diff --git a/Fluffy-Spiky-Debate.md b/Fluffy-Spiky-Debate.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c09c26 --- /dev/null +++ b/Fluffy-Spiky-Debate.md @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +## tl;dr + +The huge influx of people from the #twittermigration did not go well for our +fluffy spiky debate project at the #OMN. +About 80% of the sign-up are dormant. 90% of those left are off-topic for a +grassroots, direct action instance. + +Our #modteam are going to spend a few weeks talking to active people on the +instance, asking off-topic accounts to move to other instances +(see [the-federation)](https://the-federation.info/mastodon)) +- there are over 4000, covering every different subject to choose from. +We will also ask some accounts to move to our other instance at +[https://campaign.openworlds.info](https://campaign.openworlds.info) if it's a +better fit for them. A few of you have already been asked to move here, think +only one has made the effort so far. + +For those that move, we recommend instances that have a maximum of a few hundred +to a thousand members, so you can help build a functional local community. +Don't forget, the fediverse is flexible - small instances still give you full +access to all other instances (via the global timeline), unless the instance +actively chooses to isolate others or themselves. + +Mastodon itself facilitates moving between instances: +[https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/#migration](https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/#migration) + +If there are techies among you, who are on-topic and are able to setup and/or +host an instance yourselves, reach out to us and we will advise or help however +we can. + +Reach out to #modteam if you have any questions. + +### Warning + +If nothing changes in a few weeks we will have to remove a few thousand accounts +that are dormant and/or off-topic. +If you have an opinion on this, please tell us what you think we should do. + + +## A deeper look + +Activism and Campaign were set up to bridge the "fluffy" and "spiky" sides of a +strong social challenge community which is generally referred to as "activists". + +A core problem grew from this divide; there is too much in-fighting which +prevents both aspects of the larger community from progressing in their positive +efforts. +We believe that by providing separate spaces for both forms of discourse and +behaviour, they can more easily thrive, focussing their energy where it's needed +and actually getting shit done. +By having both as sister instances within the fediverse, they remain able to +communicate with each other, but hopefully in such a way as to lessen or ideally +prevent the debilitating in-fighting. +Campaign represents the "fluffy" side and is suited toward NGO's, ... +Activism represents the "spiky" side and is more for the protest camp, direct +action crew, the people in these videos [http://visionon.tv](http://visionon.tv). + +Our intentions have always been to run small subject-specific instances - we are +not a more general instance like mastodon.social. +We aim to build strong and focussed communities of 500-800 active people, so +stay if you would like to be a part of this. +Ideally, the growth period would be a time to discuss how to further add more +instances to scale horizontally. + +Over recent years, the line has been thoroughly blurred between campaigns and +direct action. +When we say "spiky", the closest example we have in the present day (western +world) is XR, or at least groups within it. \ No newline at end of file