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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

the right model, right in the sense that it will work with/feel much more simpler to most users, is a centralized system and not a federated one?

How is Proposal 3 not a federated model? Communities would choose to mutually share posts with each other.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Well, merging communities means trying to reduce the number of alternative communities on the same topic, or did I miss something?

But, like I said, I'm not saying it is not doable. I'm only sharing how I felt reading the OP post.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Well, merging communities means trying to reduce the number of alternative communities on the same topic, or did I miss something?

No, that's Proposal 1. Proposal 3 means retaining a number of alternative communities on the same topic while syncing posts and comments between them.

[–] Libb@jlai.lu 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, I did not get that. That's an interesting idea. Would still need to solve the 'where' do I post (which for many seems to also mean 'to what Instance do I belong'), and then how do one moderate content from various communities, from posters that may or may not adhere to one's own rules. It won't be obvious but I would be more than willing to see something like being experimented, even if it's to decide it's too complex, it seems worth at least an attempt, imho.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Would still need to solve the ‘where’ do I post

Proposal 3 makes that a non-issue. If pancakes@a.com and pancakes@b.com follow each other, a user can post to either community and their post will show up on both communities, with a shared comments section.

I don't foresee significant moderation challenges, but if any unresolvable issues did come up, communities could simply unfollow each other and go back to being separate communities.