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So I was thinking a bit and want to get some input... As you all know QOTO is for anyone in STEM as a professional or with a passion for the topic.
I just had an idea of starting a sister-server, one based on the same principle as QOTO but oriented specifically for students and amateurs as seperate from QOTO, which will remain open to everyone.
This separation can have a few advantages. For starters a new server that will have a new reputation in the fediverse so will have much larger initial reach . But more importantly we can use the main server as sort of a source for mentorship for those on the younger server. I'd like to setup extracurricular servers that might be good to facilitate this and provide learning resources as well as publish more advanced content. Maybe even start a scientific journal or organize a shared blog where all our members can post to as a collective...
I'd love some thoughts.
@lucifargundam @freemo @trinsec @khird I do think easy targeting of specific groups would be bad, but the reason for that is that i agree with what is acceptable here.
So it's kind of a "benevolent dictator" thing, unsure if i would agree in principle, or rather because i'd see it beneficial to have some people not particularly from stem protected because the specific situation right now does that. On the other hand, some mixing of communities might be the protection, just so no small group must stand on their own.