Good results so far.. some server admins told us to fuck off and wouldn't even listen. But quite a few so far have told me we are now removed from the block list. Several others are reviewing our timeline and will make a decision.
I expect many instances wont listen since they never bothered to fact check the accusations in the first place. But the fact that in less than an hour many have already agreed to unblock us is enough for me to consider this a successful interaction.
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@freemo@qoto.org
@cee You've always been one of the greats around this place. You are very much appreciated.
@freemo thank you. I just get the impression of 'small town-ism' where everything is blocked, that they don't want to hear.
@hasmis yea for sure... the whole fascism isnt fascism if i call you a fascist first thing :)
@freemo So, are the instances warring city-states without a king?
Thanks, @freemo, for going the extra mile. I get the reason why you made the rules on the server the way they are. And I have to say I respect and accept their reasoning for blocking us (even if it’s not always based on facts, it’s their right). It’s what makes this place special. You can make your rules. So if they want to block us, that’s their loss first and foremost. I am glad we get to participate and decide in which content we see. Leaving it basically in the hands of everyone here on QOTO.
@apinae I respect their right too.. I just wish they were making an informed decision rather than willful ignorance.
@freemo oh absolutely. It is their loss in the end. I think it’s a good approach to sometimes make them at least aware off it even if they decide against it.
@freemo I guess that it's only some few people barking making the noise 🤷♂️
It's actually sad that this kind of practices make the decentralized nature of Mastodon a more centralized experience based on cancelling other servers?
I hope it won't be needed to move to another instance, because for the moment I have been having the best discussions right here.
@abde It is a very small number of very loud people... Thankfully last I checked QOTO remains the top 10 most federated instance (lowest insularity) on the fediverse.... So im not that worried. I just hate when people throw around misinformation.
@freemo Only been here a short while so far, but it feels nice to see the interesting STEM related stuff here and inclusion. Honestly haven’t come across anyone bigoted on this server either. I understand the desire to not platform bigoted people, though blanket bans don’t seem to solve anything either
@bit0fun thanks, glad you enjoy it here and its wonderful to have you.
@freemo Appreciate it :)
Hope to share more interesting stuff in the future!
@bit0fun looking forward to it!
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