@cwebber

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Autistici Inventati is an Italy-based far-left organization that provides a range of technological tools and services to violent left-wing extremist groups, including website hosting on foreign servers, encrypted email accounts, chat and video conferencing, and digital architecture associated with its “Noblogs” platform. Autistici Inventati identifies itself as an “anti-fascist” and “anti-militarist” organization opposed to capitalism and exclusively provides its services to vetted individuals, collectives, and groups...
"""

Which, if we remove the fascist-speak, sounds pretty based:

"""
Autistici Inventati is an Italy-based progressive organization that provides a range of technological tools and services to other progressive groups, including website hosting on foreign servers, encrypted email accounts, chat and video conferencing, and digital architecture associated with its “Noblogs” platform. Autistici Inventati identifies itself as an “anti-fascist” and “anti-militarist” organization opposed to capitalism and exclusively provides its services to vetted individuals, collectives, and groups.
"""

@Quasit well, the location tag doesn't have to be *your* location (for instance if you're moving somewhere or visit regularly). I think it's fine to include a couple locations if you split time too.

@Quasit I'm open to arguments either way, but I figured that dating is just a part of local life, so it could be included in the general location hashtag. That also makes it more discoverable when just looking at local posts.

@Quasit I went back and forth on a bunch of options, and the relative set "younger, adult, older" seemed the set with the fewest issues, but I'm still not very happy with it.

@loonling I made some improvements and formatted it nicely for markdown (I hope ). Thanks for the feedback

@DodoTheDev 🫂

@BriBear I've met so many people from Fedi over he last few years, and they've all been wonderful 🥰

@loonling making it easily scrapable is a bad design, and I don't want it to turn into a numbers game. I'd want it to encourage folx who happen to be open to dating each other to interact with more intention, while not attracting people who are "cruising"—there are already enough sites for that.

@loonling I'd want to design to encourage "good behavior", so I'm partial to broad categories and short descriptions that encourages people to read rather than use filters.

It would be nice if you could browse he main hashtag to find folx to reach out to, or even better, be in a conversation with folx and just check their profile for a #Datestodon pinned post or bio.

@BriBear it would be great if it was a pretty standard set of flags, but Friendstodon would designate looking for friends/gatherings, and Datestodon for romantic/dating.

@adriano Yeah. I agree overlapping letters is not ideal.

@adriano yup. I decided not to use age as a filter on the poster's side, because 1. I don't want to add too many filter options and have the hashtags get super complicated, and 2. so it's not so full of old guys looking for 18yo girls.

```
Datestodon — Fedi dating posts

Usage:
#Datestodon #[AGE][ME]4[YOU] #LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Age:
Y 18–30s (younger)
A 30s–50s (adult)
O 50s+ (older)

Gender:
F Femme
N Nonbinary/agender
M Masc

Looking for:
F Femme
N Nonbinary/agender
M Masc
A Any

Examples:
#Datestodon #AN4A #Seattle
Poly enby tomboy open to dates with FWB possibilities.

#Datestodon #YF4M #Portland
20s femme rock-climber seeking fun guy.

#Datestodon #OM4M #London
Gay 63yo - London area. Looking for partner.

Notes:
- Codes are shorthand, not compatibility filters.
- Orientation and "YOU" age are intentionally not encoded.
- Use the description for sexuality, relationship style, preferences, boundaries, and anything else that matters.
- Multiple "YOU" categories may be combined when useful.
- Keep it human: read the post, respect boundaries, and don't treat codes as permission to contact someone.
```

#FediDate #Dating

@cooperdozier I watched it with friends once, and was like "oh this is a movie about eugenics ".

@Elizafox

@cooperdozier checkout the alt-text

@Elizafox

@anca aww 🥺

@PapyrusBrigade

No ragrets.

@macacator I never thought I'd be disappointed in a brain-worm's performance, but that's the timeline we live in now.

@benroyce @suzannealdrich @slothrop @sandorspruit @Sassinake

@macacator I am both fascinated and traumatized by this new knowledge.

@suzannealdrich @benroyce @slothrop @sandorspruit @Sassinake

@thepurpleoctopus as someone who grew up with an outhouse, I can highly recommend indoor plumbing.