Paul Phillips
I hope nobody is getting too attached to this place. No "advocation of sexism", I guess that was the world's biggest problem right there, the "sexism advocates" everywhere with their weird advocacy. For me, there's no way I'm repeating the mistake of allowing "code of conduct warriors" to control my ability to access a platform I rely upon. https://mastodon.social/media/gqhCudWuVoetJw6OdE8
Apr 1, 2017 at 4:40amWeb
Show threadmalokiApr 1, 2017
@psp are you saying you want to be allowed to be sexist? Then there are probably other places that are more suitable for you. :)
Show threadLes Orchard 🕹️🔧🐱🐰Apr 1, 2017
@psp The whole beauty of this platform is you don't have to rely on this particular instance of it if you get blocked / annoyed by the CoC
Show threadWilliam Casarin 🔇Apr 1, 2017
@lmorchard @psp yeah I'm curious how that would work with federation. I imagine some platforms could ban a certain user, but other platforms would still see them?
Show threadLes Orchard 🕹️🔧🐱🐰Apr 1, 2017
@jb55 Instances can ban individual users or whole domains. Or not, as they may decide to do. @psp
Show threadneville park ❎Apr 1, 2017
@psp you should probably set up your own instance with its own rules, there are several different methods outlined at https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/ the admin of this instance could always block your entire instance, preventing any toots from it from showing up in the federated timeline. likewise you could block this instance
Show threadPaul PhillipsApr 1, 2017
@nev Thanks. I am not sure this strategy would work out very well for someone without a great deal of messaging platform passion, but it's nice to imagine a world where people who like lots of rules can coexist in the same universe with people who don't.
Show threadJJ 🔇「cιtιƶεnƒιvε」🏴ⒶApr 1, 2017
@nev ah I'm starting to see how this works, thanks for being informative mate @psp
Show threadChas EmerickApr 1, 2017
@psp not sure how any of this is "worse" than arbitrary ToS elsewhere?
Show threadJJ 🔇「cιtιƶεnƒιvε」🏴ⒶApr 1, 2017
@cemerick yeah so far imo in practice this place seems freer than twitter, which claims to be all about free expression. plus here it's federated so they literally can't kick you out completely @psp
Show threadPaul PhillipsApr 1, 2017
@cemerick I wasn't comparing it to anywhere else, only saying I learned my lesson at twitter and I do not wish to invest time and energy into a platform which is advertising up front that they will go the way of twitter as soon as the mob gets loud enough.
Show threadChas EmerickApr 1, 2017
@psp I see others running their own instances and federating. Seems like the best of all possible worlds, in both directions.
Show threadKaptain_KaosApr 1, 2017
@psp @cemerick i don't mind some restrictions on racism, sexism etc, if judiciously applied - as long as i can still brutally insult anyone I please.
Show threadEugen RochkoApr 1, 2017
@psp If you're not OK with that, go start your own instance, self-host. That being said I 100% disagree with your entire sentiment
Show threadPaul PhillipsApr 2, 2017
@Gargron I appreciate your very civil reply.
Show threadellen juniper ✅Apr 1, 2017
@psp well fuck off then, my dude, no one needs you