Hairyloon

@escarpment@mastodon.online @indri@masto.ai @ifixcoinops@mastodon.social @Gargron@mastodon.social This is why the rules need to be established and written down rather than arbitrarily decided on the whim of the admin. If they are written down, then there can be no argument as to what they are. There can be arguments that they are wrong, or about what they actually mean. Unless of course such arguments are banned, which was the case in one forum I was on some years back... https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/topic/449026-on-the-rise-of-fascism/?do=findComment&comment=7982080

@escarpment@mastodon.online @Gargron@mastodon.social A lot of people will not realise that different servers have different rules, nor understand how content is shared between each. What happens if my server has a very lax attitude to CW and yours is very strict? Does your server block content from ours?

@escarpment@mastodon.online @Gargron@mastodon.social Presumably it is a little easier to change server than to change state? Or is it? How does one go about migrating to another server if the one we are on is incompatible with ourselves?

@escarpment@mastodon.online @Gargron@mastodon.social In the case of moving servers, it ought to be straightforward enough that the answer is yes: we ought to be able to find a server that suits us almost perfectly.

@escarpment@mastodon.online @indri@masto.ai @ifixcoinops@mastodon.social @Gargron@mastodon.social Typically in most internet discussion forums the admin decide and the rule is that the admins word is law. This works only if the admin are good and the population is small enough to be administered by a handful. What there needs to be is an established set of rules, transparency and an appeal process. If you've got those, then it doesn't matter who decides what the rules are as long as they're consistent.

@ifixcoinops@mastodon.social @escarpment@mastodon.online @Gargron@mastodon.social I read it as a suggestion of how it could work, or as an example to build on. Just because it's American doesn't mean it has to be a bad thing... ;)

@ifixcoinops@mastodon.social @escarpment@mastodon.online @indri@masto.ai @Gargron@mastodon.social Ah sorry. Even Twitter has the facility to pull yourself out of a conversation. I'd understood Mastodon to be far superior in that regard.