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Given the number of sea lions some of my posts have begun to attract recently, I’m making my posts follower-only.

I’m here to share my thoughts and have conversations, not deflect drive-by douchebaggery like I’m goalkeeping at a game of fling-shit football.

@aral

That is when someone keeps harping at you while insisting they're just trying to get on the same page or help you out, yes?

@aral

Oh my gosh, yes! I've dealt with too many of That Guy over the years: in office & business dealings, in my hobbies, even in church & my circle of friends. It sucks you've been plagued by them recently.

The #Fedi concept is so new to me. It's amazing - connected communities w/ civility guidelines that support & protect each other.

The server I'm on is pretty small. May I share your decision with our Admin so we can start conversation w/ our peeps & set constructive expectations, too?

@BeckieSueDalton Sure, but also see this (I reversed by decision based on it; it has unintended consequences):

mastodon.ar.al/@aral/109692843

@aral
Thank you for that heads up! It's an important conversation for us to have, and seeing how other groups successfully weave their standards with common sense provides a solid place to start.