In response to Atomic Tank Mom.
Yeah, it took me a few viewings of their spelling to catch it. Just to spite my British friends I "correct" their pronunciation from time to time. (When we're joking about how each other pronounces things.)
01:01 PM - May 07, 2023
In response to Atomic Tank Mom.
Fun fact, they also spell it differently. Aluminium where as we spell it Aluminum. (Note the lack of the second "i"). So, given their spelling their pronunciation makes sense.
02:40 PM - Apr 24, 2023
In response to C. E..
I'm rewatching some Farscape on Plex. :-) It's a fun little jaunt down memory lane.
07:36 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
Also, reductivism, and bad faith reframing, when people raise very valid concerns, echoing those of a community you profess to be an ally of is bad faith behavior.
Bad faith behavior undermines trust.
A community that doesn't trust a new site won't adopt a new site.
Bad faith behavior undermines trust.
A community that doesn't trust a new site won't adopt a new site.
07:28 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Andy Hawkins.
Hold on. Are you saying Shepard's Pie is made by, and not from, Shepards?
06:58 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
Also, trivializing concerns as "just complaining" is as bad as ridicule. If you do that you're behaving as badly as ridiculing.
In both cases you're not listening, you're not communicating, you're not addressing concerns.
Failure on those fronts kills sites.
In both cases you're not listening, you're not communicating, you're not addressing concerns.
Failure on those fronts kills sites.
06:56 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
And when they have problems articulating their questions, engaging them in a genuine and open manner listening to their concerns, even if it changes nothing about a policy/implementation gains trust and understanding.
Ridicule does not.
Ridicule does not.
06:51 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Salma Typhii.
Likewise. Tho I voted for it. Moderation is messy. (I tried my hand at it on Stackoverflow, and a couple of usenet forums back in college... I didn't last long.) And with sites like this it involves laws spanning many nations. That makes it messier.
05:28 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Salma Typhii.
So many people in the replies are missing your point that it's not a simple binary decision. *sigh* Thanks for trying to reach people.
05:20 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Richard Moon.
On Twitter I've seen such accounts, after a great deal of disingenuous activity, get flagged as disruptive. So, I'm hoping for that to happen here as well.
05:18 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Richard Moon.
Your framing of some of the responses to the request for clarity is, if nothing, a very polite one. I share your concerns. I fear that left-leaning (appearing?) bad actors have come to roost here. I hope the BotSentinel algorithm helps weed them out.
03:57 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
- Uplift those you want to see more content from.
- Be nice, but don't be a doormat.
- Assert your boundaries and limitations.
- Be nice, but don't be a doormat.
- Assert your boundaries and limitations.
03:41 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Oliver Gibson.
Yeah. From today's hot topic of discourse it would seem the usual social media rules still apply. (Mostly) Same people different site.
Mine are:
- Don't engage with dishonest framings (even if you agree with the conclusion)
- block early and often.
- precautionarily lock threads
Mine are:
- Don't engage with dishonest framings (even if you agree with the conclusion)
- block early and often.
- precautionarily lock threads
03:36 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
Oh, and when publicly weighing in with my opinions on a controversy, I'll make it so that nobody I've not tagged can reply. That'll keep the nonsense to a minimum.
Use those techniques if you find them useful. I know I do.
Use those techniques if you find them useful. I know I do.
03:29 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
So I guess I'll do like I do elsewhere... largely don't engage in conversations with people who do dishonest framings. Block early and often.
The honeymoon period for me wasn't even two weeks long. This saddens me. I wanted two months.
The honeymoon period for me wasn't even two weeks long. This saddens me. I wanted two months.
03:28 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Margaret ♿.
A variation of "Mute" I'd like to see is they're put into "read only" mode. They can't reply drumming up drama on your posts. I've had that happen on the other site. The resolution then is blocking, but that prevents learning as they no longer see stuff. I don't like learning loss.
03:16 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Heather Taylor.
I've really enjoyed Andor recently. And I loved the movies (except 1-3, they were "meh" for me.) Does that make me a fan? (And I don't really keep up on all of it. I'll probably start the Mandalorian in the not too distant future.)
02:41 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to C. E..
LOL. This sounds like the beginnings of an early-tech thriller/romance novel.
Have you considered writing one? 😂
Have you considered writing one? 😂
02:35 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to C. E..
Yes. yes it does. What's the scoop there? Got any funny/fun tales from that time?
02:28 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
The reason I say that is looking at the history with Tumblr this response was all but preordained. I'm sure there are other elements in the TOS that will eventually meet the ire of others that have yet to.
Having a thoughtful initial response helps the process.
Having a thoughtful initial response helps the process.
02:28 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Salma Typhii.
I voted FOR it without thinking through the complexities and staff needed to pull it off. I think his most recent spout explaining (bullet point level) what the driving concerns were was spot on.
I hope folks give it a rest. And I hope Chris and team better prepare responses in advance here on.
I hope folks give it a rest. And I hope Chris and team better prepare responses in advance here on.
02:27 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Michael Freeman.
Oh yeah. That would have been wild!
Before people had heard of machine learning I was studying it a bit in college (early 1990s). I can imagine that was a kind of similar sort of conversation. But at least they knew WHAT a computer was.
Before people had heard of machine learning I was studying it a bit in college (early 1990s). I can imagine that was a kind of similar sort of conversation. But at least they knew WHAT a computer was.
02:20 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Luna Witch.
And given the history of thes rules being used to demonizing trans folks and drag performances, classifying them as sex work/adult content, I totally understand. I hope Spoutible figures out how to better navigate this. But systems and policies change slowly.
02:11 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Michael Freeman.
Nice! That's such a cool history!
I only started into hardware related stuff about 8-10 years ago. Haven't really stuck with it much. I'm not that good at it. But it did help land me a job writing PC software to configure smart devices for a big name in industrial devices.
I only started into hardware related stuff about 8-10 years ago. Haven't really stuck with it much. I'm not that good at it. But it did help land me a job writing PC software to configure smart devices for a big name in industrial devices.
02:07 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Luna Witch.
It took less than a month for the bog standard social media discourse to find its way here. Since most of my TL isn't that I'll be staying. But people will see no reason to join this site if it's essentially Twitter lite. (No literal nazis but lots of bullying if you disagree with the majority.)
02:05 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to That's all folks.
I don't want my concerns to be a signal that I'm anti-sex work. I'm not. I do have concerns about current capacity of the current staff were they to try to be more lenient. It's a tough balancing act. I think, in the long run openness should win out, tho.
01:48 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Lady Lecondoliak (she/her).
Well I'm glad you're not seeing this. Perhaps there's still hope after all.
01:43 PM - Feb 19, 2023
In response to Jason C Daniels.
I ask because if people are going to be allowed to disagree, we should know how to not run afoul of the rules in the process. And getting support for an idea that an owner doesn't personally like isn't necessarily platform manipulation. Clear actionable rules help people abide by TOS in that process
12:23 PM - Feb 19, 2023
