Notices by Matt Hamilton [Maryland] (eriner@noagendasocial.com)

"Change nothing" isn't a solution.

I proposed two remedies: rename the instance to disassociate from the show while still providing a "home" for everyone, or shutter the instance.

Adam doesn't want it to be renamed, so I don't know what solution there is other than shuttering it.

If NAS is shuttered, I will run another server and facilitate account migration.

NAS shouldn't be a punching bag.

If it doesn't give value to the show, then it shouldn't be associated with the show.

Lizard people didn't come to me in my sleep and tell me what to do.

> ... I am often embarrassed to be associated with what is posted.
> I wouldn't care if it didn't bear the name of our show.
> It hurts the show.

> ... I no longer like this place.

> ... This place sucks.

It is utterly demoralizing to read Adam's quotes above.

I host NAS v4v. If NAS isn't value, if it is the opposite and hurts the show, then what I'm doing is a waste of time.

bun

@Cbrooklyn112 @makeheroism Adam didn't ask me anything, my saying "Adam would like NAS to be renamed" is short for "adam is embarrassed to be associated with what is posted on NAS, wouldn't care if it didn't bear the name of the show, and it hurts the show". Context: https://noagendasocial.com/@adam/111741380998038523

No changes will be made without plenty of warning, so nobody should be panicking.

If NAS hurts the show, then renaming the instance or shuttering it are the only options.

I'd like to provide a "home" for everyone and maintain community, but we're all here because of the show. Renaming the instance may not be the correct course of action. Scheduled sunset and an entirely new server (for those who want) may be best.

There are no good choices, only choices I can live with.

Need to sleep on it.

@Sophistifunk @Sabex quick, somebody look up a chart of seed oil consumption in the US, in particular showing the approval of rapeseed ("canola") oil in 1985. Oh, and glyphosate usage. And childhood vaccine schedule modifications.

I'm not sure which one caused fat + retardation, but one (or more) of them probably did.

@harvhat I'd like to do it in a seamless way so that you don't even know anything has changed and it just redirects like magic, at least for a while.

I'm just going to have to experiment a bit with some test servers to see what migration would look like.

@dcc @chanon I mean we're one of the oldest (large-ish) fedi servers in existence, so it's worked fine for at least half a decade :) and it's not as if it's coming to a close in a big fight or anything. I have no hard feelings for Adam and understand and empathize with his position completely -- I just don't want to lock out all the people who want to participate in this group and across the fediverse.

This is a super minor issue IMO. The only real problem is a technical issue :)

@chanon I don't think he's discounting anything. It's not as if he's pulled the domain and just said "SHUT IT DOWN!!!" in a fit of rage.

I think the friction has just gone on for too long. It's been at least six months and can't be healthy. I don't want this to be a continued point of contention, and moving domains seems like an easy solution as long as I can make it work technically.

@SirRoundedByMyPrivilege Ultimately it's up to him, but it seems that's the direction it has to go. Obviously NAS doesn't "spark joy" for him.

If he's disappointed/embarrassed by the posts/people here and doesn't want it associated with No Agenda by name, then this is the only viable solution.

Neither he nor I can force people to act a certain way.

I understand his sentiment and want to do my best to fix it in a way that is the least disruptive, but I'm still figuring that (technical) bit out

@SirRoundedByMyPrivilege well, my goal would be that nothing changes except the domain name. Everything else should stay the same.

Now whether I'm able to overcome the technical challenges to make that happen is a different story, but I'm happy to provide a home for all NAS members the same as I have for the last half decade or so.

@dcc @riker17 yeah but it's complicated because pleroma doesn't de-dupe references, so if you redirect then you end up with zombie accounts on remote servers: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/5774

@riker17 no, but I'll try to do it as quickly as I'm able after I look into ways to do it seamlessly. It may or may not be possible, but regardless I'll try to do it in a way that gives plenty of time and doesn't leave anyone out in the cold.

@ned @graf @adam @BlueDouche @chanon @Johncdvorak I'm still going to run this/a server, just with a different name. I'm hoping to make it seamless, but we'll see.

The name/domain is the problem, not the server itself.

@istvan @adam @chanon @BlueDouche @Johncdvorak Adam deserves a LOT of credit for being an early adopter of the fediverse and bringing it to bare. I wouldn't have discovered the fediverse and wouldn't be running the server without him.

And to your point, echoed by many others, members of NAS are IMO quite normal in comparison to much of the rest of the fediverse, particularly those in the fediblock "quarantine zone". But it isn't about how you compare to others, so 🤷♂️.

@adam @chanon @BlueDouche @Johncdvorak

It sounds like you want NAS gone.

unfortunately, changing the domain isn't possible without breaking federation in unpredictable and permanent ways: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/5774

I can set up a second server on another domain, and those who want to xfer over the next few months can xfer. Then NAS can be sunset and I'll self-destruct the instance. That's the only viable solution I can see.

6.5 years is a long run by fediverse standards :)

@chanon @BlueDouche @adam This is my estimation as well. It's hard being on the other side of a parasocial relationship. Good reason to create an anonymous alt.

A classmate from High School is organizing our 10 year reunion.

The problem is, she said it will be at a bar downtown.

Now I know for a fact that she didn't call ahead to reserve a room or anything (because they don't have any private rooms). Mingling won't really be an option. You can barely walk to your seat in this place.

So now I have to write a message that's the nice equivalent of: "You suck at organizing parties. Pick a real venue w/ catering and a bartender before I have to take over"

@TeaTootler @graf speaking of, here's the #EDC of the agent that is *supposedly* the origin of the meme:

guess I should have included my OP when I made this post.

RT: https://noagendasocial.com/@eriner/111710740732251814