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I think that's bread not cookies. It looks like they're sandwiches cut into shape.

Understood. I appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions. You guys are doing an amazing job. <3

Maybe a bot could even do the part of the moderators and DM a member when they first comment or post. Allowing the user to respond to the bot to confirm if they fit the community and if not then remove the comment/post. A big ask I know but it may be an option if automation is on the table.

Sorry, I wasn't exactly clear. I'm mostly just curious if you have further plans alongside the move to blahaj to address the issue you raised in this post.

I saw the post in the old community that talked extensively about the issue of outside influence and open hostility to members within the community which are the concerns I'm referring to.

Regarding Lemmy growing, what would be the response to the issue getting worse? Are there any plans for if that happens?

I have absolutely no idea what piefed is, even though the blahaj community has posted a lot about it recently. I'm just glad I can still access this community from the same app.

This is a really positive change. Moving to blahaj will hopefully make a significant impact on the concerns raised recently in this community. I'm glad that you guys have been proactive about protecting this community and have also been vocal about concerns that this community has raised.

Ada is amazing I'd like to also thank her for facilitating this move and also generally for being such a positive influence in so many communities.

I do have a few questions.

In light of the concerns raised, do you have anything else planned to overcome these challenges?

While I see the removal of downvotes as generally a good thing, are there any other means by which the community can self moderate besides reporting posts or comments that go against the overall mission of this community?

Are you, or would you, consider(ing) changing the community from blacklist to whitelist? Like blahaj is overall with their sign up applications. I'm not advocating for this I'm just curious if this is something that's been considered.

Finally, if Lemmy grows significantly how do you plan to handle the impact that this will have on the community? If we are already having issues with external influences I only see that becoming worse if Lemmy were to see an increase in membership.

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I don't know if it's possible but some communities on Reddit had an account age limit to prevent spam, harassment, and also to ensure active moderation had a long-term effect. Is this something we could implement here?

I've been waiting for a story like this to happen in the UK for a while now. When I saw this I was actually surprised to see it was in the US. It's only a matter of time, if it hasn't already happened.

I will do. Thanks for the encouragement!

Well, it's taking me a really long time. But the other day I began connecting all the plot points together and figured out a bunch of issues I was having. I added in a new character and that helped put a few pieces into place. So, it's going slowly but I'm making progress.

Well, that's a pretty horrifying thought.

Oh, I guess I wasn't clear! I'm writing a novel.

Though I am also reading Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky as I type this. It's a difficult read as the author tends to ramble but I like the setting.

What is it?

It's no longer wednesday but I picked my novel back up this week. I had a long break from it because I couldn't figure out some details but I'm back now and working hard on it.