Romaq @Romaq@qoto.org

Wow - this is awesome. Now, I'm old enough to have been a moderator on Fidonet. And on IRC. Both the regular IRC and the one that ran as a backend to a huge social network (Sweden only) that was a bit like Facebook but long before Facebook. And some other things.

But the discussions on #fediblock regarding defederation are definitely bringing up a completely new aspect to network moderation I haven't really seen in this light before.

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Disturbed by reports of Black Mastodon users—Black women in particular—having negative experiences on this app, including being randomly banned for discussions of racism. Some of these users will not come back. All will share their experiences. The answer is not to condescendingly lecture them on “how the fediverse works,” as if their experiences are inevitable, nor to swear to do better next time. (There may not be one.) It’s to do better now lest the reputation of this app be cemented.

For those who care attached are the screenshots of the nazi who was banned from QOTO some time back and started a hate campaign by pretending to be LGBTQ ally "calling us out" but just made up lies... he did this over the course of many months and ultimately is the source of the problems that snowballed and led to all this to begin with.

I will do a write up on this soon.

Greetings! I am Stuart Duncan or probably better known online as AutismFather.

I created Autcraft, the #Minecraft server for #autistic children and their families in 2013 when I noticed many parents reaching out to other parents in hopes that their autistic children could play together because they were being attacked on public servers so much by bullies and trolls.

Since then, the server has added over 16,000 name to the list of approved players and been featured in many research papers, news articles, a TED Talk, and even Mojang's own "Meet a Minecrafter."

I started out with a diploma in Radio Broadcasting, became a writer about autism after my son and I were diagnosed, and then started my Minecraft server, where I finally found where I truly belonged and have been ever since.

I am most interested in helping people, but beyond that, #science, #videogames, #photography, and in plain ole, simple, wholesome, kind videos and news. I try to look for the "good news" more than the bad.

A few links to give you a sense of who I am, if you're at all interested in learning more:
Research: https://kateringland.com/would-you-be-mine-appropriating-minecraft-as-an-assistive-technology-for-youth-with-autism/
TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_duncan_how_i_use_minecraft_to_help_kids_with_autism
Meet a Minecrafter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToWAdmRKvLQ
PC Gamer: https://www.pcgamer.com/meet-the-dad-who-quit-his-job-to-run-a-minecraft-server-for-autistic-kids/

I look forward to sharing more about what I do but more so than that, I look forward to learning more from all of you.

Thank you for reading my #introduction message. Nice to meet you!

Benzie agrees

So it looks like the delisting might mean we arent even showing up on the official mastodon app for apple now.

Shame on you @Gargron you are a disgrace!

Got laid off today! Whoo!

If anyone knows of a place looking for a remote front-end web dev (#react #reactjs #javascript #html #css), Unity dev (#unity #unity3D #csharp #gamedev #indiedev #dotnet), Game designer (#gamedesign #leveldesign #gameplay #gameplaydesign), Stream producer (#obs #obsstudio #twitch #streaming #ttrpg #ttrpghive), or Generalist programmer, hit me up!

Shoot some recommendations my way, DM, email, etc

Also if you could boost this, that would be very appreciated!

Thanks 🙃

@Pat

The instigating factor is that someone linked me a website that listed instances that blocked us. I went through tthe list by hand, read about pages, and any instance that posted an email and welcomed others to contact them to discuss administrative concerns I did. I sent an email that amounted to "Hey saw we were blocked, are there any problems I can address"... It turns out without my knowledge the website happened to have its code written by someone from kiwifarms. In his reply he said this was "bad optics". That is the only thing that "changed"

He also citted the fact that we federate with all servers, which as you know is something we do specifically for the protection of the lives of our LGBTQ members as they use it to monitor bad actors for doxxing and disseminate that throughout their communities.

But this second point is nonsense because it has been the case since our founding.

With his permission I'd be happy to send you the actual text of the email but since he is unresponsive to any attempts at having a conversation I cant actually get his permission to do so.

@Gargron

I'm not really sure how to get started or what I'm doing but I'm here and looking forward to whatever comes.

QOTTO has been ttaken off the malware list we were mistakenly added to... yay!

https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qoto.org

@Gargron I think I might do a write up explaining the abuse from jonmastodon, something hard hitting, attach it to a similar tweet, then dump $10K into it and let it explode at this point.

My #teen son, who is really into #Minecraft right now, is interested in joining Mastodon. Any suggestions for instances for him?

I found craftodon.social by looking where people posting #Minecraft were coming from so that looks promising. Just thought I'd also ask if others had suggestions for instances for #teens. Thanks! #AskFedi

@Romaq I've read all the NYT articles about this horror. My daughter in Denver was extremely upset. She is involved with the LGBTQ community in Denver, and there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing between Springs and Denver. It's so fortunate that someone was there who could react and attack the shooter. I understand from the articles that he sort of went berserker and really pounded this guy. Totally understandable. Glad I wasn't there.

@Romaq I do find joy on Twitter but then I don’t because of so many angry people who get upset over the littleist of things. So far I’ve encountered more friendly people on Mastadon then any other social network I’ve been on! I might in time fine my joy here. However, still thinking about going back to crazy bird place because of friends that don’t use Mastodon. I’m going think on it for awhile… Until then, I will remain here, and on another site called MeWe.

Tilly 8 year old "brat dog"

Other #knitting project in progress

#knitted socks for my son