...a port of call - home away from home for diplomats, hustlers, entrepreneurs, and wanderers...

Greetings Earthlings

Welcome Revolutionize Social!

I am @kivableu and this is one of what I hope will be many contributions to the Fediverse at large.

For now, registration is at my pleasure - and I'm only inclined to let family and friends, and maybe a few of their family and friends join up.

Important updates about this network (policy changes, status reports, etc.) will come from @overwatch. If you're a registered user, be sure you're following this account!

Funding

Free isn't cheap! Maintaining this place costs time and money - and perhaps a bit of my sanity.

Want to help keep it (and me) going and growing? Consider becoming a patron:

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  Subscribe via Liberapay
  
  
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  Buy me a coffee
  
  
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  One-time or Subscribe via Stripe
  
  
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  Donate via PayPal
  
  

Code of Conduct

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  Don't be an ass. (See also: Rules 1-5.)
  
  
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  Be a good human. Be compassionate, respectful, and kind where it's warranted. Look out for others and don't be afraid to take a stand when it's necessary.
  
  
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  Be civil. Disagreements can and will happen, but how you engage matters. Debate or don't - just don't resort to personal attacks, harassment, or otherwise miserable behavior.
  
  
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  Be yourself. Do not impersonate individuals or brands that you have no official association with. Legitimate brand accounts are permitted, as are parody/satire accounts – so long as they are clearly designated as such.
  
  
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  Be active. Post genuine content and engage with your followers. Inactive accounts may be deleted to make room for new users.
  
  
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  Be considerate. Show regard for the needs, rights, claims, and feelings of others.
  
  
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  While not strictly necessary, the following tips can help improve the Fediverse experience for everyone:
  
  
  • Use "proper" hashtags so users can filter their content. For example: tagging political commentary with #Politics (or #USPol, #EUPol, etc.) will help folks who don't want to see posts about politics.
  • Content that may be distressing/triggering to others should have content warnings. This would include topics like death, mental health struggles, sexual assault, physical or drug abuse, and the like.
  • You have - and should use - the ability to add alt-text to your images. Image descriptions help folks who are visually impaired better navigate and enjoy the web. It's a great habit to develop! (You can also look into @altbot to generate them for you.)
  
  

Content Policy

Failure to comply with the following may result in warnings, removal of posts from the public timeline, or other account actions - and I have little patience for repeat-offenders.

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  Nothing illicit. Don't post or share anything that may be considered (legitimately) illegal in the United States, France, or the country in which you reside.
  
  
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  Explicit content should be marked as sensitive and/or with content warnings. This includes pornographic/sexual depictions, graphic violence, gore, etc. Explicit content is not allowed in profile or banner images.
  
  
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  Copyrighted material that is not your own should be credited to its creator or its source - and may be subject to removal upon request by the creator.
  
  
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  Advertising your projects and/or brands is allowed and encouraged. Using your account solely for that purpose is not. Mass-advertising and overuse of hashtags count as spam, as does excessively posting or boosting posts within a short period of time.
  
  
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  Do not spread demonstrably false or misleading information, especially if it's intended cause confusion or may endanger others. No scams. No “news” from unreliable or untrustworthy sources.
  
  
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  AI-generated content should be designated as such - and your account shouldn't just be AI content.
  
  
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  Warning: I will make every effort to download regular backups of this server, but my efforts alone may not be enough. I highly recommend you archive and export your data regularly to avoid its loss if there's catastrophic failure.
  
  

Moderation

It bears repeating: this is not a "free speech" instance. I have little interest in moderating this place to death, but it will be moderated. You can say what you like, but I don't have to provide the platform for you to say it, especially if it negatively impacts others.

My aim is to strike some balance between freedom of expression and creating a safe and inclusive experience for anyone who calls Revolutionize Social home. That said: the Fediverse is a vast and complicated place – and there are more than a few dark corners.

Don't forget you have the power to block problematic users and instances as you see fit.

If there is or something obscenely disturbing/offensive going on, report it as well so that moderators will be aware and can take action if it's deemed necessary. Reports made in bad faith or to silence legitimate criticism will likely be rejected and deleted without any response.

I am aware that there are Fediverse block lists available, but I’m not inclined to use them at this point, excepting a few of Seirdy's supplemental blocklists.

Do note: Mainstream corporate networks like Threads, Instagram, Medium, Fedica, Flipboard, and Minds - and potentially problematic ones like Truth Social and Gab - are and will be blocked, as will any mirrors and bridges (Birdsite, Bluesky, Nostr, etc.). This doesn't mean you won't be able to share links to these sites (within reason) - just that this server and theirs won't be directly visible to one another.

To prevent abuse, I have chosen not to publish the domain block list on this instance, but it may be provided upon request, depending on who's making the request.

Privacy/Terms

As is the case with pretty much everything online never assume what you do or say is private!

If you're new, be sure to read up on posting to Mastodon to learn about the different privacy options available.

Two warnings:

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   Public posts are fair game - and they may end up being used in ways you don't want them to (like against you, to train AI, who knows) and end up in places you don't want them to be (stored on other instances, even after deletion).
   
   
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   While your browsing may be encrypted via SSL, as it is here, your data is not. Even with the best security measures in place, posts that are followers-only and direct messages can still be accessed by anyone with the right mix of malice, knowledge, and means.
   
   

To increase security, I've disabled the profile directory and enabled authorized fetch. I've also disabled search engine indexing by default. If you want your profile to show in search results, you have the option to enable it in your account settings.

By signing up on this instance, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

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  I personally have access to all posts and media via backups provided by our server host. I won't go digging or share this information unless I am legally compelled.
  
  
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  Instance rules, the conditions laid out above, and the general privacy policy.
  
  
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  Masto.Host privacy policy and terms of service.
  
  
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  OVH France terms of use and privacy policy (en Français - PDF translator available).
  
  

Stewardship

It's easy to be wary of Fediverse instances disappearing overnight. It's happened before.

Being a web host/administrator, I understand what it means to have people relying on me to provide continuity of service and Revolutionize Social is no different.

I am as passionate about this project as I am all my others but I don't know what the future holds. I can say this for sure, though: I will ask for help running this place if I feel I need it and, if it becomes too much for me, I will give plenty of notice before I start winding down.

Should the unthinkable happen, I have trusted individuals who have emergency access to the network, and they will keep it alive for at least a few months while the necessary announcements and arrangements are made to carry on and/or allow its users to migrate to another instance. I've also confirmed that Hugo, our server administrator, has done the same.

I think that's it...for now. Got questions? Get in touch. I'm here to help!

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1. This is not a “free speech” instance!
2. No Trumpism.
3. No discrimination.
4. No harassment.
5. No incitement.
6. Agree to the Code of Conduct.
7. Agree to the Content Policy.
8. Agree to the Moderation Policy.
9. Agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policies.