians or political parties that seek to win elections
Propaganda from the USSR, CCP, or DPRK
Glorification of nation states and/or militarism
Messages promoting capitalism or meritocracy
Messages promoting or encouraging pseudoscience, conspiracism, or breaks with reality
Targeted harassment (i.e. evading blocks, repeated hostile replies, or posts intended to instigate brigading/dogpiling against a user or another instance), even for righteous reasons
Religious proselytizing/recruitment
sleepfreeparent@admin @jasonwyckoff I joined seeking to migrate from twitter to somewhere with anti-fascism baked in, and this seemed the only place that fit.
I dunno about screening, but I think an automated DM from @admin to new accounts would go a long way. Just a welcome and here's what you should know. I'm still unused to mastodon, and I hadn't really read the code of conduct before, but it's pretty epic as-is.
@sleepfreeparent @jasonwyckoff hey thanks for this! The crew really like the idea of a welcome bot and found one already made!
Sharon Rose 🌹@admin @sleepfreeparent @jasonwyckoff
I think an admin welcome message is a great idea.
I joined last year because a mutual on the bird site who got suspended periodically had a backup account here, and the instance name sounded good. I didn't pay much attention to whatever I clicked through signing up and had no clue I should, say, read the about page. But luck was with me and it turned out to be a great fit.
I would not like to see registration get too restrictive, because while I'm an anarcha-something-or-other myself, I'm very interested in the historical and ongoing conflict between the various anarchist, socialist and communist tendencies, and if there may be a new and better synthesis to be found somewhere amongst them.