*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

Freakinck, NOOOO!

Pending user applications, and I won't even bother masking it. Spam who needs this?

#Nuked, #qoto

@tatzelbrumm

LOL.... Thanks for the lolz.

That's got to be the God of the Old Testament, the Angry old control freak type. 😛

@freemo @Sphinx @arteteco

@freemo Thank you.

Could you post an Executive Summary ? 😜

IP over Radio, I imagine? backup UPS driven?

@freemo now, how did you stay online and posting ?

Mobile?

@freemo LOL..... It HAD to be.....

Cavalcade of the Walkiries? :)

Loved the scene in "Apocalypse Now", great film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqtehtSB0LI

NP :

@freemo They have Mozart at 9 am everyday. 😉 🍷

** Cutting off off the distractions is wonderful for productivity and mental health. Happiness even.

I have Classical Music station, no ads, streaming constantly here as I red and work.

And even that, sometimes I turn off when I feel the need for deep concentration.

Try it ? --> https://www.wned.org/radio/wned-classical-945/

#music #art #mh #productivity #Writers #Slowly #xp

@freemo Great idea to cut off the distractions.

I have Classical Music station, no ads, streaming constantly here as I red and work.

And even that, sometimes I turn off when I feel the need for deep concentration.

Try it ? --> https://www.wned.org/radio/wned-classical-945/

@freemo

Well said. 😺

I love it too.

@Sphinx @Ox @arteteco @realcaseyrollins @miguel31416

@miguel31416

> I'm with @freemo on this discussion. I don't care about guns but If you start CWing things you'll never stop

There is clearly reasonable and unreasonable CW requirements.

Some in an instance I visited, their terms were so strained that I would not join there.

And I consider the CW option to be one of the jewels mastodon adds, in comparison to Twitter and other corp networks. Just use reasonably. No FreezePeach denial, imo.

@freemo @Sphinx @arteteco

@freemo

I am just re-reading my own blog post, linked above, after 5 months almost.

And -- it's quick ass, I am enjoying it.

There are some big issues that need discussion and the content warnings are one of them; back on the front burner. I would solicit Sphynx's opinion, if he liked to share it, after reading that post.

I am quite pleased with the reporting work I have done, in the blog there. And think there's pleanty I could write, and hopefully get around to doing, with updates.

* As in, what has happened since.

* And the consequences to a user's account of being in certain instances or services.

* The story of the recent melt down at sunbeam instance.

* ...and others. 😺

@Ox @Sphinx @arteteco @realcaseyrollins

@freemo

This discussion is important, and I am glad it's starting. I have posted my views internally and publicly, via my own and completely independant Blog.

I hold on to them. See links for blog post in topic, above. That did cause a stir here at qoto, as the staff was somewhat surprised.

Obviously I don't have the same opinons as you on some issues. Europeans are not the only ones with different views - the US is just to self centered sometimes to understand this it seems.

@Ox @Sphinx @arteteco @realcaseyrollins

@Ox
Thanks Oxie. :)

I posted this Top Level, public, to see wht comments could come; I wrote a blog post with my views back 6 months ago, and think we could implement some simple courtesy rules, like hiding that post and image; really, what is the big deal for the poster?

He or she can still do it, as long as the instance's Code of Conduct is respected (and we do have an extensively explained one; contrary to some people's beliefs that qoto is FreezePeach and anything goes)

I have suffered personal harm in getting services denied to me -- at this account only -- due to these perceptions. And I recognize the provider's right to do what they see fit.

At QOTO, I am the Left Wing flag bearer. We are here too folks, come and visit. We don't Byte. 😛

Blog post for reference, my opinions only and critical to this topic's issue : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/re-shocking-images-and-content-warnings

@Sphinx @arteteco @freemo @realcaseyrollins

@realcaseyrollins

> I wish differing ideologies were more tolerant and strive harder to coexist

yes, I think Live and Let Live is a good policy too.

While #QOTO has a very open and clear no-blocking-others policy, as a user I do take advantage of the controls available to all users -- and for a long time have personally BLOCKED the ones I percieve as hell holes and unworthy of listening to.

Which many others do block at the instance level. And I don't blame them, I find it perfectly acceptable in fact.

In a federation, the one who pays the bills for server and hosting can decide what they want. Anyone of us could run a small instance, and some do - it's not hard, an old laptop will do perfectly fine, just use Better Software (Pleroma).

@freemo @Sphinx @arteteco

@realcaseyrollins

* See also : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/re-shocking-images-and-content-warnings

@freemo @Sphinx @arteteco

@realcaseyrollins

> Are there that many gun-averse users in the #Fediverse?

Oh, sh1t, certainly -- only Americans have the view of bearing arms is a God given right.

Imagine the reaction of the FEDIblock brigade to posts like those.

Freemo is over-reacting, as my call for CW policy revision was done in the past -- and documented in my own, INDEPENDANT and oppinionated Blog.

I am a frere thinker, as many have noticed, and we are a democratic instance. For me, certain US citizen's views and beliefs are not the same as they hold dear. And there are a lot more people out there, living in many different countries, who have their own culture biased views.

FreezePeach gets us sh1t too, and for me is a non-issue, not a Flag. It's common sense, we respect each other, and respecting an interlocutor comes BEFORE one's rights to spout whatever their mind has at the moment.

So, yes, Casey - there are people who find arms posts and discussions distasteful, or worse. I am just requesting a common courtesy -- and indicating the DAMAGE to this instance I perceive being done by some posts.

Have been quiet, bit my lip on this before. Time to speak up. 😜

@freemo @Sphinx @arteteco

@2ck Maybe try the Swift one? lighter and NOT Google. I like it.

gboard is heave and buggy in my experience.

@ae Thank you, that is a lovely image and message. Saving for sending to my pen pals, love to include a nice image - like this one.

@lupyuen @chrism Thanks for posting, that looks delicious. Well done! :)

@freemo
Regarding arms posting -- I do cringe when an assault rifle photo is posted openly, I think we should revisit the Content Warning requirements.

As a sensitivity gesture to those who are victimized by violence, crime and warfare. The topic could still be acceptable, but with a CW and up to users discretion to open it or not.

One of the Very Distinctive features of Fediverse instances, compared to Twitter for example.

We don't need to go overboard, but while I am interested in arms, and had them in the past, I have so far avoided posting images that could lead to finger pointing and reputational damage to Qoto in the Fediverse.

Posting this Top Level, for Exposure and discussion.

in reply to a comment at : https://qoto.org/@freemo/104237494092425940
@Sphinx @arteteco

EDIT : Getting a Server 500 Error -- failure to upload media, both in Masto Web and Pinafore client.