BUT
some people take this a step too far and try to isolate entire instances because they personally don't like the actions of one user.
With no due process.
Without even trying to understand the context.
Often without any good reason.
Sometimes, because of a conflict that *they* themselves have started.
(2/N)
such a trigger-happy policy goes much further than some individuals behaving like assholes.
It puts the whole Fediverse network and all its users in danger.
Fediverse instances connect to each other using a shared protocol, allowing people to see content posted on other instances.
That's what makes it *federated*, one big network that everyone can take part in.
But in order to work, this needs reliable connections between the instances. The more, the better.
When you defederate entire lists of instances without any thought, you disrupt this connection. This increases the chances that, if one of the remaining servers fails, the network will loose its connectivity and split into multiple "islands". Instances won't be able to talk to each other anymore.
Is this really a good outcome for anyone?
(3/N)
such a trigger-happy policy goes much further than some individuals behaving like assholes.
It puts the whole Fediverse network and all its users in danger.
Fediverse instances connect to each other using a shared protocol, allowing people to see content posted on other instances.
That's what makes it *federated*, one big network that everyone can take part in.