@mguhlin qoto doesnt block it. I think i have a good idea how to fix it, ill check tomorrow
@Hyolobrika@berserker.town
Well welcome to the Fedi where every ban is a shadowban :)
The toxic blocking shit is out of hand lately... I tried to create the UFoI, simply a bunch of servers that promise not to suspend eachother and promise to keep a shared code of ethics... some people are blocking whole instances just for wanting that, its absurd.. which ironically is why it was created.
@jeff Yes the way it works right now is members are only tentative, the names are kept secret until launch to mitigate harassment (people are trying to stop it before it launches).. It is also for boot strapping.
Right now members will remain secret as we publicly discuss and refine bylaws. Right before launch all members will be revealed to eachtother and then members can report any problematic members (and/or leave themselves).. the remaining members get voted in and thent he list made public.
We originally had the names public.
@jeff This an incidents like it exemplify the need for https://UFoI.org and reassures me that we are on the right track.
@stux to be cleart it was shadowbanned, not actual ban.. Also im not sure if its confirmed or not.
Just saw my fist poster that was accessible for vision impaired people and it is amazing, why don’t we all do this!
#ScienceForEveryone #Inclusion #DEIA #Lightning #Atmospheres #AGU22
Wait, did you actually get the moderators approval for that first? both of UFoI and of Mastodon? I would take that down....
One thing i want to add is to the point that bad actors tend to game the system by "technically following the rules"... this is why the UFoI has a human element.. we can always change the rules or vote that someone is going against the rules despite technicalities... it is a slippery slope of course, which is why there is a 2/3rds vote needed to change the rules.. but the point is that there is a human element and not just cold hard rules.
@PlasmaNerd To be fair its even pretty cool to have depth for us sighted people too!
@georgetakei Telling the truth like always my man... twitter is such a shit show.
@neuralengine Sounds horribly ineffecient ::ducks::
@mathlover I can reach out to them but it would probably go over better if it came from a user rather than the admin to be honesst.
Jeffrey Phillips Freeman
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