Jeremy ⁂Jul 4, 2024

You can now support Mapstodon.space on #Liberapay in addition to Patreon: https://liberapay.com/mapper/ 🎉

Liberapay is a non-profit, open-source based recurring donation platform. Unfa
summarized the differences between both in this 2019 post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/launched-on-24469484

Let's see how the experiment goes, and if we'll end up removing the Patreon page in the upcoming months - or not :) In the meantime, Here are a few numbers about our instance since its launch ⬇️

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mapper's profile - Liberapay

I'm the founder and admin of Mapstodon.space, the Mastodon instance dedicated to the mapping & geospatial community. I've set up this Liberapay account to support the costs …

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Show threadGeoJulienJul 5, 2024
@jeremy Thanks for giving numbers and all the quality work you do for this instance.
Even though I prefer to support with shares rather than money, I have opted for an annual subscription via Liberapay.
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@jeremy By the way, I think that the instance management is personified can lead to long-term issues. Nothing personal here, you know that, it's all about the principle.
Wouldn't it be conceivable to have a college of identified people with why not a rotation? Something like a 2-year term of office. No need to formalize a structure, but something collegial with a private Matrix channel to discuss delicate moderation or administrative decisions. It's also a way of preserving you.
Jul 5, 2024 at 7:23amWeb
Show threadGeoJulienJul 5, 2024
@jeremy to finish, kudos to @Liberapay for the great open source and free of fees service! Impressive!
Show threadJeremy ⁂Jul 5, 2024

@geojulien Thanks for opening the conversation Julien, addressing this issue was the next thing on the todolist!

I share your concerns about the need for a more collective mode of organization. I see 2 reasons:

- Increasing the bus factor would make the project more resilient and secure, as you stated it.

- I kind of miss a collective emulation regarding how we could enhance Mapstodon! I already have various ideas but not the energy to deploy them all by myself.

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