Hey could we defederate with exploding-heads.com/ (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by chalkman@sh.itjust.works to c/main@sh.itjust.works

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The instance seems to be mostly right wing trolls. I know defederating is unpopular but I don't think much is to be lost in this case and it can save the mods some headaches.

Edit: the response on exploding-heads.com to my reporting of transphobia. Courtesy of the "second in command"

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[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah I must confess I recently went over there and agitated them a bit. I just wanted to see what their deal was because I saw a few of them over here.

TLDR they are basically like r/thedonald, libertarian types. Use slurs as a badge of honor. Angry, sad people. Fully in favor of defederation. But I get that it's early days, and defederation is a sensitive topic. I just don't see any path to that server becoming something of value that I'd want to interact with.

[-] AyyLMAO@exploding-heads.com -2 points 1 year ago

Or perhaps you just didn't see those who don't bother engaging in conflict?

I fully understand why you don't expect to find content there in the future, but is that a good argument to deny access to those who already have?

Exploding heads have gotten subscribers from here as well. There's an extensive backlog of topics some people find quite important - even if others don't.

[-] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I don't have a problem with you personally. You've been fairly reasonable in our interactions. But the people on your server are not great. Maybe you should make an account here.

[-] ethane@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago

I don't care for them myself, but unless they're causing problems outside for everyone else, why defederate?

If there are communities you don't want to see, you can block them as they appear.

[-] Alue42@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The argument being that if they aren't blocked at an instance-level, due to how the federation works, those comments could very easily spill over into these threads. Those that do want to participate in good faith would need to create an account with an instance that is federated.