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   J.P. Wing (thatjpwing@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 02:08:29 JST J.P. Wing

   I'm seeing posts about other instances starting to just block mastodon.social because apparently they feel mastodon.social's admins aren't dealing with spam and/or bots quickly enough. Meanwhile, there's a lot of legitimate users on mastodon.social. With these broad server blocks, rampant screeching of not using CWs or alt descriptions on media, and the like, it's a small wonder half the folks I follow are feeling the need to initiate Bluesky filters. 1/2

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     J.P. Wing (thatjpwing@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 02:08:29 JST J.P. Wing

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     Look, I get it, we want Mastodon, and the Fediverse in general, to be a great place for everyone of any persuasion, and yes, bots are a pain in the ass that must be controlled. But content policing to the point of blocking out large swaths of users or making users new to the platform feel bad for not following standard practices from their very first toot is not going to make them feel warm and fuzzy about the Fediverse. 2/2

     Chris Wiegman repeated this.
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     J.P. Wing (thatjpwing@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Nov-2024 02:08:29 JST J.P. Wing

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     People, and Americans in particular, are on edge right now. Many are looking for refuges from corporate and governmental bullshit. Is it really a good look to slam your windows shut because the new users is basically not wearing the proper color shirt?

     This is why Linux on the desktop never gains traction, because most new users are apparently doing Linux wrong. Since Mastodon is the Linux of social media, I shouldn't be surprised at some of the attitude, I guess. 3/2 fin.