On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 at 12:27, MSavoritias <email@msavoritias.me> wrote:

Let me also point out (I become a broken record a bit I know) that our CoC is explicitly against racism and also implicitly against transphobia that Twitter doesn't seem to care about https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0458.html#pick-your-words

It's certainly intended to be explicitly against both. But to be horribly accurate, it's intention is to be against either being a factor in not being welcoming. Point is it's about actions not labels. Effects, rather than causes.

People are biased and prejudiced in all manner of ways, and I certainly include myself there. But we should all strive to be welcoming nonetheless.

So I also urge the XMPP membership to consider (and speak up please :) ) about following our own CoC and principles.

The XSF doesn't use ~~Twitter~~ X in any way that contravenes the CoC, and nor should it.

If the site's stated purpose was for racist and/or transphobic remarks, then that would indeed be an issue, but it's not.

As I've said before, I'm absolutely fine with ceasing to use the site if we're not getting useful engagement. I'd imagine the most likely reason for not getting useful engagement is Musk right now, but that's a cause, not the effect, and it's the effect we should concentrate on as an organisation.

Dave.