Post AijAWyvvAu6JSsg3JA by Flick@spinster.xyz
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(DIR) Post #Aij8Xs8PjlhOlEokYS by mk@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:12:58.168275Z
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I'm going to say what I'm thinking, and then I hope I don't need to say anything else on this matter. I have learned over the years that infighting genuinely makes me sick to my stomach, which is why I typically keep a more background role on this platform. I also realize the more I say, the more some women want to fight. Anything I say will certainly be spun as evidence to further the conclusion they have already reached. That's fine. I'm talking to those who are curious and willing to listen. "Russian bots are invading Spinster!" We have multiple anti-bot protections on sign up, including captcha, 2-step verification which requires confirming email, and an application question that is manually reviewed by a me, personally. And anyway, why would Russian bots pretend to be Russian when they could be anything?? "But is it a coincidence they are all Russian?" Russian may be the common language many new users speak, but many have already told us they are NOT in fact Russian and come from many former USSR counties. I have seem multiple other languages discussed including Belarusian and Armenian. "They are spreading pro-Russian propaganda!" If you translate their posts and memes, many are actually speaking out against the Russian government including criticism of homophobia and anti-women policies and practices. Many are also speaking on how their country as a whole is oppressed by Russia. "They are sowing discord among Spinsters!" The only fights I have seen were started by one particular American Spinster who could not understand translations and refused multiple attempts at deescalation and from both myself and the women she was fighting. She has been successful at showing discord among a small minority of Spinsters, yet I would never accuse her of being a CIA or KGB plant. "They are secretly men" I have never confirmed the sex of any of our Spinster users, unless I happened to have the pleasure of actually meeting you IRL. For all I know, you're all men. However, I have seen this pattern before of young (often lesbian, autistic, into anime) women joining Spinster and immediately being accused of being male. In the early days of Spinster, some of you may remember that you even bullied one of our mods off this way. And she WAS a woman. The bullies here are simply frustrated that now they are outnumbered. "They came here bc Spinster banned Poast!!" No, in fact I banned Poast after 100 new women had already joined because their admin was encouraging harassment of the new users."But just look at the sheer numbers! Where did they come from! They have more followers than Spinster has users!" It's true that the number of active users on Spinster has nearly doubled in the past week - up from around 370 on average to 600-something, last I looked. The migration first started from a Twitter thread, were one user very helpfully explained about Spinster to her followers. This thread was widely shared, and word spread to other platforms. I have personally seen this thread and engaged with the users on Twitter. I RTed it, you can find it if you care to look. Then, a popular feminist blogger who runs a telegram room shared it to her room. That chat and over 1000 women in it, and it seems like a fraction of them have decided to join here as well. I personally read through (translated) months of content from the telegram room."You are trying to censor dissent!" I have no taken moderation action on any part of this debate. I have privately spoken to women on both sides of the conflict to get more information and ask for deescalation, and occasionally commented on threads where I was tagged."I saw content that doesn't belong on Spinster!" Please report any violating content, and the rules will be enforced as always. Out of 300 new accounts, I wouldn't be surprised if a few don't belong. But you can't judge 300 women by the actions of one account."But what if you're wrong?" Then we had some excitement and learned a few words in another language. "But I miss how Spinster used to be!" Spinster was never meant to be a private chat room between you and your pals, and I'm sorry if I ever gave that impression. I created Spinster to be a space for women around the world to connect with other like-minded feminists and be free from Big Tech censorship. If a new group of women have found value in that, I'm proud. "I'm sorry, but I still can't agree with you or these answers" That's fine, you don't have to agree! I am simply laying out what I think on the matter. You may continue to block whoever you want, or even go set up a new server. I actually think that's a great idea.
(DIR) Post #Aij8o6nJ089irNgbxY by Flick@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:15:55.541367Z
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@mk Well said, MK.
(DIR) Post #Aij9ECVAP52A5fdyK0 by MandyJane@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:20:24.034269Z
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@Flick @mk I always miss the drama these days. Anyway, anyone who wants Spinster to be like it used to be doesn't remember how full of drama (and fun, come on, it was fun) it used to be. Someone was always fighting with someone!
(DIR) Post #Aij9FaqlMXPNtYPQvI by Flick@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:20:53.564777Z
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@MandyJane @mk Believe me, you’ve not missed anything edifying.
(DIR) Post #Aij9VW3ewlBNfN2AYS by Chronic-Yonic@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:23:38.486571Z
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@MandyJane @Flick @mk 🥊🥋🎯🧨
(DIR) Post #Aij9YKL2yaTkBgVVoW by mestrekka-strem@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:20:59.768020Z
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@mk я вас люблю, большое спасибо! 🤲💘
(DIR) Post #Aij9Yoh47HuuKf2WIa by negativnaya_3@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:21:00.672605Z
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@mk I have never seen male admins take such an active part in the life of their social networks. thank you for trying to make spinster comfortable for all women.
(DIR) Post #Aij9ZMhxeSprpHiiPo by moonellin@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:22:41.039549Z
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@mk thank you for saying that 🫶 I just logged in hopping to find support/peace, discuss feminism with other girls, see their perspectives and felt so unwelcomed here just because I wasn't able to choose where to be born, I thought we all fight against same thing...
(DIR) Post #Aij9ndibCkCIdXpDmK by tsenuroz@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:26:30.936367Z
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@negativnaya_3 @mk thank you very much this is really valuable to us :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blob_cat_heart: :blobcatlove: :blobcatlove: :blobcatlove: :blobcatlove:
(DIR) Post #Aij9oAgcd7Dwsy9bmK by frontend_pony@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:24:49.315837Z
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@mk Thanks a lot to protect us 🙏
(DIR) Post #Aij9xneT7xEELAjoo4 by mk@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:28:51.782274Z
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*I edited a couple typos
(DIR) Post #AijAIBn15p72ziSUcK by Flick@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:32:33.791940Z
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@negativnaya_3 @mk MK is a woman! If this isn’t a translation bug, you might be thinking of her husband, Alex, who wrote the software that Spinster runs on.
(DIR) Post #AijAWy4ONvHamrdIsC by negativnaya_3@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:34:13.301933Z
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@Flick @mk i know she is, that's not what I meant
(DIR) Post #AijAWyvvAu6JSsg3JA by Flick@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:35:13.863958Z
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@negativnaya_3 @mk Yes, sorry, I misunderstood. You’re right, most admins don’t make this much effort.
(DIR) Post #AijAXGryUJdh5qy9ei by LadyMont@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:34:26.690663Z
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@Flick @negativnaya_3 @mk Will say DeepL translation is pretty good overall.
(DIR) Post #AijAgPBMwzSbTuOdSy by RadicalCartoons@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:36:39.752712Z
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@mk Just to say, as a spinster who has been here since April 2020 (on my old account @ArtistBristol ) I have always loved everything about spinster. I've found the new Russian-speaking users absolutely fascinating, so great to hear from sisters in countries we only hear MSM propaganda about.I'm not on spinster to argue about anything with other women. If they say things I consider crazy, I just "mute". I try to bring positive info about women's rights progress in the UK.There are many differences of politics and opinions on here. It's wonderful. Just like LET WOMEN SPEAK!
(DIR) Post #AijB51ld91Bk6H68qe by Flick@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:41:23.350111Z
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@LadyMont @negativnaya_3 @mk Yes. The big thing we (all) need to be aware of is that it sometimes strips out the capitals when translating CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States, which I personally gloss as “Post-Soviet countries), so the phrase “cis women” can have two very different meanings.
(DIR) Post #AijDBxwzvtr4CMqqcy by Sonia_Kvetka@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T19:58:18.112698Z
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@mk Спасибо большое за поддержку!И хочу сказать, что мы правда не ожидали, что можем так напугать пользовательниц данной платформы🥲Нам искренне интересна данная соц сеть и общение здесь
(DIR) Post #AijDqUfrgcKZGxA9JY by MistressPo@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T20:12:14.650838Z
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@mk :bunlove: :bunlove: :bunlove: :bunlove: :bunlove:
(DIR) Post #AijN498hRsPc7nEcqG by FemaleIsNotAFeeling@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T21:55:19.289042Z
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@Blackgendermoderate @Flick @negativnaya_3 @mk How did you miss those epic wedding photos???
(DIR) Post #AijNFNXwDw9RzcOboG by EmmyNoether@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T21:55:50.964859Z
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@FemaleIsNotAFeeling @Blackgendermoderate @Flick @negativnaya_3 @mk There were wedding photos?
(DIR) Post #AijNFjycpOZRYl3ESe by FemaleIsNotAFeeling@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T21:56:21.280439Z
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@EmmyNoether @Blackgendermoderate @Flick @negativnaya_3 Heck yeah there were!! @mk can you bust them out or a link??
(DIR) Post #AijNIUF9mSnzdG5ppY by Flick@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T21:58:17.078968Z
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@FemaleIsNotAFeeling @EmmyNoether @Blackgendermoderate @negativnaya_3 @mk I think it was @ninapaley who posted them?
(DIR) Post #AijNfgKX0bXTmLfQqu by FemaleIsNotAFeeling@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T21:58:33.622661Z
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@Flick @EmmyNoether @Blackgendermoderate @negativnaya_3 @mk @ninapaley Oh it might have been!
(DIR) Post #AijNtzbu7dTXd5cKZs by MandyJane@spinster.xyz
2024-06-08T22:03:20.322733Z
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@FemaleIsNotAFeeling @Flick @EmmyNoether @Blackgendermoderate @negativnaya_3 @ninapaley OMG, I even missed the wedding! If @mk and @alex read this, congratulations! ❤️
(DIR) Post #AikVna2pFv9XOOcfx2 by ninapaley@spinster.xyz
2024-06-09T11:08:14.139178Z
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@Flick @FemaleIsNotAFeeling @EmmyNoether @Blackgendermoderate @negativnaya_3 @mk https://blog.ninapaley.com/2024/01/02/mk-and-alexs-wedding-ceremony/