Subj : Re: Community
To   : apam
From : boraxman
Date : Sat Oct 01 2022 12:45:09

 ap>  > I'm all for gatekeeperism.  Nothing is improved when it is opened to
 ap>  > the masses.
 ap> 
 ap> Nothing is improved when it's open to no one either.
 ap> 
 ap> Andrew
 ap> 

But it *IS* open to everyone.  We are just an SSH/telnet client away.  No one is barred, no one turned away.

We are probably more open than Social Media, which is more oppressive and abuses its users.

People either don't know, or don't care.  They should know, and they should care.

The gatekeeping is those who want to make this into something else should, something which loses the advantages and style we have, should be politely told that this is what it is.  It's not a service with easy to use apps and tracking, and its not by default searchable and tracked by third party companies.

I don't see the controversy in that.

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