[OUTDATED] Comm Status; Index; Getting Involved

[greywash]

MOD NOTE 2018.12.18: this post is outdated!!! I (greywash) have stepped down as mod as of 2018.12.16 (though lbr, I wasn't doing anything before that, either, sorry all, meatspace went nuts at the same time as Tumblr imploding, wheeeee). Anyway, this comm now has an admin user account, ptf_admin, and the updated sticky post that will act as a replacement for this one that all mods can edit can be found here. We have learned a valuable lesson from this and it is that DW permissions are nuts. Anyway, godspeed, fair travelers! I will now continue to lurk occasionally in yr comments. If you replied to this post, another mod will get back to you soon. *salutes you one and all!*

This comm is intended to be where we move a more organized version of the (rapidly growing) convo on my personal blog, originally posted here and with a lot of additional info in comments, which we are slowly working on linking/referencing over here.

Your mods are currently greywash, recently_folded, and oulfis, but if you've been participating in that convo and have interest in modding or otherwise being involved, leave a comment here (comments on this post are screened) and tell us who you are, what you want to do, what skills you have, and what skills you want to build. We are very open to people rolling up and saying "I have never written a line of code in my life but I want to learn," or whatever the similar issue is for you. *gathers you all with open arms*

Comm Rules

We are in the process of developing a formal code of conduct, but for now: anonymous comments are not permitted and commenter IPs are logged; please create a Dreamwidth account if you would like to participate. You must be 13 years old or older to join DW or participate here; that's not our rule, sorry, it's the law.

This community takes as its starting point that fandom is a space that needs and permits adult content, both textual and visual, and that wherever we go next must have mechanisms in place to create and share that material. However, this comm is not the place for that material itself. For now, at least, we welcome the discussion involvement of younger fans, who have a vested interest in our future, as long as they are willing to conduct themselves appropriately—and since loads of teenagers are more mature than loads of adults, that shouldn't be an intrinsic problem. Bullying and hate speech will not be tolerated.

TL;DR: Some commenters may be in the 13-18 year old range, but everyone here needs to act like an adult. Whatever age you are, keep your posts and your comments PG-13 and your behavior more or less work appropriate (basically, some swearing is probably OK, especially since my original post contains swearing, so it kind of has to be; but beyond that... let's not). Don't hit on or exchange offline contact info with your fellow commenters, and please do not post or link to any material that you would be nervous about showing either your boss or your new girlfriend's conservative grandmother. With heart problems. Until we have a formal code of conduct, the rule is: don't be an asshole, and act like a grown-up even if you aren't one.

An index of topic-level posts on this comm:

1. New fandom space: brainstorming [note: also internally cross-references several of the posts linked here]
   1. Do we need a new social media paradigm?
   2. P2P options
   3. Can a new space be partnered with OTW/AO3?
   4. Money and future fandom home(s)
   5. Can we partner with or expand upon Dreamwidth or their code?
   6. Roll our own?
   7. Thinking like librarians
2. Issues: privacy
3. Issues: Mobile access
4. Issues: Abuse and harrassment
5. Issues: Adult content, porn, and related legal issues
6. Partnering with Academia

Post edit history:

(Mods, if you make changes to this post, please make a note about what you did here.)

• greywash, 2018.12.17 18:54 PST - Removing myself as a mod and updating to link to new sticky post.
• greywash, 2018.12.06 07:31 PST - Added rough initial index, temporary code of conduct (both WsIP).
• greywash, 2018.12.05 16:31 PST - Initial drive-by version.