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Hexbear Proposals chapo.chat matrix room.

This will be a place for site proposals and discussion before implementation on the site.
Every proposal will also be mirrored into a pinned post on the hexbear community.

Any other ideas for helping to integrate the two spaces are welcome to be commented here or messaged to me directly.

Within Hexbear Proposals you can see the history of all site proposals and react to them, indicating a vote for or against a proposal.

Sending messages will be restricted to verified and active hexbear accounts older than 1 month with their matrix id in their hexbear user profile.

All top level messages within the channel must be a Proposals (idea for changing the site), Feedback (regarding non-technical aspects of the site, for technical please use https://hexbear.net/c/feedback), or Appeals (regarding admin/moderator actions).

Discussion regarding these will be within nested threads under the post.

To gain matrix verification, all you need to do is navigate to my hexbear userprofile and click the send a secure private message including your hexbear username.

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Hello users of Hexbear, there have been many changes and some drama the past few months.

The recent changes we've been making have been an attempt to create a more safe and welcoming environment for many demographics that have been overlooked in the past.

For any of our comrades that have been unintentionally hurt in this process, we apologise and hope to find a solution that accommodates as many people as possible while still meeting the needs of the marginalised groups who need a space like this the most.

The intent of this post is to provide a space for all users to air grievances with regard to the site. As well as provide suggestions for specific things that could be changed to address your grievance. Comments insulting the mod team or those without a specific means to address your problem may be removed. No commenter will be sitebanned, unless it clearly breaks the code of conduct.

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[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

I really think the problems with the past couple of drama waves can be boiled down to "don't govern the site by surprise." Please, just TALK to us before you make big, sweeping changes.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

I just want more empathy.

Reading through this thread I see a lot of people with a lot of problems in their lives who use this site at least in part as an emotional safety blanket, who really need it to stay that way.

What this functionally means is that drama is kept to a minimum, and that behaviour where some people take a situation from 0-100 instead of talking, assuming good faith and coming to understanding is discouraged or actively fought as it's a corrosive behaviour that I do not think has ever led to anything good on this site ever.

Lastly I've already mentioned, but vibes-based moderation must be avoided such that a moderation action can be described to neurodiverse members of the site in an explicitly understandable and non-vague way so that person can actionably change that behaviour.

[–] DisabledAceSocialist@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think this is what you're asking, but the site changes font almost every time I log in. Sometimes it's a thicker font than usual and when that happens the site doesn't seem to work properly, for instance generally can't access my messages when that happens. There doesn't seem to be any particular rhyme or reason as to when this happens but it happens frequently.

[–] makotech222@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago

what browser are you using? i'm guessing the SSR is sending you the site properly, but when you run the local version of the lemmy app, it crashes. Try to use firefox or chrome first (updated), and also try clearing your cache