Alistair DavidsonDec 16, 2024

Mastodon should ask you to pick a "moderator" not an "instance".

The latter is obscure technical detail. The former is about people, and power, and explainable to anyone.

"You pick which person or organisation you want to decide who and what is banned. You can change it later."

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@moh_kohn If you want your speech micromanaged and if you want more drama, pick a smaller instance.
Dec 16, 2024 at 12:59pmWeb
Show threadMicamooDec 16, 2024
@Methylcobalamin You're missing Al's point here. Its not about 'micromanaging' speech, its about useful terminology that the average person will understand. Social Media platforms live and die by the extent of their userbase. If we are serious about the fediverse and people choosing its interoperable parts over walled garden social media owned by corporate shareholders and venture capitalists, then it needs to be as accessible as possible. Terminology is part of usability.
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@QueenVagabond

>You're missing Al's point here.

I added a point

> Its not about 'micromanaging' speech, its about useful terminology that the average person will understand. Social Media platforms live and die by the extent of their userbase

Agreed. Sadly I think that ship has sailed for Mastodon. The people who will not tolerate those differences already went to BlueSky or Threads.

Show threadlucretiaDec 17, 2024
@Methylcobalamin and if you want to be associated with obnoxious losers, join a mega-instance
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@lucretia Since I transferred to mastodon.social I've only had about 4 unpleasant exchanges. When I've look at their fedi-addresses those people have also come from very small instances.