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@dansup so we've created a system on platforms like Mastodon that is considerably worse for artists, hobbyists, specialized accounts.. that removes a really important tool (one that I have access to on literally every single one of my other galleries)..
For a risk that is still pretty largely theoretical. Like, if you disagree with somepony and they block, write a blog post about it and share it in your own timeline like we used to do on the Internet.
@dansup the fediverse is so much BIGGER than just accounts going "debate me bro", and like.. we're making the space actively worse because a tiny subset of the users believe they have inalienable right to post comments on other critters blogs. It just doesn't make sense.
I moderate comments under my artwork to enforce content warnings for fetish art and to keep followers safe from seeing replies that might disturb them.
Most of the comments I remove on my galleries aren't bannable offenses.
@dansup It's particularly frustrating that so much of the conversation around the fediverse boils down to "but what about debate."
I use this platform as an artist. People/critters use this platform to talk to friends, to make new friends, to ask questions and get advice.
All of that stuff relies on being able to moderate our own threads, and it's not worth making all of that worse just because the critters on here specifically only to debate things might theoretically have a harder time.
@dansup Agreed. Pretty much every platform that I am on supports this, including most FOSS platforms. It is a widely support basic moderation tool.
Every time it comes up, you'll get replies worrying about the theoretical risks, but Mastodon is like.. the only place that doesn't do this.
In my mind this is exactly like how Bluesky devs hem and haw about editing posts.
Everything allows for this, and those platforms are fine. We can just do it.
