I'm just curious if it is on the table at some point. I only see a small slice of beehaw when I'm logged in but the active participation feels like it is on a downward trend. Like, there appears to be ~700 on here right now. I know numbers aren't everything, but overall engagement is important. I'm on several instances with different accounts. I've been gravitating towards my .world account because it is so active. I get a grouchy or rude reply still from time to time, but it seems like most of the trolls have gone or been removed. That instance seems to be maturing fast and growing some personality all its own. The server seems constantly stressed, but Ruud is holding it together. The moderation seems much more in check now too. That's just my perspective. I'd like to see everyone come together again, but I am just one user.

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[–] Rentlar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

The open signups is the sticking point. Even at the point of de-federation, Lemmy.world was a respectable community and still is today (even if it's shitpost city for beans atm)

The admins here aim to curate an explicitly friendly space to chat, and they intend to achieve that through extensive manual review. They've also posted an article about how if you let even a small amount of toxicity through, you quickly lose your nicest and friendliest members of the community.

I think what they are waiting on is A) a more granular ability to allowlist or blocklist communities on specific servers, B) enforce a manually reviewed application for users on other instances to post on Beehaw, C) Allow only one-way posting but two-way reading.

See this comment and see Lemmy isues #3255 and #3275