My opinion of the #fosstodon drama:
It's fair to expect mods to be on the right side of history, and not to have heinous views. And it's fair to call this out. At the same time, this server is run by VOLUNTEERS. The needless attacks, the immediate moves and blocks, and the insane expectation for @mike and @kev to constantly be on top of this and aware of about 500 threads of toots at the same time (and on different platforms) is SO TOXIC. Yall need to CHILL. Everyone is just doing their best.
Yeah this is my view too - having a far right mod is not good. Moderators are representatives of the project. It doesn't matter that moderation is a group thing and auditable
But also the reaction from other servers and users is incredibly toxic, and the move to defederate so quickly without any actual harm is damaging to the fediverse as a whole
@[email protected] To be clear, we're happy with the effort that Carrotcypher has put in as a moderator at Fosstodon. @[email protected] @adamsdesk @[email protected]
@Gina @mike @kev I'm with you here. Free and Open Source Software is different from Free Speech. I appreciate that this community has a focus, and love that the moderation team is keeping that focus on FOSS.
Yes, please do punch a fascist, but do it somewhere else ♥️
There are many other Mastodon communities. Make an additional account, no need to migrate. Use both 🤷
I like the recognition that everyone is just doing their best, as they see to do it.
I like holding open some time and space and grace for
@mike and @kev to figure out how to do better
people refer to this kind of post as "tone policing" though because they, too, are trying to do and be their best, but running into this sort of situation is alarming and does demand action, whether from the admins, from everyone else, or, as here and as usual, a mix
@f4grx @Gina @mike @kev it will be interesting to see how the next team sets things up.
Im lazy and so havent migrated yet. I like the idea of a reasonably big instance, that I throw money at, to ensure its stability... which is why i came here and havent moved yet.
But all that can't be at the cost of core values, and I have been closely watching the recent events.
@cygnusx11 @mike @kev I mean.. it IS a FOSS-oriented instance though? That doesn't mean you can't talk about political topics (a lot of FOSS topics are inherently political), but they just need a content warning.
Idk, why wouldn't this work?
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