[bitfolk] Re: BitFolk's Twitter account will move to, Fediverse

On 24 Dec 2022 at 3:41 pm, Andy Smith via BitFolk Users &lt;users(a)mailman.bitfolk.com&gt; wrote: Hello, On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 01:05:53PM +0000, Andy Kirby via BitFolk Users wrote: I don't think this is the case because with Twitter, your access to everything that is on Twitter relies upon your relationship with the operators of Twitter. Whereas with Fediverse, you can end your relationship with the operators of an instance, move to a different instance, and still retain communication with everyone that you communicated with before. As I say, for what the BitFolk Twitter account is used for, it is overkill to run our own instance. In terms of getting along with the operators of a Fediverse instance, if a mainstream or like-minded instance is chosen then I don't think that would be an issue and it would just come down to their ability to keep it running. If we're not happy we will just move it elsewhere. If we get repeatedly burned then we will revisit the idea of running our own instance. A nice thing is that any actual followers should persist through those moves without really noticing. It is my view that continuing to use Twitter does endorse the views of the operators of Twitter. The operators of Twitter think so too because they are using usage metrics to defend their decisions. That's why (I and) BitFolk won't use it any more. Other people will have different views but I'm only telling you all what BitFolk is doing and why. I've already made the decision that BitFolk won't be using Twitter any more. (Although the Fedi account doesn't exist yet and the Twitter one still does, so if there were an emergency right now I'd have to post about it on Twitter.) This thread wasn't intended to be about trying to convince you all to use any particular form of social media, it was just a notification that the BitFolk thing that was at Twitter will soon be at Fediverse, and seeking to know which instances people are already on. We have diverged somewhat into the pros and cons of Fediverse, and what other social networks BitFolk has a presence on, or should have a presence on. I hope I've made clear that none of those things will really be happening without help, but with help most of them can be up for consideration with only a few exceptions. Simple status page is likely to be the next thing tackled after Twitter→Fedi. Cheers, Andy _______________________________________________ BitFolk Users mailing list &lt;users(a)mailman.bitfolk.com&gt; You're subscribed as &lt;iain(a)hairydog.co.uk&gt; Unsubscribe: <https://mailman.bitfolk.com/mailman/postorius/lists/users.mailman.bitfolk.com/> or send an email to &lt;users-leave(a)mailman.bitfolk.com&gt;