Emacs.ch Admin (@emacs@emacs.ch)
emacs.ch
After careful consideration, I have made the difficult decision to discontinue the operation of Emacs.ch. After almost two years of dedicated service to our community, I'm tired. Tired of taking the legal responsibilities of hosting potentially illegal content, proactively removing CSAM and porn, hate and racism. Tired of remembering adults that they should stick to our server rules. Tired of yet another personal attack by random people who hide behind their pseudonyms, yet eagerly dox others and threaten their families. Who demand, but never give. Who think they are better, because they are different. Yet have nothing better to do than destroy what they can't agree with. In accordance with the Mastodon Covenant, we are providing a three-month notice period. Emacs.ch will officially cease operations on December 9, 2024. So, take your time to find a place that reflects your values - I'll keep the engines running until then. For those who have recently made donations, I will be reaching out individually to discuss appropriate arrangements. I want to express my sincere gratitude to all who have contributed to making Emacs.ch a unique and valuable space over the past two years. Your participation and support have been deeply appreciated. A big "Thank you" goes to our four moderators, who have spent a lot of time approving sign-ups and handling reports swiftly and in a fair manner. And to all users of the first hour, who helped to make this such a great place. Thank you for your understanding and continued support during this transition period. Emacs.ch was a very special place for me. ❤️
  • Bezier@suppo.fiEnglish
    181·
    13 days ago

    Well, at this point I would like to point out that I religiously avoid paying anything to hostile services, and that I do support the small independent instance I’m on.

    • rglullisOPAEnglish
      53·
      13 days ago

      Nice, I just hope that you are contributing with more than $1-2 per year. ;)

      Also, if you understand the importance of support it the instances, why don’t you wish that everyone did the same?

      • Bezier@suppo.fiEnglish
        81·
        13 days ago

        with more than $1-2 per year. ;)

        More than my own share for sure, regardless of the result of the other argument.

        why don’t you wish that everyone did the same?

        I do. But a paywall adds a considerable barrier to entry.

        • Blaze@feddit.orgEnglish
          8·
          12 days ago

          But a paywall adds a considerable barrier to entry.

          Indeed. We are already struggling to get users and content, adding a paywall would probably kill the platform

        • rglullisOPAEnglish
          51·
          12 days ago

          a paywall adds a considerable barrier to entry.

          The idea is to get rid of “instances with open registrations”. It doesn’t mean that paywalled instances are the only way to achieve that.

          • We can have more people running their own small servers to share with their friends
          • We can have companies providing ActivityPub accounts to customers of their services (e.g, sign-up to the NYT and get access to any of the servers managed by Mastodon GmbH)
          • We can have companies operating their own AP servers for their employees
          • We can have phone/internet companies giving access to their AP servers as long as they have a contract or a positive balance on the top-up
          • We can have “pay it forward” instances: admins put up donations, but they explicitly declare how much they want per active user account. The instance only accepts new registrations when it has secured the resources.