Since the New Year is here, what better way to ring it in than with a new Flotilla member and a drink o' rum?
Over the past couple of days, Qk from Quokk.au reached out to us about the possibility of joining up with the Fediverse Anarchist Flotilla. This was really cool news for all of us, and imo they will be a great addition!
What's the Fediverse Anarchist Flotilla and isn't it a bit of a mouthful?
Yes it is, let's call it FAF for short. Lol.
For the full deets of what that means exactly, check out db0's original post on the topic Announcing anarchist.nexus and the launch of the Fediverse Anarchist Flotilla.
But in short, it means:
- Same rules - Quokk.au will adopt AN/dbzer0's existing rules and policies.
- Same staff - We'll have common Matrix rooms for admin discussions and user appeals, and provide mutual aid to other instances as required (e.g. if someone needs a break).
- Common governance - Likewise, we will share a common federation/defederation list and ban-list. Notably for Quokk.au that also means enabling federation with places like Hexbear.net and Feddit.org, unless as a flotilla we decide that this should change.
Fire away if anyone has any questions, but make sure you read the FAF announcement post first, because it explains a lot!
Voting instructions
- Upvote this post to welcome Quokk.au to the Flotilla
- Downvote this post to fire the cannons
N.B. Quokk.au will be holding its own vote on joining the flotilla at the same time as ours. I'll add the linked post once they are both posted.
Edit: here's the Quokk.au post
Happy New Year mateys!
Yes from me.
I haven't put any personal scrutiny on quokk.au or its governance directly, to be clear, relying on the lazy shorthand of assuming the admin team did that leg-work.
But quokka.au is one of very few instances that have basically only positive connotations in my mind, just in the sense of an accidentally accumulated subconscious ledger, built over time.
Bit tough to articulate and old guy hand-wavy, but I guess:
Erp, think I need to back up. I'd kinda filed Deceptichum into their own category in my head, they're distinct enough that I don't really notice the instance when I come across their comments.
Still a yes from me, and I often agree with that person's POV (and sometimes I find it fruitlessly hostile, or etc.). Just acknowledging a big contradictory hole in my "quokk.au users never annoy me" statement.