The blame, attack, and ban culture we’re seeing is not native. The need for #netiquette to mediate hostility on the #openweb hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for...

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The blame, attack, and ban culture we’re seeing is not native. The need for #netiquette to mediate hostility on the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/

I 'boost' stuff I find interesting, or think needs more awareness, or is just damn funny.

I 'like' stuff to let the poster know I read it and appreciate/acknowledge/see the effort required to make the post. I may not agree with the sentiment but if it's in my locus of topics du jour I make an effort to acknowledge if relevant as an outlier.

Mastodon has no algorithms and I'm on a single user instance (i.e. just me!) so it is what it is - I guess. If you are offended by anything I post or respond to then let me know and we can talk about the topic.

A part of this might be that it’s interesting to see that the right-wing are picking up the real problems and mess on the left and then using it to forward their own ideological agenda. The need for #netiquette to mediate hostility on the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/

Geheimwaffe Freundlichkeit: Welche "Netiquetten" gelten heute noch?
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000262445/geheimwaffe-freundlichkeit-welche-netiquetten-gelten-heute-noch?ref=rss

Ich fand den Umgangston im #Internet zu Zeiten von #Netiquette + Leuten, die sie kannten und respektierten deutlich besser.

Und das hatte aus meiner Sicht kaum bis gar nichts mit dem Thema Sietzen zu tun, wie die Kommentare im Artikel suggerieren.

In den 90er Jahren betrieb ich die #InfoLineBBS im #arpanet. Damals gab es schon eine #netiquette - Diese gilt auch hier bei #mastodon - Auch hier gilt „Do not feed the Troll“. Keine Reaktion auf dumme inhaltslose Kommentare! Und schon gar nicht auf politisch motivierte Propaganda (egal ob von Rechtsaußen oder Linksaußen). #meinungsfreiheit ja. #reaktionspflicht nein!

Support is abundant in the #opensource community—but how you ask for help matters! #Netiquette and #proactivecommunication lead to useful answers and a stronger #FOSS community.

Learn more in this article from #FOSS educator Moreno Razzol to get best responses and grow your #IT career: https://lpi.org/cq8n

Para los veteranos, como tengo cuentas fediverso en #mastodon #pixelfed y mi blog con #writefreely es correcto que haga RT de mis posts en esas cuentas en esta que es la principal o queda feo según la #netiquette ?

#netiquette
Par pitié quand vous tootez un lien vers une vidéo, ne vous contentez pas d'un "c'est incroyable !" ou "super cette vidéo !".

Faites l'effort de dire de quoi ça parle, ne serait-ce qu'avec des tags. Exemples : #robotique, #économie, #vélo, #oiseaux...

Ça permet aux internautes de savoir immédiatement si le sujet serait susceptible de les intéresser. Vous ferez gagner du temps à plein de monde.

The thing about writing and supporting free software is that you don't actually owe any particular user anything, so when one of them sends you an email with an all-caps subject, you can respond like this: "I am happy to help people but I do not help strangers who yell at me. Please resend your message without the all-caps subject if you would like my assistance."
#FOSS #etiquette #netiquette

Would it make sense to classify demanding others to use Content Warnings and alt text as harassment?

Looking at the mastodon.social server rules at https://mastodon.social/about, which, of course, don't mention this.

It just seems like this should be up to moderators to enforce, not vigilante users.

Would love to hear other people's/admins' thoughts.

The need for #netiquette to mediate hostility on the #openweb https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/ we should ignore the right agenda that comes with these right criticisms as this will be built of the normal right-wing lies and misinforming that their ideology paths

The blame, attack, and ban culture we’re seeing is not native to the #openweb. The principles that uphold the open web are built on the #4opens: open data, open source, open standards, and open process. These values encourage linking, transparency, and trust—qualities that are essential for constructive dialogue and a positive community atmosphere.

An example of why this matters: In recent months, reports have surfaced that developers associated with #BlueSky, including those contributing to projects like #Bridgy, have faced harassment. This behaviour runs contrary to the path of the #openweb, developers are humans too, with lives and responsibilities beyond their code, with #FOSS they provide their time to building #4opens free and open-source projects that benefit everyone. This kind of personal infighting can be not only unproductive but harmful. Yes, talk, argue about ideas and categories, focusing on individuals is often adding more mess to be composted.

A way out of this kinda mess is #netiquette, diversity, we need to foster spaces where diversity of thought and technology can coexist without wholesale blocking each other. A way to do this is for us to have conversations within our communities about netiquette and the standards we want to uphold. Yes, this is a challenging discussion, and it won’t be easy to reach a consensus. But even if the outcome is embracing our differences, that’s not a bad thing.

For more on my thinking on this subject

https://hamishcampbell.com/the-need-for-netiquette-to-mediate-hostility-on-the-openweb/