Hello!
I’m Arkhive (they/she), one of your new mods and I’ve just got a sort of update from the mod team.
We, the mods of Onehundredninetysix (hereby referred to as OneNineSix for my own sanity), would like to introduce ourselves. The members of the mod team that are interested will post a comment below this post and hopefully mingle a bit. Something that has come up in our discussions is a general interest in owning our actions, even in online spaces. That means putting people behind the names you see in the sidebar.
As the OneNineSix community coalesces, things have been quite good from our end. While we could be quicker at processing reports, a lot of that stems from us discussing choices as a group before making final decisions…and probably a bit more fear to use our power than is good for us, but time I’m sure will fix that proceeds to power trip. We are absolutely not infallible, and we also strive to admit wrong when necessary and work to rectify it. There is a degree of patience that necessarily extends both directions between mods and users, and in the end we are all users of the same space. We will work to be good stewards of this space for all those being good stewards with us.
And so! This thread. If this idea goes over poorly, please take it out in the replies to my comment, and we will assess and hopefully the other mods will dive in on the discussion too. We have also floated the idea of an irregularly occurring, semi-regular, mod chat thread. My pitch is for “Modly Mondays” but its still an idea in its infancy and feedback is welcome;)
Thank you for your time, thank you for the memes (the cat included), and I’ll remove see you from in the comments.
TL;DR I’m Arkhive (they/she), I’m a mod, there’s more of us (surprise!), and we’d like to introduce ourselves in the comments.
Side note: I realize this is being posted on a day there are protests happening across the US and presumably throughout the world. While this is not an explicitly US comm, I want to remind people to stay safe. Know your rights, know the ACLU phone number, have an exit plan, go as a group, and don’t talk to cops. We keep us safe.
Hello, i’m not a mod, i’m a plug-in.
I use arch btw. I’m into manga and lewd stuff :3
Very cool post!
Hi! I’m SoleInvictus (he/him), also one of the new mods. I’m ND and genderfluid, but tend to lean toward “male” more. It’s like a 60/40 mix, though that can change. I also have a disability, a relatively common “rare” disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Ask me about my joint mobility!
I’m currently living in the freshest of dumpster fires, the United States, and am looking to GTFO, so hopefully that’ll change soonish. My hobbies include hanging with my dog and cat children (two and four of each, respectively), cooking and baking, endless physical therapy (EDS4LYFE yo), some gaming, reading, and naps (goddammit, EDS again!).
I’ve worked as a microbiologist in research and public health but have done some time in private industry in related fields. If anyone ever needs help making sense of research papers, feel free to hit me up.
I have modding experience (and the accompanying PTSD) from Reddit, but this comm has been a breath of fresh air. Truly, I love you all SO much.
I’m pretty open about anything, so feel free to ask any questions!
what’s joint mobility? also as a fellow american what kinds of places have you been looking at moving to to escape this hellhole? I’m not part of any groups the current administration is trying to genocide, but my wife’s an immigrant and I’m constantly anxious about things taking a turn and getting much worse very fast. I’m just scared a lot of places i wouldve been excited to move to 4-8 years ago are either out of reach or slowly following in the US’s footsteps (or both) so I’d love to learn about the options youve been considering if thats not too personal!
Not too personal at all. My partner and I are actually narrowing down a list tonight, so I’ll get back with you about that. Right now, it includes some silly places, like Tuvalu, which probably aren’t very helpful and would make me look like a maniac if I put them out as serious suggestions.
Joint mobility refers to joint range of motion. People with EDS are those “stretchy people” whose joints just keep going and going instead of stopping like regular people.
Hey. I am jawa21. I am a trans woman that likes to make Star Trek video edits. I am a machinist by trade and really love what I get to do for a living. I use an Arch derivative, btw. If you want to know anything, just ask.
what kind of star trek video edits? like a “every time riker has rizz” compilation or like something ytp style? or making your own whole narratives from existing star trek content?
Just look at my post history. There are a lot.
Editing to add this one I really like: https://peertube.otakufarms.com/w/ev32R7TRBQePyAiPjHq1WU
Sick! I’m tragically no longer really related to the trade (i do boilers now), what kinda machining do you do?
Haiiii I forgot we were doing the intros thing and havent prepared one and Im half awake >v< but uhhh Im Mia and Im a transgirl and a demon >:3 Ive been around 196 under different names (cuz of a combination of transitioning and plurality :3) since it started getting popular on Reddit and when it closed in protest to the Reddit bullshittery (temporarily XP) and I saw this place I thought it was super cool and I was right :3💖 Im pretty sure I had checked out lemmy along with raddle long before that but didnt like either at the time
btw I saw NotJessica say she likes being the emotional support and thats also so my thing so yeh I second what she said if I can help with anything :3
o also I made the 196 matrix space if u havent seen the pinned post so if u want some nerdy queers to talk with go check it out! :3
hiii mia!!! <3
omygosh u made that gurl ur banner thingy!!! that’s SOOO cyutteeee!!! ~ ~ ~
yeshhhhhh she’s so meeeee >v< and I noticed itd look cute as a banner so I did that :3
I also checked out raddle and I liked thier queer space but I kept seeing people say it was full of fascists or something? idk I kinda stopped keeping track of it when I discovered Lemmy around the time of the first reddit migration. did you ever go back to it? I’d love to hear that it was just propaganda and that actually raddle is just full of cool gay people now
