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   Austin Huang ❤️ (austin@mstdn.party)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 07:31:14 JST Austin Huang ❤️

   I implore everyone to reconsider their position on #BridgyFed . Despite the project owner's effort to actually reach out to others (including IFTAS) for feedback, as well as their willingness to provide a full-feature #bridge (that already respects follow rules, implements deletion, etc.), the blowback has been disproportionate. I recognize that there has been a failure in communicating what the bridge does, which I seek to shed some light on right now.

   #ActivityPub #fediverse #BlueSky

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     Austin Huang ❤️ (austin@mstdn.party)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 07:31:13 JST Austin Huang ❤️

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     I noted that the #bridge which is two-way, is actually well thought out. Deletions are bridged (1). Follows are sent through standard means, so locked accounts are respected (2). There are plans to federate reports (3) and there is a moderation policy (4). I do not believe they're as ignorant as some people claim.

     1. https://snarfed.org/2024-02-12_bernie-the-wordsmith-snarfed-org-how-would-bridgin-mastodon-en-masto-es
     2. https://fed.brid.gy/docs#behavior-mismatches
     3. https://github.com/snarfed/granary/issues/596
     4. https://fed.brid.gy/docs#moderation-policy

     #BridgyFed #ActivityPub #fediverse #BlueSky

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     Austin Huang ❤️ (austin@mstdn.party)'s status on Wednesday, 14-Feb-2024 07:31:13 JST Austin Huang ❤️

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     Through my observations, it appears that the #bridge is presented as an equal to other #ActivityPub instances. Clearly many do not think so, based on their convictions of #BlueSky users, which bears asking: what makes BlueSky different from, say, a generalist Mastodon instance? In other words, why is #federation opt-out, yet #BridgyFed must be opt-in?

     #fediverse

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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 15-Feb-2024 15:32:22 JST Strypey

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     • FinchHaven

     @FinchHaven
     Putting aside the reasons for the exodus, why do you think everything that happens on the fediverse is up to...

     > people [who] left the Other Place(tm)

     ... in the last year or two?

     Some of us have been patiently building this network for a decade or more. For our own use, and so that people who want or need to leave Other Places have someone better to go.

     You joined our party and we welcomed you. Now you think others don't deserve the same open welcome? Why not?

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     @austin

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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Thursday, 15-Feb-2024 15:32:24 JST Strypey

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     • FinchHaven

     @FinchHaven
     > "too big" is exactly why people left the Other Place(tm)

     Is it though?

     Maybe it was distrust of the new owner? Or the fact that the whole thing could even be owned by one person. Or his cavalier attitude to long serving staff? Or the unpleasant results of his changes to mod policy. Or losing access to their preferred third-party apps.

     I think you'll find there are as many reasons for leaving the Other Place as there are people who did.

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     @austin

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     FinchHaven (finchhaven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Feb-2024 15:32:25 JST FinchHaven

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     @austin

     And to summarize, the core problem is that all the #BigFediverse / #TheFediverseCantBeTooBig crowd won't realize that "too big" is exactly why people left the Other Place(tm)