Let's just all take a breath. This instance has its rules, and I expect them to be adhered to for content on this instance.

Let's give moderator time to get involved, and the community time to navigate precident setting actions. I think it is cool this instance is being set up to be self governing. But it's just getting set up. And people work and are otherwise not constantly available.

What if I have multiple people in my household who want to vote? One vote per IP address would not allow for this. And as others have pointed out, sophisticated users can get around the IP restriction.

I think putting up even small hurdles would drastically cut down on the bot problem. I outlined one idea here: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/455909

It is basically go out and solve a CAPTCHA, then vote, pasting in a url with your vote that verifies you solved the CAPTCHA. A script should be able to verify that the url is indeed for the user who cast the vote. It is not a bulletproof method, but raises just enough of a hurdle that is would be hard for bots, but realitivly easy for humans (we'd want an audio version or other alternative for the visually impaired; I'm not sure what the state of the art is).

Doesn't solve the problem of one real person operating several alts. Frankly, I don't know how important that is to solve.

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I think OP raises a valid concern. In the near term, I don't know what will be voted on that will be worth the effort of spinning up a bot army. But it could happen eventually. Large floods of votes might be easier to detect. Smaller bot armies could be harder, but still impactful to the outcome.

Perhaps we could fire up some kind of identity service. A user goes there, puts in their username, solves a CAPTCHA, and gets back a url to a page that contains their username. The pages can be specific to a particular vote so urls aren't reusable. Every time a user votes, they need to solve a new CAPTCHA. User will include their identity url when voting.

Admins can confirm that user names and identity urls match.

Could be more efficient ways to do it, this was my first thought.

According to this earlier announcement, voting will run for a week. I don't see a need to push notifications out. Just check weekly for votes. A discussion will precede a vote, so interested users will have had time to know the vote was coming/happening.

I don't understand the point you are trying to make. On the one hand, you say:

Defederating entire instances does not stop bad actors, but an active strongwilled community does.

This makes me think you are saying not to defederate because it would be better to call out bad behavior - interact with the bad actors and point out their falsehoods, hate, etc. But on the other hand, you say:

I don’t interact with them. I don’t provide them with any value.

and

It’s not our responsibility to moderate other instances.

These make me think you are saying just ignore them. And if we're going to just ignore them, how is that different from the perspective of the bad actors, from defederating? How does not moderating and not interacting stop bad actors?

This is all new to me, I don't know the best use of defederating, but I didn't follow the argument you were making.

I can type pretty fast on a full keyboard, so for me writing is slower. But because it is slower, I find it can be more thoughtful. About two years ago I started making an effort to hand write notes to help me think, learn, and remember things.

Pen and paper are also pretty great. You can take them anywhere. They don't require electricity or a battery. They are small and lightweight. You can use them on a hike. You can use them if the power goes out. The format will never become unsupported.

Waterman inks may be easy to overlook because they are moderately priced and have a reputation as safe, well behaved inks. But I really like the shading I get from Serenity Blue with all but my finest nibs.

Thank you, I see your point now. You are worried bad actors could simply join this instance.

They could, but then they would fall under the guidelines and moderation of this instance. I'm not sure in practice how big of a worry this is.

And bad actors can join without needing to come from a banned instance.

This doesn't change my view of defederation. (I won't claim to know the correct use/threshold for defederation, this is all new to me! I'm mostly here to enjoy the discussions, not worry about what might go wrong.)

I'll be using a burgundy Pilot e95s with Diplomat Burgundy ink for work notes.

Thank you!

Yes, the nib is a fine. I have a couple Pilot fine nibs and really like that size. I thought about getting this pen in extra fine, especially because I read Pelikan nibs run large, even relative to other western nibs. But so far I'm happy with the fine. I find my writing still fits in my preferred ruling, 5mm dot grid. And I get a little more ink shading and some variety among my nibs.

The pen is a little on the shorter side, but I can use it unposted if I want. I consider my hands to be medium sized and the very back of the barrel, before reaching the gold bands rests on my hand. It posts well too.

My collection has grown, but I still like to use my inexpensive pens. My Pilot Metropolitan (fine) is among my favorites, although I find it dries out fairly quickly.

All my early pens are snap caps. I've come to understand screw caps seal better. I guess I better get writing so that ink doesn't dry up!

My favorite notebook is the JetPens Kanso Noto. They have 160 sheets (320 pages) of Tomoe River paper with a 5mm dot grid. Tomoe River paper is a premium fountain pen friendly paper that should solve your feathering problems.

https://www.jetpens.com/...

JetPens offers free shipping in the US for order of $35 or more. I don't know what options are available outside of the US.

The notebook is currently out of stock. I expect more to be back soon. Tomoe River paper was sold from one paper company to another. I think JetPens just cleared out their stock with paper from the original company and I anticipate they'll bring the notebook back soon with paper from the new company (Sanzen). In the past, the notebooks sold for $19.50, which is a great price for a premium paper notebook (seriously, I think only the Nanami Seven Seas notebooks have a better price per page for premium paper) . However, to keep the price low, the notebook doesn't have bells and whistles like an elastic closure or page marker ribbons.

The Kakuno is one of my favorite pens!

I believe the Metropolitan and the Kakuno use the same nib. So if you like the Kakuno nib and are just looking for a more substantial body, the Metro should be a great fit. Pilot is know for good quality control, but it does sound like maybe you got a dud.

I agree that looks to be a Metropolitan. Great pens!

As @techwizrd@programming.dev said, you won't be able to see the ink level. When your line starts get get darker, thinner, and the pen starts to skip, it's time to refill. Or if the pen has been sitting for a while, maybe a quick cleaning.

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Moore and Herbert have some speed!

Pass was a little behind if we're being honest, but this is what good skill players can do! JF1 doesn't have to be flawless. I'm pumped.

I think Poles gets more time. He took over a team in free fall and saw it crash into the ground. It'll take more than one off-season to build a competitive team. I like what Poles has done with draft capital. Claypool is a big mark against him. On paper it was a good move. At the time, I recall a lot of excitement, further fueled by talk that GB was after him.

I don't know about Flus. Maybe one positive thing I can say about him is I believe the defense has been playing a little better since he took over. I thought the rule used to be that coaches got three years. (Trustman was a fairly recent counterexample).

I agree regarding Fields. It was unfortunate the circumstances he's found himself in, but I think good quarterbacks would find more ways to have success. He's going to have to play great the rest of the season too stay in Chicago. I'd love to see it, but I'm not very hopeful.

Looks lovely! I enjoyed looking at the writing sample. Your ink really helps show off the line variation. I like how the loops in your b, h, and l letters look!

I was looking through here to see if anybody was recommending a Pilot Vanishing Point or Majohn A1/A2.

Don't have time for a screw cap? How about no cap at all!?

The Vanishing Point is really handy. There is the full sized VP and the slightly smaller VP Decimo. The Majohn A1 / A2 pens are lower cost clones. I have a Decimo and find it can go quite a while without drying out. Longer than my snap cap pens. If you do a lot of writing, I'd suggest a fine nib, or even extra fine nib, to get more mileage per fill. Some people have trouble with the placement of the clip on the pen interfering with their grip. In general, if you use a tripod grip, the clip shouldn't be an issue. The Decimo sells around $160 USD, but you might be able to find a deal. The regular VP is a little more still. I haven't used an A1/A2, but they are less expensive alternatives that still seem to be well liked.