e(Ag)le on Nostr: I think, if I've learned nothing else through all these latest defederation ...
I think, if I've learned nothing else through all these latest defederation disasters, it's that people like me really shouldn't be in charge of instances.
Instances don't do well with loud, principle-driven and strongly opinionated people at the helm. It's not fair, but their statements and actions get held against their whole server, and everyone who's just there looking for a place to peacefully exist often has to pick up the pieces any time some polarizing thing is said or done.
Perhaps the ideal Mastodon server administrators are the quiet teams of nameless moderators who exercise heavy restraint in making big decisions, who never comment on accusations or claims about them except when strictly necessary, and who do all their work of protecting their users subtly behind the scenes.
Of course, the problem is, these aren't the people who are often drawn to run instances. 😔
Instances don't do well with loud, principle-driven and strongly opinionated people at the helm. It's not fair, but their statements and actions get held against their whole server, and everyone who's just there looking for a place to peacefully exist often has to pick up the pieces any time some polarizing thing is said or done.
Perhaps the ideal Mastodon server administrators are the quiet teams of nameless moderators who exercise heavy restraint in making big decisions, who never comment on accusations or claims about them except when strictly necessary, and who do all their work of protecting their users subtly behind the scenes.
Of course, the problem is, these aren't the people who are often drawn to run instances. 😔