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There was a particular type of friendless South African bully at schools when I was a kid. The one who didn't beat you up himself, but had money & sycophant yes-goons who would beat you up for him. This is their form of humour. Including his weird name-calling & obscure insults. Think of it like scary-clown memes. It shouldn't be terrifying, but it is, especially when he turns it on you.
My email signature states the following:
*Please note that I work flexibly and may send emails in the evenings and at weekends. I do not expect anyone to reply outside their own working hours*
If I'm emailing a junior colleague outside regular working hours I move this up to the top of the email to ensure they don't feel pressured to respond immediately.
To my mind, news organisations are the best long-term hosts for Mastodon servers.
* We're good at big-load infrastructure, and used to sudden surges.
* We know how to monetise communities indirectly and unobtrusively, at least well enough to carry hosting and admin costs.
* We understand moderation and legal obligations around content.
* We're pretty trustworthy, pretty well (self)regulated, very transparent, and extremely thick- skinned.
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