From 48607ba2c2f1ec5946db821fa555e8dcc6068d00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rohan Kumar Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 18:20:44 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Add Fediverse greeting --- content/about/index.gmi | 3 +++ content/about/index.md | 2 ++ content/fediverse-greeting.gmi | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ content/fediverse-greeting.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 86 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/fediverse-greeting.gmi create mode 100644 content/fediverse-greeting.md diff --git a/content/about/index.gmi b/content/about/index.gmi index 5e03dc5..2dcbf9d 100644 --- a/content/about/index.gmi +++ b/content/about/index.gmi @@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ My username is Seirdy on Reddit, Hacker News, Lobsters, Tildes.net, Linux Weekly My secondary Matrix account for Synapse-only rooms is @seirdy:fairydust.space. My Matrix account used to be @seirdy:envs.net but I've since migrated to my own Conduit server. +If you want to follow me on Fedi, read this first: +=> ../fediverse-greeting/ Fediverse greeting + If you find a "Seirdy" somewhere else and don't know whether or not it's me, please contact me and ask instead of assuming that it must be me. diff --git a/content/about/index.md b/content/about/index.md index 45756d4..4dd9b83 100644 --- a/content/about/index.md +++ b/content/about/index.md @@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ At least two platforms listed in the "Social (centralized)" category are not end I used to have the Matrix ID `@seirdy:envs.net`. I sometimes use `@seirdy:fairydust.space` for technical reasons (seirdy.one runs a Conduit server but certain features only work in Synapse rooms). +If you want to follow me on the Fediverse, [read my Fediverse greeting first](../fediverse-greeting/) + Poggies diff --git a/content/fediverse-greeting.gmi b/content/fediverse-greeting.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6601cb1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/fediverse-greeting.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +Hey, I’m @Seirdy@pleroma.envs.net. Please read the “Follow requests” section before following me on the Fediverse (Fedi). The rest is optional. + +## Follow requests + +If you want me to consider accepting your follow request, you need to have made multiple posts. Your profile should also contain at least three of the following: + +* A profile picture +* A bio +* Your pronouns +* A personal website + +If you send a follow request and you haven’t done the above, I’ll wait a day or two before checking again. If you still haven’t done the above, I’ll reject it. + +If you frequently and knowingly interact with hateful instances, I will respond to your follow request by blocking you. And possibly muting your instance. + +## Moving + +I’ll eventually move from Pleroma to my own Gotosocial instance, for many reasons. I’m first waiting for Misskey to fix its HTTP signatures so that it can federate with Gotosocial. + +## Fedi practices + +If I say something insensitive or interact with someone I shouldn’t, please let me know so I can be better. + +I try to always always add content-warnings (CWs) to sensitive topics. Sometimes, I CW “regular” topics; common examples include “TechPost”, “accessibility”, and “shitpost”. The latter type of CW allows you to reduce the prevalence of some of my interests in your timeline. + +I am okay with you using whichever post-visibility you wish when replying to me, but I speak only for myself. If I want to talk to you privately I will use an alternate means of communication. + +If I want to make a well-thought-out post that could benefit others, I’ll post it to my website’s “notes” section and syndicate it to Fedi with the “#POSSE” (Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere) hashtag. + +=> https://seirdy.one/notes/ My notes +=> https://indieweb.org/posse POSSE + +My notes also have a dedicated Atom and RSS feed. This is much lower-volume and “cleaner” than my Fediverse profile, if that’s what you prefer. + +I will probably not boost pictures lacking alt-text, descriptions in the post body, or captions in comments. If I see a nice un-captioned picture, I’ll comment with my own caption instead. I often use a screen reader to reduce overstimulation and eye strain, and I sometimes use textual clients that can't display images; alt-text is really important to me! + +I restricted my followers after I already had a few hundred so be aware that I didn’t approve them all. diff --git a/content/fediverse-greeting.md b/content/fediverse-greeting.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d61e225 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/fediverse-greeting.md @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +--- +outputs: + - html + - gemtext +title: Fediverse greeting +description: "Fediverse-related information about Seirdy. Follow-request information, Fedi practices, etc." +date: "2022-06-11T18:20:00+00:00" +--- +Hey, I'm [@Seirdy@pleroma.envs.net](https://pleroma.envs.net/Seirdy). Please read the "Follow requests" section before following me on the Fediverse (Fedi). The rest is optional. + +Follow requests +--------------- + +If you want me to consider accepting your follow request, you need to have made multiple posts. Your profile should also contain at least three of the following: + +- A profile picture +- A bio +- Your pronouns +- A personal website + +If you send a follow request and you haven't done the above, I'll wait a day or two before checking again. If you still haven't done the above, I'll reject it. + +If you frequently and knowingly interact with hateful instances, I will respond to your follow request by blocking you. And possibly muting your instance. + +Moving +------ + +I'll eventually move from Pleroma to my own Gotosocial instance, for many reasons. I'm first waiting for Misskey to fix its HTTP signatures so that it can federate with Gotosocial. + +Fedi practices +-------------- + +If I say something insensitive or interact with someone I shouldn't, please let me know so I can be better. + +I try to always always add content-warnings (CWs) to sensitive topics. Sometimes, I CW "regular" topics; common examples include "TechPost", "accessibility", and "shitpost". The latter type of CW allows you to reduce the prevalence of some of my interests in your timeline. + +I am okay with you using whichever post-visibility you wish when replying to me, but I speak only for myself. If I want to talk to you privately I will use an alternate means of communication. + +If I want to make a well-thought-out post that could benefit others, I'll post it to [my website's "notes" section](../notes/) and syndicate it to Fedi with the "#POSSE" ([Publish on Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere](https://indieweb.org/posse)) hashtag. My notes also have a dedicated Atom and RSS feed. This is much lower-volume and "cleaner" than my Fediverse profile, if that's what you prefer. + +I will probably not boost pictures lacking alt-text, descriptions in the post body, or captions in comments. If I see a nice un-captioned picture, I’ll comment with my own caption instead. I often use a screen reader to reduce overstimulation and eye strain, and I sometimes use textual clients that can't display images; alt-text is really important to me! + +I restricted my followers after I already had a few hundred so be aware that I didn't approve them all. +