• null@slrpnk.net
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    1 year ago

    I feel like communities are the bigger problem here. And not one that’s easily solved.

    If users from multiple instances come together in communities, those communities are still centralized on a single server. So if something happens to that server, or if your instance defederates with it, the whole community goes with it.

    The alternative would be to have tons of duplicate communities spread over many instances, but that’s a bad user experience.

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      1 year ago

      It doesn’t have to be a bad ue though. The concept of multi-communities would make it easier to see communities based on topic.

      And having a search automation that find like communities, even if just the same community name on different instances would really go a long way.

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      1 year ago

      Jesum Crow… Tags aren’t a new concept. Just group communities with a tag… is that incredibly complicated to implement or something?

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        1 year ago

        There needs to be a way for a person or group to essentially own a tag to enable moderation. It might be one of those rare problems for which a block chain is a good solution, because there would need to be a public ledger showing who is a moderator for a tag at any given moment.

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          1 year ago

          There is no need to own a tag, nor to tack blockchain into a problem to try and sell a solution. Ever.

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            1 year ago

            You seem confused about what block chains actually are. I’m not suggesting anyone sell anything.

            And if you think moderation isn’t needed for healthy online communities, I invite you to visit Twitter.

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              1 year ago

              Moderation like you are proposing in no way requires someone to “own a tag”.

              Anyone can use #CocaCola. Coca Cola Company does not get to dictate, audit or execute how people use the tag, nor should anyone else.