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Thinking about the direction of Beehaw (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by admin@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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Over the years I’ve been trying to encapsulate, as simply as possible, what Beehaw interactions would look like ideally.

I kept coming back to all of my personal memories having holiday meals (Thanksgiving and Christmas for example) with very close family and friends.

Thinking back through decades of these meetings, I cannot remember anything but everyone being kind and charitable in action as well as speech.

Many pages of very thoughtful and reasonable philosophic explanations have been written, on our sidebar, about the behavioral expectations of Beehaw.

Let’s go back to the holiday meals for a moment and imagine having an open invitation for anyone to join. What do you think the outcomes would be?

This is the problem that our endeavor is experiencing. The open nature of ActivityPub (allowing anyone to join our table) is defeating our purpose.

The administrators, moderators and community members have been thinking about this for several months.

I, personally, believe that we all will come to a comfortable consensus moving forward.

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[–] moon@lemmy.cafe 62 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I'd prefer if you guys stayed in the fedi, but this is probably the 10th time you guys have asked this same question on if you should stay. If you have to keep asking, I think you know the answer. No need to ask an 11th time.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I think it's simply an ongoing thought process. Just like the threads debate. Personally I think these are today's questions to shape future society. Asking it over and over is just an impulse to try and resolve it.

[–] Penguincoder@beehaw.org 16 points 10 months ago

Its an on going discussion and not a take our ball and go home situation. I think its important to gather support and insight with a big decision and not play dictator. Also, now the hectic holiday season is mostly over in the states, others opinions may differ from before.

[–] Caliper@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

This is more of an internal conversation, so I can totally see why this topic coming up yet again is a bit much for the rest of the fediverse. I have to admit, reading your comment made laugh though, thanks for that.