Hello!
Iām Arkhive (they/she), one of your new mods and Iāve just got a sort of update from the mod team.
We, the mods of Onehundredninetysix (hereby referred to as OneNineSix for my own sanity), would like to introduce ourselves. The members of the mod team that are interested will post a comment below this post and hopefully mingle a bit. Something that has come up in our discussions is a general interest in owning our actions, even in online spaces. That means putting people behind the names you see in the sidebar.
As the OneNineSix community coalesces, things have been quite good from our end. While we could be quicker at processing reports, a lot of that stems from us discussing choices as a group before making final decisionsā¦and probably a bit more fear to use our power than is good for us, but time Iām sure will fix that proceeds to power trip. We are absolutely not infallible, and we also strive to admit wrong when necessary and work to rectify it. There is a degree of patience that necessarily extends both directions between mods and users, and in the end we are all users of the same space. We will work to be good stewards of this space for all those being good stewards with us.
And so! This thread. If this idea goes over poorly, please take it out in the replies to my comment, and we will assess and hopefully the other mods will dive in on the discussion too. We have also floated the idea of an irregularly occurring, semi-regular, mod chat thread. My pitch is for āModly Mondaysā but its still an idea in its infancy and feedback is welcome;)
Thank you for your time, thank you for the memes (the cat included), and Iāll remove see you from in the comments.
TL;DR Iām Arkhive (they/she), Iām a mod, thereās more of us (surprise!), and weād like to introduce ourselves in the comments.
Side note: I realize this is being posted on a day there are protests happening across the US and presumably throughout the world. While this is not an explicitly US comm, I want to remind people to stay safe. Know your rights, know the ACLU phone number, have an exit plan, go as a group, and donāt talk to cops. We keep us safe.
whatās joint mobility? also as a fellow american what kinds of places have you been looking at moving to to escape this hellhole? Iām not part of any groups the current administration is trying to genocide, but my wifeās an immigrant and Iām constantly anxious about things taking a turn and getting much worse very fast. Iām just scared a lot of places i wouldve been excited to move to 4-8 years ago are either out of reach or slowly following in the USās footsteps (or both) so Iād love to learn about the options youve been considering if thats not too personal!