Rud @rmerriam@qoto.org

Wohoo! Got verified using GitHub. Followed these instructions.

https://til.simonwillison.net/mastodon/verifying-github-on-mastodon

There is a lot of discussion on moderation in social networks. Good moderation is a core requirement for a network. I just read this [article](https://newsletter.danhon.com/archive/s13e23-colliders-speedrunning-benevolent/) which I find a good analysis.

A problem faced by Mastodon is having sufficient volunteer moderators and consistent moderation. Witness the recent faux pas on one of the instances that resulted in a public apology.

# Suggestion
Would a 2 tiered moderation work? The report goes to a review group that can handle specific, well-defined situations. If they can't handle a situation, it is forwarded to the main moderators who make the big judgment calls.

@nibble4bits

The language filter only works if the poster sets their language properly. Not all do.

@fbz

- 73 - K5RUD

@freemo @radehi

Sorry, false alarm. The extra dashes are ignored. Width is set by the content, generally.

@radehi @freemo

HA! The pipe characters converted my paragraph into a table.

@radehi @freemo

Most of the Markdown I've used has tables. I used the Bitbuket markdown page to create a test post.

The table does need padding. The line with the | and - sets the width of the column. That's shown in the screen capture.

Here's a page with a massive [table](https://gitlab.com/rvr-group/rvr-library-v2/-/wikis/API%20Table).

@freemo @radehi

Markdown Tables
----------------

It looks like the tables need some work. The width is not handled properly:

Right | Left | Center
-----------------:| :----------- |:-----------:
Computer | $1600 | one
Phone | $12 | three
Pipe | $1 | eleven

@aliceschwarze

All AI has been fancy ways of doing if-then-else-if processing.

Right!

@debbie@masto.ai @alexandru

#CPlusPlus

@taz When all you have is a hammer...

@nyc @markjacobsen @wfaler @alexandru

Not IA-64. It was 6502, 8080 / Z80. Maybe some others. The '86 got too complicated for me. There's a point where it is labor instead of interesting.

Hmmm, a vague memory of a class project using PDP-8 assembly.

Let's change the perspective on Maston by referring to the administrators as "Amateur" administrators alongside the "Hobbyist" designation.

I am an *amateur* radio operator licensed by the FCC. The *amateur* is important since it says I am a professional in my activity but don't get paid. It is also a hobby.

How can I say we are professional?

One reason is we are the only group in the US (and maybe elsewhere) that can build a radio transmitter without having to submit it to the FCC for approval.

@allenholub

It is like an individual working on a hobby project. "Okay, that works. What do I want to add?"