Karin Ramaker 📖
there's one thing i dislike about #mastodon users. a lot of them use no profile pic of themselves and use weird names instead of their own. i see fake names and fake photos. too bad...
Apr 14, 2017 at 8:43amWeb
Show threadAaron ItzerottApr 14, 2017
@metkcom I think as the platform matures certain instances will insist on real name / pic policy and so those who want that environment will have it :)
Show threadKarin Ramaker 📖Apr 14, 2017
@A1 hope so!
Show threadKamil J. DudekApr 14, 2017
@metkcom @A1 that's it. Mastodon is still mostly used as a "ooh, what is that", and not like a valid alternative to Twitter. That's why the temporary public-chatroom-like handles are used 🦃
Show threadKarin Ramaker 📖Apr 14, 2017
@magneticmonop01e @A1 i understand..
Show threadcwillcwontApr 14, 2017
@A1 @metkcom @metkcom I actually rather like the deviation. It's one of the best things about these sorts of novel social spaces - there are a lot of folks for whom the name on their driver's license or what their face looks like isn't representative of who they are or how they'd like to be seen by others. Policies like facebook's "real name" approach can be really stifling and harmful in a lot of cases.
Show threadKarin Ramaker 📖Apr 14, 2017
@cwill @A1 don't get me wrong, i do not like FB ...
Show threadAaron ItzerottApr 14, 2017
@cwill @metkcom I think there are enough positives and negatives for both ways round, but that's why decentralised policies can be a force for good here because you get that choice. So long as instances are still diverse enough to not become echo chambers!
Show threadSimon Pickup🥑Apr 14, 2017

@metkcom I've been considering a real name policy on my instance, although it's quite hard to really police - do we want people to have to provide ID?? Or perhaps having to register your real name with admins but welcome to use a pseudonym publicly.

But as @A1 said, we don't want to become an echo chamber either.

Show threadKarin Ramaker 📖Apr 14, 2017
@SimonPickup @A1 i think it's hard to find a right way.. i don't know the answers either. i would still like to have some kind of info on someone I talk to ...