I'm happy to hear feedback, but tbh you should think of AZ as a benevolent dictatorship rather than a democracy. So the analogy to a company AGM isn't quite right ๐
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Discussion about the aussie.zone instance itself
I took a little time to respond because i wanted some time to be thoughtful about this subject, sorry for that.
I understand why thats the stance. At the end of day your the one that keeps AZ running and the one on the hook for problems. That means you need to have final say over your platform. I get it.
I suppose i'm trying to gauge what everybody, including you, on AZ thinks in regards what we're doing.
I've taken the fediverse koolaid pretty hard, so i suppose you could say i have an excited bias. I see the Social Web as a possible beginning for a genuine set of local social media alternatives to large unnaccountable providers. I'm interested in being part of the decentralised online world that the social web offers.
AZ is obvs an exemplar of this, so i'm happy as a pig in mud. Let me know if theres any support you need ever, i'm always willing to help where i can.
Don't get me wrong, I'm happy you posted this. If there are unvoiced concerns or issues, here is a good place to discuss them.
I'm not as active on lemmy as I'd like, so I'm likely not aware of issues unless they're raised somewhere like this.
For potential meta issues such as age verification, I'll be seeking input from the community when they arise and information around them is known and understood.
I dunno man, I'm happy for the site to just grow and change organically. I deal with enough paperwork and faff at work, I don't want more of it on my shitposting provider too.
If Lodion needs cash I send cash. In fact I think I already changed it to a monthly donation to make things more consistent. Otherwise whatever happens, happens.
Genuinely laughed out loud at "don't need it my shitposting provider". Fair enough.
Like trt and baku, I'm happy with how az ticks along. Lodion does a stellar job and he updates us with his actions. Let's see how the social media ban pans out as Baku said. The social media ban could make the site untenable as a volunteer outfit and require some deep pockets or large amounts of effort from more than just nath and lodion.