This is an admin post, intended for blahaj lemmy users. Top level posts from members of other instances will be removed.

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Edit - Hexbear announced plans to deferedate from us.

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After recent events, it feels to me that sentiment has shifted and more people are asking for defederation of hexbear than previously

I’ve been doing my best to try and mend bridges and keep us connected, as it’s my hope that we can maintain trans solidarity and work with them, despite the friction, however, ultimately, I feel that this is an issue for the blahaj lemmy community to decide, not the admins alone

So here’s what we’re going to do

We’re going to leave things as they are for a week. That will give time for things to calm down whilst we see if we can work together. After a week, I’ll put up a vote and get a feel for where the community is at in regards to our continued federation with hexbear. That poll will run for a week. If there is a strong will to defederate (a clear majority), then that’s what we will do

  • AdaOPMAEnglish
    37•10 months ago

    I’m going to use my last post here before the vote to say, it was massively irresponsible to federate with these trolls before consulting with the community you administrate

    That’s how federation works. We are on a blacklist system, which means we federate with anyone and everyone unless they are added to a blacklist, and you don’t add good faith communities on to the black list without exceptional circumstances.

    Whether this is exceptional enough to add them varies depending on who you ask within our community, and that is why there is a vote

    I’d buy into the “Trans solidarity” lie

    That’s my wording, not theirs

    As an admin you have a duty to those you administrate and you’ve essentially told them that the abuse they’ve suffered is inconsequential in the face of Trans solidarity The same Trans solidarity Hexbear uses to abuse your users, willfully and maliciously

    I have users telling me that they want to stay federated, I have users telling me I shouldn’t federate. There is no path I can take that keeps all of the community happy. Which is why I am administrating, talking directly to their admin, pushing for changes in their rules and behaviour, and putting the final decision up for a vote.

    I’m pushing for change, and then making sure that the choice is still there.

    That’s what’s involved in administration.