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that is, until this is all built and then included in @writefreely, so anyone can create and run their own hangout spot, with its own norms, governance, etc.

it's all working toward independence for creators, plus small, self-governing communities.

the idea is:

creators keep their choice of tool, ownership of their data, and independence (including using their own domain name), and

hanging out happens in one convenient hangout spot.

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the big question to answer is what makes sense to centralize vs. decentralize.

people "don't want" to visit websites these days; they want a single convenient platform. cool, so that's what this service offers.

but the underlying sources of content and information -- the tools and platforms you use to *create* content can be anything you want.

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thinking about how this works with the open web, I imagine your Remark.as profile could plug into other blogging and photo-sharing backends, like @pixelfed or any photo-sharing silos that offer enough open data access

in the fediverse, I'm not sure if this means creating a simple frontend, or if Remark.as implements the client-to-server protocol, and acts as the client 🤔

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profiles are still early; I'd like them to showcase both your @write_as posts and @snap_as photos in one place. then of course everyone can comment on photos, too

@underlap Moderation controls are up next -- we'll have a reporting system and a way for the community to set rules and take action on bad behavior.

@underlap Yep, we're just rolling this out slowly! Limiting it to our paid users for now means we can worry less about moderation at the moment (no drive-by trolls, everyone is generally good to each other), and it's a perk for them investing time and money in us, since that service is the primary way our work gets funded.

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Maybe you'll be able to comment on @write_as and @snap_as posts here. Would that be cool?

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We've just taken our first steps! Now you can privately reply to @write_as blog posts via email 💌

Read more on @remarkblog: blog.remark.as/introducing-pri

We've just taken our first steps! Now you can privately reply to @write_as blog posts via email 💌

Read more on @remarkblog: blog.remark.as/introducing-pri

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@liaizon @write_as Yes, it will be! Starting as an experiment on Write.as, so we can evolve it quickly. But it's all built on top of WriteFreely and closely integrated. This is how WF will support replies, comments, etc.

Roadmap: phabricator.write.as/tag/remar

Comments and conversations are coming to @write_as soon! Today, we just rolled out our new landing page: remark.as

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