2026-01-23T05:13:16Z https://nostr.ae Matt Baer https://nostr.ae/npub1036wudw9v96kaz933vpyc6r3hagd6vku7rnmw0wf7vky3jead5qsladl9x https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/89b6468ab377ae1e.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/89b6468ab377ae1e.jpg https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsgttc045kd0mujpr87hy7jtnnlndhr3sv7pkysftvpdlvfkkl2p6czyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszk45xum In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswy9dvarmlhknfkdjfjs78kmwk3f5huzwshydd5umrmdaphq6cyxc0fwa3f'>nevent1q…wa3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The new WriteFreely user moderation features are up as a pull request now! Any feedback is welcome! As soon as we get that, I&#39;ll put out our v0.17.1 release.<br/><br/><a href="https://writing.exchange/@writefreely/116942358055397806">https://writing.exchange/@writefreely/116942358055397806</a><blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1ql0xnllt4t60eartm7f5c4wtlx4ev0y5mpwmh2289w5q2uak34zq3lduyw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1ql0…duyw</a></span><br/> </div> There's a pull request open now for mass user moderation via the command-line (listing, silencing and deleting).<br/><br/>If there's anything else you think is missing or needed, please leave a comment there!<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1705">https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/pull/1705</a><br/><br/>#WriteFreely #WriteFreelyDev </blockquote> 2026-07-18T18:25:22Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqswy9dvarmlhknfkdjfjs78kmwk3f5huzwshydd5umrmdaphq6cyxczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksz82hcss In case you missed it, there was a critical #WriteFreely release sent out yesterday -- all admins should upgrade as soon as possible.<br/><br/>I&#39;m working on another release today that patches one regression and makes it easier to clean up spam users on affected instances.<br/><br/><a href="https://writing.exchange/@writefreely/116937920745292055">https://writing.exchange/@writefreely/116937920745292055</a><br/><br/>#fedidev #WriteFreelyDev<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note16gdc78ek6t9qttwy9sm2m29s5h873mczfqkd69rgqr83ypuwep4se3j8u0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note16gd…j8u0</a></span><br/> </div> WriteFreely v0.17 is out now! <br/><br/>⚠️ We recommend *all* admins upgrade as soon as possible, as this release includes some critical security fixes.<br/><br/>Read more in our release notes: <a href="https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.17.0">https://github.com/writefreely/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.17.0</a><br/><br/>#WriteFreely #fedidev </blockquote> 2026-07-18T15:32:45Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstzfmn0d0z4785fdhjts3n8yzmphy5y8fawk3j2wtjt8plcuat5hszyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszt0y4th In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzn9qjhpqj9m7ljwm376v78rcr2q66sga7wt4jxzqglayzp0rz5q0xmdpw'>nevent1q…mdpw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;ve already had to adjust our content retention settings to stay within our storage limits -- we currently delete content older than 5.5 years, which isn&#39;t ideal for an instance that&#39;s been running for 9 years. Still, our database grows constantly, currently exploding past 220 GB.<br/><br/>If you have any leads on a host that could accommodate us at a decent price, it&#39;d be much appreciated! 2026-07-09T21:11:57Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqstzn9qjhpqj9m7ljwm376v78rcr2q66sga7wt4jxzqglayzp0rz5qzyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszu82877 Can anyone recommend some relatively affordable managed #Mastodon hosting?<br/><br/>We&#39;ve been with the absolutely fantastic Masto.host since starting Writing.Exchange in 2017, but it&#39;s become prohibitively expensive -- especially for a community of only ~250 active users, as our hosting costs are about to increase another $50 to $589/month this month.<br/><br/>#MastoAdmin #WritingExchange 2026-07-09T21:08:52Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsyhtvkts5gt4lc2su9mtts3uya5fg7k0x5k2yl2grntnar5k5w4dqzyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszkxehat Every blue moon I go on Substack just to see what&#39;s going on. Now the starting point is their &#34;Notes&#34; section. But I just clicked one and it opened a blog post-length essay. Truly cursed.<br/><br/>You&#39;re a blogging platform! And you&#39;re letting people &#34;microblog&#34; a full essay for some unwitting reader to consume as this badly-set wall of text? 2025-09-11T19:59:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsfhw48hsr7e0qkz8aulzxjnhzfz384ct8xhtmfg8e372nazsqdljgzyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksznmkmy2 Hello again 👋 I&#39;m back, getting caught up and back to work on [@write_as](<a href="https://writing.exchange/@write_as">https://writing.exchange/@write_as</a> ) &amp; <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p6k6n7dma2k4gghuzm8r07ac0ssqhdl5qllmhlnm7emq0xc8kz5spukhwm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>WriteFreely</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p6k…khwm</span>)</a></span>. More updates soon! 2025-05-05T16:35:46Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszn4dpx9xlpfqddjw7yv8yrzulp5lcek2adcccgwlpc8uplvhx4nczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksz8a3uf8 Our #WritingExchange community has been running for almost eight years! But as our little writing space has grown, so have our hosting costs.<br/><br/>Many members of the community have contributed to help keep this space sustainable -- if you have, thank you so much!<br/><br/>But after catching up on our accounting today, we&#39;re essentially back at $0 in our Writing Exchange fund, with only 45% of our annual hosting costs covered by current donors.<br/><br/><a href="https://opencollective.com/writingexchange">https://opencollective.com/writingexchange</a> 2025-02-27T22:17:10Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0p5fratwugjnzc960ng2qdk43kjqet46vhvzvvcummd5x4s4yl9czyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksza66puq I&#39;ll be talking about <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p6k6n7dma2k4gghuzm8r07ac0ssqhdl5qllmhlnm7emq0xc8kz5spukhwm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>WriteFreely</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p6k…khwm</span>)</a></span> at #FOSDEM tomorrow at 15:00 in the Social Web devroom, UA2.118. If you&#39;re around, stop by and stay for the many other great talks going into the evening! <br/><br/><a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6017-federated-blogging-with-writefreely/">https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6017-federated-blogging-with-writefreely/</a><br/><br/>#SocialWebFOSDEM #FOSDEM2025 #WriteFreely 2025-01-31T18:49:48Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqszcz5uvf4yerwntxktz387mcer5s0jkpjs0cmhprhcpw2p6k3z6zszyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszepwg2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f60cph0qumqka2gwllr0rs7cxsmpl5c533hahw5pssn7tjruuyc5hcshc'>nevent1q…cshc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe it&#39;s devs implementing the C2S side of #ActivityPub, or a multi-protocol client, or built-in browser support for the #fediverse. Maybe we need a single entry point to the fediverse, with a smooth interface, easy setup, and a server behind the scenes.<br/><br/>Either way, making &#34;decentralization&#34; central to the user experience here is keeping a ton of people off the network. 2024-10-12T12:18:04Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs0f60cph0qumqka2gwllr0rs7cxsmpl5c533hahw5pssn7tjruuyczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszl252yh Reading (on Threads) about why people like #bluesky over #mastodon, and most seems to boil down to usability / wrestling with servers.<br/><br/>Have to agree. And it&#39;s why I still think we need a good #fediverse client as an entry point. 2024-10-12T12:11:59Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs94m7j250dup8z9p6gte9anaxr8smwum9m4jjmwnkh8zx6ydgsv2qzyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszkp6l7w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw9rf5rfm0gc98hw3ttcz2hvcktcna4y6cwjs55xpryldpk49rr6s2lh0np'>nevent1q…h0np</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>n.b. this was a &#34;dispelling the illusions&#34; post, not a &#34;welcoming our new Meta overlords&#34; post, btw 2024-09-28T02:15:50Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsw9rf5rfm0gc98hw3ttcz2hvcktcna4y6cwjs55xpryldpk49rr6szyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszdzzrzg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsye8vtx3uzjxrd39xwmsjdlw8z4akyvg6vnqm28d4fg4687uf44ncd2xdzs'>nevent1q…xdzs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And there should probably be some more transparency. And it can absolutely be alienating, especially to long-time fedizens.<br/><br/>But it doesn&#39;t exclude similar efforts from *everyone* building this space. It doesn&#39;t crush those fighting for what has made this place great in the first place.<br/><br/>The fediverse is everyone&#39;s, and we should all recognize that. Don&#39;t lose hope. Keep on building the web we all want to see. 2024-09-28T02:07:37Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqsye8vtx3uzjxrd39xwmsjdlw8z4akyvg6vnqm28d4fg4687uf44nczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszjt0gce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qr8w24pwg3rcud5s89e79llaed5g2krqkxpvwepz9s5357fksgsad87ua'>nevent1q…87ua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>E.g. the days of every fedi platform needing to be open source (as you&#39;d get dogpiled for back in 2018) are gone. Proprietary platforms and major corps like Meta are joining, and they&#39;re collaborating with other major fedi platforms behind the scenes to take this all mainstream.<br/><br/>But that&#39;s what&#39;s happening right now, just so everyone knows. 2024-09-28T02:06:44Z https://nostr.ae/nevent1qqs9qr8w24pwg3rcud5s89e79llaed5g2krqkxpvwepz9s5357fksgszyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksz8zuvgt The fediverse is a strange place to be sometimes. It&#39;s an open network where progress happens in fits and starts in random, often hidden, pockets. And the rest don&#39;t often hear what&#39;s really going on. In the 6 years I&#39;ve built on #ActivityPub, we&#39;ve all had to fight for some kind of coordination. <br/><br/>Especially re: the new #SocialWebFoundation (which I&#39;ve backed as an outside supporter via my tiny company [@write_as](<a href="https://writing.exchange/@write_as">https://writing.exchange/@write_as</a> )), you can see something new is happening. 2024-09-28T02:04:20Z