@vantablack

Would it not be better to encourage a fundraising culture on instances so that they are self-supporting?

Openness about the costs of running it and the costs of supporting moderators in terms of therapy, administration, cycling them through, and even (whisper it) paying them?

Seems like this would be an easy carrot to go with the defed stick?

#MastodonFunding #Fedipact #ModerationIsWork

@Gargron

What steps are you taking to improve moderation on Mastodon.social with the plans to funnel all new users to that server?

Looks like a big influx from Twitter and that seems like a exponential increase in interactions.

#Moderation #ModerationIsWork #TwitterMigration

@aral @Gargron

The thing that seems to be totally forgotten is that Mastodon thrives on good instance moderation.

In November, POC accounts were getting banned and accused of racism which, I assure you, is what many people know Mastodon for now. No, that's not fair, but you only make one 1st impression.

How on earth is mastodon.social going to keep up with an exponential growth in users and need for smart experienced mods? I'd love to hear from server owners!

#ModerationIsWork #Moderation

@mongoose

Lightning quick. I've seen someone say something horrendous, reported them and by the time I reached the end of the thread, they'd been suspended.

C.f. Twitter where reports from November were still trickling in from January.

Huh... if Mastodon was centralised then the mod team would be bigger than pre-Musk Twitter... I certainly imagine their combined numbers alone beat the big 5 and their enthusiasm is unmatched.

#Moderation #moderationIsWork

@parker @atomicpoet

Huh... some people are just looking for an excuse after biting off more than they can chew.

I wouldn't run a server because I have neither the technical know how nor the money. Also the self-knowledge that I get easily dis... ooh! A butterfly!

#MastodonServer #MastodonFailureModes #MastodonInstance #moderationIsWork

@Tupp_ed Good thread. Pretty important.

Curation to help find it:

#Mastodon
#MastodonServer
#moderationIsWork
#mastodaoine
#Mastodonie
#NoAds
#NoAds4Life
#Brands
#TwitterMigration
#MastodonFuture

Oof. That's what I got right now. Good thread indeed!

@JessTheUnstill I think this post is good and would like to add additional curation. I can delete if annoying.

#MastodonFailureModes #MastodonServer #Moderation #moderationIsWork #TwitterMigration #MastodonFuture #MastodonDesign #AntiFascism

@futurebird I hope you don't mind me curating this with # . If you do, say and I'll delete!

#Mastodon #MastodonDesign #MastodonFuture #SocialMedia #ModerationIsWork #decentralized #AntiMonopoly #AntiFascist
#MastodonFailureModes

Seem like probably the best ones to me for direct and implicit searches.

@ockymilk @Remittancegirl

Making something mandatory? On Mastodon? That seems challenging. I'm actually a big fan of the concept that #ModerationIsWork and this seems like the sort of thing that would benefit moderators in the first instance. It would be of benefit to everyone in the long term but feels challenging to administer as a pre-requisite, speaking from a purely logistical point of view.

I'm not against it but it seems like a tech focused solution to a social problem. :-/

@laurendw hmm I would curate this as:

#moderation #moderationIsWork #moderationLegalMatters #MastodonFailureModes #MastodonServer

Hopefully someone who knows the answers will actually use a # that's related and then we can crowd source the answers.

@aurynn Would you mind if I curated this? I can delete if it's annoying.

#RaspberryPiControversy
#Moderation #ModerationIsWork #MastodonBrands

@evacide

Thank you for sharing your experience with us via the link. I found it pretty simple to follow and made a great deal of sense.

Mastodon works using # tag searches so if you don't mind I'd like to add curation. If you don't want that LMK and I'll delete.

#moderation #moderationIsWork #mastodonDesign #MastodonFailureModes
#mastodonServer #SantaClaraPrinciples

@yuki2501

Hello, thankyou for the thorough and thoughtful assessment. I'd really like to curate this as:

#MastodonEconomy
#moderation #ModerationIsWork #MastodonQuoteToot #MastodonQuoteTweet

LMK if that's not OK and I'll delete.

@ehh thank you very much for the links. I haven't seen them before.

Would you mind if I added #moderation and #moderationIsWork to this thread? I agree just on the face of it that there needs to be a support structure in place to have active moderation and counselling for moderators.

I'll go read your link and apologies for adding to your burdens.

@schock Don't mind me just adding some # let me know and I'll delete if it's a bother.

#moderation #moderationIsWork

@adamgreenfield

Don't mind me, just faving, boosting, curating.

Lmk If its annoying and I'll delete.

#Moderation #ModerationIsWork #TwitterMigration

@josh don't mind me, just curating this as it seems useful information and we're all about the # ! If you'd like me to delete just say!

#Mastodon #MastodonFailureModes #MastodonDesign #MastodonEconomy
#moderation #ModerationIsWork

@c_porcel the bloody nerve!

Basically if they get a tonne of complaints they'll block it without thinking about it which is why brigading by TERFs and, on Mastodon, bad faith actors vs POC.

#SocialMedia #insta #Moderation #LGBTQ
#moderationIsWork #MastodonFailureModes

@TheBird Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and thought provoking article at such length.

If you don't object I'd like to add some extra # to help people approaching from a different angle and the same goal find it. If you'd prefer to just have yours there, just say and I'll delete!

#mastodon #MastodonFailureModes #MastodonDesign #moderation #moderationIsWork #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter

@GossiTheDog Not being #KiwiFarms part II is a solid plan.

#moderationIsWork