@stux @scirave The existential threat comes from a process that isn't solved by blocking at "the first sight of things going wrong". In fact that's precisely the reaction they're hoping for.

They only start the really sketchy stuff once they're an entrenched incumbent with majority control over key areas of development and a critical mass audience. By the time that happens, defederating destroys the communities you support, making it untenable.

How do you plan to resolve this?

@stux @trebach No, I missed you doing the bare minimum to fix the problem you created, amidst all the posting about how much you don't like another admin.

Good for you. Now do the thinking before the clicking, next time, instead of after, when the complaints have become inconvenient.

@stux Dude, what are you doing? You suspended a whole instance, impacting hundreds of users who chose, of their own volition, to follow people on .art, because you don't like the person who runs it?

That is very bad form, especially since it happened without warning for people on both sides, people who know nothing about your grudges.

The proper thing to do here would be to admit fault, remove the suspension, and then inform your users about it, so they can restore their connections if they so choose.

You're a big boi, don't be doing this Nathan-style fit of rage nonsense 😒

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UPDATE: Suspension removed; https://mstdn.social/@stux/110570709034574825

The creative noncompliance is pretty awesome. I just got the following from my daughter, Shadi.

(Also, I should note that the Fediverse version of Reddit, Lemmy, is seeing a big growth in subscriptions.)

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Some other good ones: r/aww, r/shittymoviedetails, r/PokémonGo, r/forbiddensnacks - all John Oliver.

r/wellThatSucks only posts pictures of vacuums now (and some John Oliver)

r/egg_irl only allows eggs.

r/shitposting will delete your comment if it uses a specific letter, or if you’ve made a certain number of posts/upvotes that month (“to pwotec the delicate fwower known as weddits pwecious swervers from rampant overuse”)

r/memes will only allow memes about medieval/landed gentry (apparently the CEO called mods the landed gentry or smthing).

A lot of subs removed their specific guidelines and only go by reddit ToS now. Leading to things like -
r/3dshacks(“3DS Hacks”) now getting a ton of posts about “3D Shacks”. Or r/iOS full of posts like “Not getting calls when my phone is off?”, etc.

r/piracy made a post saying by forcing them to reopen, reddit has given a tacit endorsement for digital piracy.

r/scams is going to take 2 weeks to approve any posts.

And some communities are doing things like having users swear a ton so they can mark themselves as nsfw which kills ad revenue.