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Corgana

@ Corgana @startrek.website

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/r/StarTrek founder and primary steward from 2008-2021

Currently on the board of directors for StarTrek.website

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  • Not trying to victim blame or anything, but I find it hard to believe that someone operating a low-moderation instance would truly expect people who don't like moderation to stay away.

    Don't get me wrong I agree with your sentiment and dislike that behavior, but what I'm saying is that asking or expecting users not to go on witch hunts or to behave in a certain way is a fool's errand that will always lead to burnout. A more sustainable approach for admins and mods is creating space for what they want to host and not trying to control what they don't.

  • Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government

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  • I will be dead in the cold cold ground before I ever type "/s"

  • Bluesky has started honoring takedown requests from Turkish government

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  • I know it sounds insane but I swear to god BlueSky has astroturfing accounts on Lemmy. Every conversation (including yours here) about BlueSky is met with countless Sealions either saying it "will be federated soon" or asking "Why does federation matter?"

  • Bored. Give me a good "Living room PC" distro

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  • This is very cool! Thanks for sharing.

  • [PSA] If things start feeling too toxic around here, remember that the 'block' button is your friend and always there for you.

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  • Everything now is rage-bait designed to get more clicks

    IMO the greatest strength of the Fediverse is the increased number of mods and admins looking at everything. Don't want rage bait? Join an instance that has rules against it.

  • [PSA] If things start feeling too toxic around here, remember that the 'block' button is your friend and always there for you.

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  • Additional PSA to admins not running a "universal free speech" instance- if you see someone someone being obnoxious it's probably annoying your users just as much as is is you. Don't put the onus fully on users to curate their experience. The Fediverse needs our adults in the room!

  • Fansets have announced a mobile emitter, named EMH Mobile, coming to STLV 2025.

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  • Always wanted one of those!

  • Fansets have announced a mobile emitter, named EMH Mobile, coming to STLV 2025.

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  • This is an excellent thing to wear in public and wait for other Trekkies to notice.

  • Proton Brings Updates to Its Drive App and Docs, but Keeps Linux Users Waiting

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  • company

  • Top 3 episodes (all series) for a newbie

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  • Happy to help! I would love it if you report back, we used to get 100 "How do I get a friend into Trek" posts/day on /r/StarTrek but very few follow ups on if it stuck!

  • Top 3 episodes (all series) for a newbie

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  • "Data's Day" is actually a pretty great one to get someone into TNG, it's fun, but most importantly, Data is essentially walking around introducing all of the main characters to the audience.

    I typically recommend starting with TNG in general (I used to say because it was "modern" 😭) as it naturally leads into DS9 and VOY. That said if your friend doesn't typically watch older shows but is open to them, then just starting with SNW or ENT is an excellent intro to the rest of Trek.

  • The late 70s Trek series we never got to see 🥹

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  • Big fan of that design but even more of Disco (Season 1 that is)

  • The late 70s Trek series we never got to see 🥹

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  • I thought this was going to be a video essay on Star Trek Phase II but I was pleasantly surprised

  • U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog

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  • U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog

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  • To be clear- this is just your personal "vibe" and not an actual fact, because the term "third world country" literally means a country that is not aligned with the US or USSR. If you meant "developing nation" that term also has a definition the US does not meet.

  • U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog

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  • Is this just your vibes or do you have a source? Because I just checked the website of the organization this article is referencing and it says no such thing.

  • U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog

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    Pixelfed: "groups" are coming and they will be compatible with Lemmy (who knows if they will also be compatible with Friendica)

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  • Healthy for Lemmy, totally catastrophic for Pixelfed.

  • There are teenagers on the fediverse.

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  • I know this comment is satire (well done... I think) but I want you to it hurt me deep in my bones.

    I'm clearly not paying enough for a therapist.

  • There are teenagers on the fediverse.

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  • Then moderators make many stupid rules to try to increase quality and overmoderation takes hold

    This is so true. One of the best decisions I made during my tenure as mod of /r/StarTrek was changing the rules to be spirt-based instead of language-based. People will literally try to lawyer their way around the language of any rule, and it leads to mod burnout when they are getting drawn into rules-debates when it's obvious the person is just trying to get around the spirit of the community's purpose.

    For example we had a rule that was literally just "be nice". There's no wriggling around that because it's not some legal text. If someone is ""concerned"" about a request to "be nice" or "be honest", they are not someone we wanted to be around anyway. These are discussion communities, not civil society, not everyone has a right to participate in every single one of them.

    As you said the beauty of the fediverse is that each instance can have it's own preferred method of discussion.