[Members] Re: Removing the XSF presence on Twitter/X

On 03/02/2025 17.33, Jonas Schäfer wrote: Yes. In my opinion, removing past posts from X (whether we keep the account or not to prevent squatting) does not serve a clear purpose. Those who do not want to be there will not look there. I appreciate that people in our community may have stopped using X for whatever reason. Individual posts remain available without logging in, but I agree that not being able to see all of our posts in one view is regrettable. However, I personally remain a user of X as one of many sources of information and a way to communicate with other users (still) there. Removing past information there (I guess for any account), including its original context and responses, is a significant loss to me. I am sure I am not alone in this. I have been surprised and disappointed by the labeling of people using certain social networks in this thread. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but that does not mean that others have to agree. If we want to be a truly open organization, this has to include difference of opinion and choice. Separate from my personal use of X or my private (!) opinion on particular individuals, I do not think the XSF should take a stance in that debate. Staying there does not mean that the XSF, its members, or the XMPP community in general, somehow validates other people's (mis)behavior there. It is not up to the XSF to arbitrate which platforms are "ok" and which are not. As I said before, if there is utility in letting people in other circles (than those who want nothing to do with X) know about what we do, then we should continue to post on X (too). I personally think there is. If none of the current individual Comms team members want to be part of that, we can figure that out separately. This might also be a good time to point out that we have not posted to X since 9 November 2024. Just like last week, I will happily discuss my personal opinions over a beverage. Or something else entirely. -- ralphm