wow so it turns out hachyderm doesn't allow fundraising posts and has specifically told people to delete theirs
what the fuck? this isn't the kind of shit we need here on the fediverse
i know i've seen em on this hasthag here before but, putting up a fresh #fediblock for
hachyderm DOT io
i love how they ban fundraising posts
while fundraising their own hosting costs lmao
same exact shit as cupoftea.social
ugh
here's the link to the bit of the docs that screenshot is from btw
https://community.hachyderm.io/docs/account-types/#disallowed-specialized-account-categories
not allowing your users to make posts asking for donations
while asking for donations yourself
name a more iconically hypocritical duo i'll wait
twice in one day lol
if you're wondering about the reasoning behind this post
oh apparently #hachyderm is discussing it on github
posting this before i read it so any pertinent info will follow as i come across it
"We will ABSOLUTELY update the rules and our wording, and will make it clear that we support any marginalized person in need."
oh hell yes
but i don't like this suggestion in the original github issue and it should be obvious why
Perhaps we should allow fundraising posts with certain caveats:
Only on certain account types
Only for specific purposes (e.g., funds to secure healthcare or personal safety)
A limit on frequency (maybe a # of posts per day, # of posts ever, or refer back to spam guidelines)
A limit on account age (e.g., must be here 90 days & posting actively on other topics)
overall tho
this is good
assuming they just allow donations posts like any other instance, with no caveats
this is good
a solid turnaround
like
okay
this is good
this is the whole reason we do this, putting instances on fediblock for not allowing donations posts. because it hurts people
but the point isn't just to vilify some random instance for the sake of it, the point is to have the rule amended
as explained in depth here https://beach.city/@vantablack/110251505042319404
really pleasantly surprised at this outcome
@vantablack While allowing mutual aid requests would be a good outcome, I do think it's important not to lose sight of the *other* incidents with Hachyderm in the past (the slavery analogy, the weird Nivenly business stuff, the for-profit account policy, etc.), and how generally poorly they were handled.
In Dutch the saying goes "trust arrives on foot but leaves by horseback", I'm not sure what the idiomatic English equivalent would be.
