Looks like #Lemmy / #KBin corners of the #Fediverse are going to get some real-life testing of their moderation tools and procedures, and of their general community resilience. 
https://the-federation.info/platform/73
https://the-federation.info/platform/184
[click: "Active last month"]
For anyone running or moderating a Lemmy or KBin instance:
- brace for impact
- make sure people, esp. BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and disabled folks, are listened to when they flag problems
- remember: it's okay to close down registrations!
It's going to be cray-cray over then next few days. Manage your spoons well.
The wave of sign-ups will come and go, but burn-out or some bad moderation decisions will affect a community for a long, long time.
It's better to slowly but reliably build a small, resilient, safe space than to try to go hockey-stick on sign-ups only to have people get burnt, abandon their accounts, and tell their friends about it.
We're playing the long game.
Keep calm and be excellent to each other.
Lemmy warning
@rysiek just to notify to avoid federating lemmy.ml and lemmygrad instances for both are owned by tankies and genocode deniers (yes, really)
Lemmy warning
@aks
I’ve heard of lemmygrad (and plenty of lemmy instances have already blocked it), but lemmy.ml? I’m not aware of any tankie like behavior or content on it, although I may be clueless on this part.
It’s also by far largest instance (according to https://the-federation.info/platform/73), and there’s plenty of non political content and communities on it too.
