Aaaaaaaand this is where my lack of experience shows itself. Thank you for the explanation!
I think it’s kinda funny that a conversation about Beehaw’s problems resulted in a a great Beehaw post. Elsewhere, I probably would have gotten several comments calling me an idiot, or at best, an insulting and condescending lecture poorly disguised as an explanation. Instead, you took the time to educate me on the issue. I appreciate that.
Not prioritizing moderation tools doesn’t make sense to me, either. A database that’s crummy (but functional) is an important issue, but one that seems like it can wait. Moderation tools cannot wait.
Community building is what Lemmy is supposed to be for, right? Any instance, regardless of its goals or ideology, needs good moderation in order to thrive (what’s considered “good moderation” will vary widely from instance to instance, and that’s fine. You know what I mean, though). Even an instance that prides itself on minimal moderation needs powerful, flexible mod tools to deal with things like spam and cp.
The less obvious technical parts are important, of course, but users don’t love or hate an instance because of the back end. They care about how it’s moderated.
Bear in mind that I know nothing about programming, moderating, etc. Take that into account when considering my comment.
If this were just a video game, or something without actual lives at stake, I’d tell Putin to go ahead and try. Russia’s loss would be quick, decisive, and thorough. Russia’s ineptitude has been so complete that future generations will have a hard time believing it.
Short answer for me is that I joined for a civil place on the Threadiverse not a walled garden. So if you guys leave the Threadiverse I will have to find a new home.
It hurts to admit, but my initial reaction is similar. A completely defederated Beehaw is much less appealing.