Add canary domains

content/posts/fediverse-blocklists.md

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 I moderate the "pleroma.envs.net" Akkoma instance on the Fediverse, as <a href="https://pleroma.envs.net/users/Seirdy" rel="me">@Seirdy@pleroma.envs.net</a>.
 
-I maintain four main blocklists for the Fediverse:
+I maintain four main blocklists for the Fediverse. Do not import them until you've read everything until the "receipts" section.
 
 
 [The `pleroma.envs.net` blocklist](https://seirdy.one/pb/pleroma.envs.net.csv)
 : A large list of instances that I find worth suspending. After the first couple hundred entries (imported and then reviewed), I started collecting receipts. Since early 2023, every entry has documented reasons and receipts. I share these with multiple people in a collaborative document, but I don't share it publicly due to risk of harassment.
 
-  Unlike the other two lists on this page, **it wasn't made for general use** (though you're welcome to use it as reference, or as one of many sources for a consensus-based list with a minimum severity level).
+  Unlike the other two lists on this page, **it wasn't made for general use.** You're welcome to use it as reference, or as one of many sources for a consensus-based list with a minimum required consensus level.
 
 [`tier0.csv`](https://seirdy.one/pb/tier0.csv)
 : A much smaller semi-curated subset of `pleroma.envs.net` suitable for the majority of instances wishing to uphold the Mastodon Covenant's moderation standards, though somewhat heavy-handed. I hope to make it a good **starting point** for your instance's blocklist, with wiggle room for your own adjustments. I encourage you to add and remove entries as you see fit. Regularly importing `tier0.csv` won't account for retractions; [a sibling blocklist for tier-0 retractions](https://seirdy.one/pb/tier0-retractions.csv) exists for [FediBlockHole](https://github.com/eigenmagic/fediblockhole) users.
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 Since then, Oliphant has removed that admin's list (and his own) from his blocklists' trusted sources. I removed the same ones. Oliphant also stopped generating the unified-max blocklist, as the potential for misuse was too great. I became less involved in Oliphant's list; by the end of August 2023, I decided to withdraw from the project completely. I'm not prohibiting the use of my blocklists in raw-domain form, as I don't think a "list of domains" constitutes a creative work worth restricting beyond the provisions of a CC-BY-SA license.
 
+**If you have read this far** and plan to import my lists or a list that imports mine, please delete the following fake entries from the lists or modify the "canary" subdomains:
+
+```
+000delete.this.line.if.you.have.read.the.documentation.on.seirdy.one
+canary.tier1.example.com
+canary.tier0.example.com
+canary.fedinuke.example.com
+```
+
+Doing so signals that you've read these docs. If you build a consensus-based blocklist that uses my lists as a source, I suggest adding your own canary domains.
+
+If you see an instance whose blocklist contains these entries, unmodified: if it's a large or open-registration instance, assume the moderators aren't doing their jobs and *do not register* for it. Single-user or tiny tight-knit instances are free to import whatever they want, though. Moderators of large or open-registration instances should be willing to set aside ten minutes to read something before importing a list.
+
 ## Supplementary blocklists
 
 Some supplementary blocklists I maintain with very different criteria: