.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'Nov 3

Hello Fediverse -- let's have an #introduction and introduce ourselves :3

We're dotmeow, a queer-run community project to register the gTLD .meow. But not only for meows and giggles! The profits of this gTLD shall go to community causes, turning every domain into queer community support, especially focusing on trans issues.

While we've already passed the ICANN Application Support Program, we're just now launching our web & social media presence(s). So while there's not much to see here yet, follow us if you're interested in registering a .meow domain and potentially supporting us in the way -- crowdfunding TBA soon.

Outside of announcements we want to engage with the fediverse as regular fedizens and won't spam you with meaningless ads <3

Show threadmedium rare birdNov 3
@dotmeow you're crowdfunding the ability to extract rent from the artificial scarcity imposed by the domain-name system. truly owning an airbnb will save the queers
Show thread.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'Nov 3

@migratory We wholeheartedly agree that this will not save us. Nor do we necessarily support this system, however it is the system we live in and if we gonna need to register domains -- why not use that to funnel some money to queer projects, build queer structures and have some fun with it?

We fully acknowledge that many parts of the Internet are flawed and not built for us or the way they should in general.

Show threadmedium rare birdNov 3
@dotmeow okay but your plan is literally to support this system??
Show threadDuncan BlairNov 3
@migratory @dotmeow
Show thread.meow ∙ see ya around ^-^'

@nimro @migratory Heya, while we are grateful for your support and agree with the sentiment of doing our best to work within the system (as long as it exists) -- we also kindly ask you not to pile onto critics or ridicule them.  

There's different beliefs how to act best with what we're given and @migratory's criticism was written without much snark or ill intent (as far as we can tell).

Let's keep the discussion friendly, even though we understand how tiring this sometimes is. <3

Nov 3 at 11:00pmWeb
Show threadDuncan BlairNov 4
@dotmeow 🫡