Given some similar issues, why is it some projects still use IRC then?

you’re forced to have one for “networking”

Does it even do its job in this regard?

Could be (at least fediverse style), but not sure who/what to follow or how to filter out what I mentioned.

Stuff as in anything, intentionally broad there.

Non-commercial is harder to nail down, but by and large I mean not-for-profit, sort of casual hobbyist activity with zero interest in trying to turn it into a business/side-hustle. People discussing/sharing their original stuff simply for its own sake.

Not fan work, coverage of commercial works, etc. Nothing against that stuff, it’s just easily found and readily available.

Why do you think so?

Appreciate the reply and link regardless! It’s always whack-an-ad with these intrusive jerks.

Would you happen to know of any guides or have advice on identifying the adservers to block?

What do you mean by user abstraction? First I’ve seen this mentioned, or put this way.

I’m asking about before anyone has subscribed to remote instances’ stuff, how do they find the remote instances’ stuff to begin with? Sorry, having trouble finding a clearer way to ask this without getting in the weeds

Thanks for the detailed reply! The potential complexity (depending on how much you want to do with it) is a major part of why I was asking, both in terms of use and administration.

Despite the challenges that poses and absence of mobile apps, it still sounds great, but definitely something to go in with an idea of what you do and don’t want to do with it.

What does MOA stand for in this context?

I’m also making sure only to use drives whose S.M.A.R.T. can be read without removing their enclosure.

That’s a good call, which drives have you found that support this?

Why?

Thanks for yours and @JupiterRowland@sh.itjust.works’s deep dive into this!

Are the chokers somewhat adjustable to fit different size necks? Do you have any dislike or fear of giraffes? If yes and no, you might look into getting some giraffe dolls that are firm enough to basically wear and display the chokers and ease your selection.

You could even slightly decorate the giraffes to help in sorting them, supposing the wearing of chokers wasn’t enough for your tastes.

Thanks for the heads-up on this! Didn’t realize that was in the works

Interesting, thanks! It sounds like you could hide the ability to vote either way then on an instance’s frontend, but as you say, it wouldn’t really do much to address voting activity from either other frontends or instances.

Yeah, that’s along the lines of what I’m asking about, albeit instead of a subscription check more like, I think, however the instances disabling/removing downvoting have done so, but adjusting the scope strictly to the Local or All views.

Another approach to addressing outsider/passive voting behaviors.

Appreciate the example! It’s when handling a DHCP range and the related CIDR notation that I tend to get especially muddled in this area. It certainly doesn’t help that each router’s interface and terminology tends to vary just enough to add uncertainty.

Regardless, the comments here and more focus on this have helped clear some of this up for me.

By automated reporting do you mean something like filters on the backend to flag offensive posts per some custom settings?