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<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>[[category:SVG]]<br /> == Summary ==<br /> * '''what''': banner for [https://jortage.com Jortage], since they don't seem to be serving it with the right MIME headers</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Sidebar&diff=1058 MediaWiki:Sidebar 2026-08-29T13:54:53Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> * navigation<br /> ** mainpage | Wiki main page<br /> ** https://toot.cat | Toot.Cat home<br /> ** Special:Version | Wiki software<br /> ** Help:Contribute | Tip jar<br /> ** Help:Main | User help<br /> * SEARCH<br /> * TOOLBOX<br /> ** recentchanges-url | recentchanges<br /> ** randompage-url | randompage<br /> * LANGUAGES</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/CoC/LLM&diff=1057 Toot.cat/CoC/LLM 2026-08-13T13:46:48Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|Use of LLM ("AI") Technology}}<br /> Bots that incorporate LLM technology as part of their output generation are, for now, completely banned from holding accounts on TootCat. (This was the outcome of a consensus among TootCat users on 2026-08-12 and earlier. The announcement is [https://toot.cat/@woozle/117083027182125828 here], with some discussion following.)<br /> <br /> The factors leading to this consensus are primarily:<br /> * deep ethical issues around their training and infrastructure<br /> * strong negative feelings about them experienced by many people<br /> ==Personal Writings==<br /> * {{l/pfx||Woozle|/LLM}}: further explanation of my particular thought-process on this policy</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/CoC/LLM&diff=1056 Toot.cat/CoC/LLM 2026-08-13T13:45:06Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|Use of LLM ("AI") Technology}}<br /> Bots that incorporate LLM technology as part of their output generation are, for now, completely banned from holding accounts on TootCat. (This was the outcome of a consensus among TootCat users on 2026-08-12 and earlier.)<br /> <br /> The factors leading to this consensus are primarily:<br /> * deep ethical issues around their training and infrastructure<br /> * strong negative feelings about them experienced by many people<br /> ==Personal Writings==<br /> * {{l/pfx||Woozle|/LLM}}: further explanation of my particular thought-process on this policy</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/CoC&diff=1055 Toot.cat/CoC 2026-08-13T13:43:55Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|TootCat Code of Conduct}}<br /> ==Meta==<br /> This is not a contract. This is a guideline to help you understand how we, as a community, see and evaluate different kinds of behavior. We will always try to leave room for honest mistakes and misunderstandings, but we reserve the right to act without regard to strict or exacting interpretation of these guidelines. They are a statement of intention, and they are intended to reflect the views of the TootCat community. If you have comments or questions, please feel free to reach out to the TootCat Uberwensch ([https://toot.cat/@woozle @woozle]) whether or not you are a TootCat member. ^.^<br /> ==General==<br /> As tooters on this instance, we pledge to uphold an environment that is radically inclusive with respect for all users.<br /> <br /> We are committed to making participation in this instance an oppression-free experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or nationality.<br /> <br /> We define oppression as any language or action that expresses, reinforces, upholds or sympathizes with any form of systemic social domination. We try to empower our users and encourage them to act against any abuses of the Code of Conduct, in order to ensure that TootCat remains an oppression-free experience.<br /> <br /> Examples of unacceptable behavior include:<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Personal attacks</li><br /> <li>Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments</li><br /> <li>Public or private oppressive language or actions</li><br /> <li>Other unethical conduct</li><br /> <li>{{l/sub|red flags}} (a couple of specific examples)</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>Certain types of content should posted in such a way that you avoid showing it to non-consenting parties. These types of content should:</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Not be used a profile picture</li><br /> <li>Be posted with media marked as sensitive</li><br /> <li>Not be posted to the public timeline</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>the above rules apply to content that is:</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Violent</li><br /> <li>Flashing or rapidly changing</li><br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ==Creative Works==<br /> Always give credit to the artist for work that you post. A link back to the artist's original post will do, but feel free to give more details (name of artist, work from which the art is excerpted, or anything else that seems relevant).<br /> ==Bots==<br /> Guidelines for bot accounts on TootCat :<br /> * Every account's profile should include contact information for its human operator -- preferably a fedi user, preferably on toot.cat.<br /> * Use of LLMs ("AI") to generate output is, for now, not allowed; see [[/LLM/]].<br /> <br /> Guidelines TootCat follows for bot accounts on the fediverse:<br /> * Any that autofollow will be suspended on sight, even if they respect #nobots, because:<br /> *:(a) now that [https://toot.cat/@woozle/103773659877861786 relays] exist, relay-bots really aren't necessary, and<br /> *:(b) they can be used by rogue instances as a means of letting their users circumvent blocks, which is a violation of safety and privacy needs.<br /> **(This was implemented after appoval by a [https://toot.cat/@news/103768005256733940 poll of toot.cat users] posted on 2020-03-05.)<br /> * In general (bot-specific restrictions aside) we will evaluate bot content and behavior in much the same way as we would evaluate human behavior.<br /> ==Commercial Activity / Self-Promotion ('''[[/self-promo|&gt;&gt;]]''')==<br /> {{i/sub|self-promo}}<br /> ==Nudity / Sex / Kink (NSK)==<br /> ===NSK Content Warnings===<br /> Note that these are ''guidelines'', not hard-and-fast rules. We're not going to take action against posts that technically violate these requirements unless we feel there is a compelling reason to do so.<br /> <br /> ''<small>(The text below is more or less verbatim from the original CoC when TootCat originally went live, when its founders were in somewhat uncharted waters, and it may have even have been copied directly from some legally-advised boilerplate. We'll modify it as needs arise, but please don't take it too seriously. We're more concerned about people ''being'' dicks than posting them. ...but yeah, please CW dick pics. Over time, we learn how to get along better with each other and there comes to be less trauma and anxiety around things like nudity. The more progress we make as a society, the fewer rules we will need. &mdash;[[@woozle]])</small>''<br /> <br /> <p>Nudity is allowed without a CW as long as no genitals or nipples are shown</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>If they are visible in the image they must be censored</li><br /> <li>Nipple censoring pertains to any gender</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>Any sexual imagery must be hidden as a sensitive image</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Sexual imagery is considered to be any sex / kink act regardless of clothing state / nudity</li><br /> <li>Sexual imagery and nudity are distinct concepts</li><br /> <li>No illegal imagery is allowed regardless of CW state</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>NSK with a CW do not need to be censored in any way</p><br /> <p>Violation of the content warning rules will</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>An immediate silence when its violated on the federation timeline</li><br /> <li>A domain silence when its violated by multiple parties on an instance</li><br /> <li>A warning and admin editing your content when its violated by toot.cat users</li><br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ===NSK Consent To Post===<br /> <p>NSK should not have other users tagged without their explicit prior consent</p><br /> <p>Posting NSK that is not of yourself needs to include attribution to the person(s) visible, in such a way that clearly expresses their consent to have that imagery posted</p><br /> <p>Violation of the consent to post rule will result in</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>An immediate suspension when its violated on the federation timeline</li><br /> <li>A domain suspension when its violated by multiple parties on an instance</li><br /> <li>1 warning, followed by account deletion when violated by toot.cat users</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>toot.cat supports and invites sex workers to join our community and will not tolerate any harassment or slurs made at or about sex workers (e.g. "prostitute", "hooker", "whore")</p><br /> <br /> ==Closing==<br /> <p>By adopting this Code of Conduct, users commit themselves to fairly and consistently applying these principles to every aspect of using this instance. users who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct may be permanently banned.</p><br /> <p>This Code of Conduct applies both to toots on toot.cat and to public spaces when an individual is representing toot.cat or its community.</p><br /> <p>Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting an admin by using the report button. All reports will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Admins are obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.</p><br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{i/val|page={{PAGENAME}}/self-promo|refs}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle/LLM&diff=1054 Woozle/LLM 2026-08-13T13:26:09Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|my thoughts on [[Toot.cat/CoC/LLM|LLM policy]]}}<br /> Generally, I feel that the current LLM/"AI" technology (which I'll just call "Gen3<ref name=gen3 /> AI" or "G3AI" here) is pretty amazing and has enormous potential, but is also being deployed in horrible and abusive ways.<br /> <br /> My ''preference'' would be to have a more fine-grained policy that specifically targets those abuses (allowing only G3AI whose ethicality can be demonstrated) but between the intense negative sentiment which exists around them and the present lack of adequate tools for reaching evidence-based consensus around complex issues, it feels necessary to use the blunt instrument of a blanket ban rather than taking more limited action.<br /> ==Ethical Issues==<br /> The major problems with G3AI technology appear to be:<br /> * '''theft of creative work''': The data-set used for training of models often includes copyrighted work that is being used without permission or any attempt at compensation.<br /> * '''massive resource consumption''': despite the lack of a single instance of G3AI generating profit, there has been a huge rush to develop mindbogglingly enormous datacenters dedicated to Gen3 processing. Worse, these centers have been largely unregulated and are creating massive resource-drains (electricity and cooling-water) wherever they are built, not to mention pumping gigawatts of heat into the atmosphere of an already-overheating planet. To satisfy their unhinged need for electrical power, they have begun increasing the supply of unsustainable energy-sources (e.g. recommissioning nuclear power and fossil-fuel-burning plants, or even ordering new ones built), with absolutely zero apparent concern for the damage this will cause.<br /> * '''use as a surveillance tool''': G3AI provides an unprecedented ability to spy on the activities of enormous numbers of people, given its ability to recognize meaning in text, audio, and video feeds. It can sit quietly in the background, looking for whatever activity its controllers have configured it to watch for, and alert them only when that activity is detected. Unlike human observers, it can operate around the clock and does not experience fatigue.<br /> * '''nonconsensual and inappropriate intrusion''': The G3AI industry is actively pushing the technology into every corner of our existence, including many where it is inappropriate or even dangerous. People are being encouraged to trust its output (and many apparently do), even though it is well-known for making egregious errors worse than those likely to be made by humans. (This includes a lot of arguably-consensual misuse, which could probably be another entry in this list.)<br /> ==Negative Sentiment==<br /> The "AI" industry has so far been absolutely oblivious to these ethical issues &ndash; even to the point of imagining a completely ''different'' set of ethical issues (unsupported by any evidence) to justify its continued abuses. This obliviousness and heartlessness by itself is enough to make people want to avoid the technology altogether.<br /> <br /> On top of that, G3AI's largest users all seem to have in common the goal of unemploying the rest of humanity &ndash; and keeping the revenue for themselves. They talk enthusiastically about how "labor saving" the tech is, but then don't give a moment's consideration for what happens to the producers of that labor when they're no longer being paid for it. They appear to be fascistically devoted to a "might makes right" philosophy: if you ''can'' dominate and control, then you ''deserve'' to do so and you totally ''should''. This is somehow "the greater good" (but that's a whole other discussion too).<br /> <br /> In summary: people might be able to work around the ethical issues or tolerate honest errors of judgement around G3AI if its primary proponents weren't being such utter entitled assholes and powermongers about it. Instead, we are all left with very sour feelings about it and many people don't want to touch it with a 40-meter pole. G3AI has been abusive to them, and nobody wants to be around their abuser.<br /> =Footnote=<br /> <references><br /> <ref name=gen3>This is my terminology based on my limited and possibly inaccurate understanding of the history of technologies being referred to as "AI":<br /> * '''Gen0''': when computers first appeared, they were sometimes called "AI" in the sense of intelligence-meaning-information being operated on by an artificial construct.<br /> * '''Gen1''' was the era of early machine learning ("ML"), also sometimes promoted as "AI". This included "expert systems" and "AI" languages like Lisp and Prolog.<br /> * '''Gen2''' was the first round of artificial neural network algorithms, primarily backpropagation. I actually had a job from 1990-1991 in which I wrote and trained a 3-layer (I/hidden/O) neural net to recognize phonetic patterns; the technology originally emerged in the 1980s.<br /> * '''Gen3''' is of course the current round of "generative" AI which can interact meaningfully with natural language to the point of appearing to understand some fairly subtle concepts. (Whether it actually ''does'' "understand" anything at all is a different subject; many informed observers strongly believe that it does not.) This technology burst into public view in the early 2020s, most notably with ChatGPT and similar services, though some image-generation and audio-processing services had begun to appear before that.<br /> </ref><br /> </references></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=@Woozle/malusers&diff=1053 @Woozle/malusers 2026-08-13T13:20:10Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/malusers to Woozle/malusers over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Woozle/malusers]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle/malusers&diff=1052 Woozle/malusers 2026-08-13T13:20:10Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/malusers to Woozle/malusers over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> =Woozle's Fediverse Hall of Shame=<br /> The primary purpose of this page is to encourage accountability for bad behavior in the Mastodon fediverse. It's pretty minimal, but it's what we currently have time for; larger projects are currently underway.<br /> <br /> These users have generally not been blocked on toot.cat because I want to keep an eye on them, but I will do so without warning if it seems appropriate.<br /> <br /> If you disagree with any of these listings, or have suggestions for additional listings, please submit them to [https://toot.cat/@woozle woozle@toot.cat].<br /> {| class=wikitable<br /> |-<br /> ! User !! Domain !! Software !! Examples<br /> |-<br /> | [https://pl.smuglo.li/users/Azurolu Azurolu]<br /> | {{ls/domain|pl.smuglo.li}}<ref name=smuglo /><br /> | Pleroma<br /> |<br /> * [https://pl.smuglo.li/objects/05513a26-2880-48e9-95d5-0bf533423f07 mocking] of [https://blog.usejournal.com/mastodons-complicated-relationship-with-queer-activism-6b82487f8909 thoughtful article written by a Mastodon user], inviting a pile-on, rather than {{l/ip|addressing the content}}<br /> * [https://pl.smuglo.li/objects/ff85e0ed-1950-4478-987c-bebe8f99b671 "autism" used as a put-down], and another pointless attack on same article<br /> |-<br /> | [https://quitter.se/strypey Danyl Stripe]<br /> | {{ls/domain|quitter.se}}<br /> | GNU Social<br /> |<br /> * '''2018-03-17''' [http://quitter.se/notice/24379306 fediverse thread]<br /> * '''2018-02-28''' [https://twitter.com/DanylStrype/status/968888060942454784 Tweet]<br /> |-<br /> | [https://voluntaryism.club/users/dtluna dtluna]<br /> | {{ls/domain|voluntaryism.club}}<br /> | Pleroma<br /> |<br /> * '''2018-07-25''' suspended in response to a report of repeated offensive speech &ldquo;I don't know all the specifics about Somalia to answer this question. But neither does any nigger who says "Somalia is a libertarian paradise!"&rdquo; -- though it should be noted that it was all at least 8 months ago [https://pleroma.soykaf.com/objects/e94062b3-07d3-4b47-add5-901587f14361] [https://pleroma.soykaf.com/objects/4f6be882-999d-45d3-b08c-c7c4aab1b092] [https://pleroma.soykaf.com/objects/cacdb973-2720-4885-9e1b-ab76c954becd]<br /> * '''2018-04-14''' thread in response to [https://toot.cat/@woozle/99860546818348091 Be the traffic from the left you wish to see in the world.]<br /> |-<br /> | [https://libertarianism.club/users/dtluna dtluna]<br /> | {{ls/domain|libertarianism.club}}<br /> | (defunct)<br /> |<br /> * '''2018-03-28''' [https://toot.cat/web/statuses/99716767828947396] "You dumb niggers *cannot* even understand why government doesn't exist."<br /> |-<br /> | [https://lor.sh/@dump_stack dump_stack]<br /> | {{ls/domain|lor.sh}}<br /> | Mastodon<br /> |<br /> * '''2020-02-24''' [https://lor.sh/@dump_stack/103715838645490658] "people have anti-homeless attitudes because most of the time being homeless is a choice not a matter of chance."<br /> |-<br /> | [https://linuxrocks.online/@Piejacker875 Piejacker]<br /> | {{ls/domain|linuxrocks.online}}<br /> | Mastodon<br /> |<br /> * '''2018-06-29''' [https://linuxrocks.online/@Piejacker875/100291700468993514 Are the concentration camps holding people that formerly held citizenship?]: implies that it's ok to put people in concentration camps as long as they aren't citizens<br /> * Also generally known for {{l/ip|sea-lioning}} (no links currently collected).<br /> |-<br /> | [https://mastodon.social/@rotatingskull RotatingSkull]<br /> | {{ls/domain|mastodon.social}}<br /> | Mastodon<br /> |<br /> * '''2018-06-30''' [https://mastodon.social/@rotatingskull/100295441847774574 thread]: haranguing<br /> ** Note that Hoodie's post was on 6/29 but RS chose to make this comment midway into the #ForkTogether meeting.<br /> * '''2018-03-06''' [https://computerfairi.es/@kiilas/99632321234054344# thread]<br /> ** [https://toot.cat/web/statuses/99632321205503971 toot.cat]<br /> ** [http://archive.is/HC957 archive.is] (does not include toot contents, but is at least useful for preserving log of toots in case any are deleted later)<br /> |-<br /> | [https://zirk.us/@dambaras dambaras] ([https://chass.ncsu.edu/people/dambaras/ David Ambaras])<br /> | {{ls/domain|zirk.us}}<br /> | Mastodon<br /> |<br /> * '''2023-04-06''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20230406141102/https://zirk.us/@dambaras/110149627484335327 response]: replying to my post with insult, and never backing down<br /> |-<br /> | [[Mstdn.social/@walterdunham|Walter Dunham]]<br /> | {{ls/domain|mstdn.social}}<br /> | Mastodon<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> <references><br /> <ref name=smuglo>{{ls/domain|gs.smuglo.li}} was blocked by the previous administration of toot.cat; I'm leaving that in place but not yet adding pl.smuglo.li. '''Update 2018-10-07''': They have now been blocked after a report from a known user.</ref><br /> </references></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=@Woozle/GlitchSoc&diff=1051 @Woozle/GlitchSoc 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/GlitchSoc to Woozle/GlitchSoc over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Woozle/GlitchSoc]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle/GlitchSoc&diff=1050 Woozle/GlitchSoc 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/GlitchSoc to Woozle/GlitchSoc over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>==Feature Requests==<br /> ===moderation panel===<br /> * option to save a note when taking an action (right now, can only do these one at a time)<br /> * option to message the reporting user as part of the moderation action<br /> * should be a link to the problem user's stream<br /> * (large) retain deleted information somewhere, preferably in reinstateable form (don't destroy the evidence!)<br /> ===admin options===<br /> * option for admins to get notifs (in web UI, not just email) of reports<br /> * option for admins to get notifs of new signups<br /> * somehow streamline the process so that multiple accounts can be silenced<br /> ** maybe a list, in admin, of accounts by signup date, with easy links to moderation panel<br /> *** preferably also a way to make notes on each user, visible only to other admins</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=@Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching_a_code&diff=1049 @Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code to Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching_a_code&diff=1048 Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code to Woozle/2018/04/07/sketching a code over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>{{box/principles|<br /> : Words have consequences.<br /> : All accusations should be taken seriously.<br /> : No accusation should be accepted as truth unless the evidence supports it.<br /> : Both accusers and accused may need some protection.<br /> : A lie often contains just enough truth to make it plausible.<br /> }}<br /> ==Public Intervention Process<ref name=pip />==<br /> Other instances may adopt this, modify it, or ignore it completely; I'm content to let the marketplace of kindness<ref name=note1 /> decide whether such a thing is necessary or not, and to let the process of considered discussion refine it as needed &ndash; but tentatively, here's the way I think it should work for toot.cat.<br /> <br /> '''If you have a grievance against another user'''<ref name=note2 /> and would like me (as sysop of this instance) to do something about it:<br /> # "@" me (@woozle@toot.cat) with a public<ref name=public /> toot stating the nature of the problem and that you are requesting an Intervention.<br /> #* The primary types of problem I expect to be addressing are: (a) someone has abused you, or (b) someone has falsely accused you of abuse &ndash; but others may emerge.<br /> # This means I have your permission to investigate the situation and publicly post my findings on Mew (this wiki).<br /> #* I will probably need to ask a lot of nosy questions, both to you and the other parties involved. Let me know if you anticipate any problems with this.<br /> #* These discussions should take place on Mastodon<ref name=mastodm /> so as to be part of the public record, though I can make exceptions if there's a good reason.<br /> # Once I have investigated sufficiently to satisfy ''my'' standards of evidence, I will post a preliminary determination for public feedback.<br /> # Anyone may state objections to this conclusion at any time, and I will either answer them or reconsider my conclusion, possibly re-opening the investigation.<br /> # Anyone may choose to go on record as supporting or opposing the conclusion. I will make these part of the public record to the best of my ability.<br /> #* Please note that opposition is not the same as stating an objection. I won't reconsider just because you oppose; you need to make an argument for why it is wrong.<br /> <br /> Please note that this is a good-faith process &ndash; i.e. one that depends on all participants being honest about their beliefs and intentions &ndash; and I will deal firmly with anyone I find to be acting otherwise. I have over a decade of experience spotting manipulation and evasion in online arguments.<br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> <references><br /> <ref name=note1>This is a reference to the semi-capitalistic "marketplace of ideas" concept, with an ironic twist since capitalists don't seem to place much (if any) value on kindness (so their marketplaces tend to squash it out of existence) and since most Mastodonians are staunchly anti-marketist.<br /> <br /> That said, the idea of having numerous instances among which users may freely choose to invest various amounts of their time and energy actually ''is'' a kind of marketplace that's totally compatible with anarcho-capitalism &ndash; except I think we'd all tend to agree that basically having one person who gets to decide pretty much everything about how the system works is kind of iffy.</ref><br /> <ref name=note2>This applies whether or not either user is on toot.cat, though obviously my actions will be more effective if one or the other is.</ref><br /> <ref name=public>You could also approach me privately (DM or whatever) to discuss it before stating it publicly, or you might need me to try to keep your name out of the public process. I'm willing to consider intervening less publicly, but I suspect it will severely limit any good I might be able to do; if this emerges as a frequent need, I'll probably need to write up a separate process for dealing with it.</ref><br /> <ref name=pip>It seems entirely appropriate that this abbreviates to PIP, which is also the name of our very messed-up cat ([https://toot.cat/@Pip Mastodon], [https://wiki.hypertwins.org/Pip HypertWiki]), since it is only invoked when a situation has become very messed-up. It is my hope that this process will soon become informally known as "requesting a Pip".</ref><br /> <ref name=mastodm>Tentatively, this should be public but "unlisted" or "followers only". I may need to set up a dedicated investigation account so people can decide whether they want the investigation in their streams or not.</ref><br /> </references></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=@Woozle/2018/04/05/justice_in_the_fediverse&diff=1047 @Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse to Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle/2018/04/05/justice_in_the_fediverse&diff=1046 Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse to Woozle/2018/04/05/justice in the fediverse over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>{{box/principles|<br /> : I strive to evaluate first in terms of potential harm.<br /> : I strive not to decide until I have all the facts.<br /> }}<br /> I'm working towards a redesigned process of justice.<br /> <br /> What I've come up with isn't as radically revisioned as what I'd like to do in the long run, but I don't have the tools for that yet.<br /> <br /> Traditional justice systems are usually based on hierarchies &ndash; something that has harmed many of us and which I believe most of us want to move away from. Justice should empower us all equally. Ideally, a system of justice would rely more on rallying our common sense of empathy<ref name=sydney /> to create the authority necessary to exercise power against malicious acts.<br /> <br /> To do that, we need tools that let us nurture and empower empathy, and disempower selfishness. We're not there yet.<br /> <br /> What we do have now is:<br /> * a fediverse, with a very simple and fairly short hierarchy: instance admins on the upper layer and regular users on the lower, with relatively minor and variable differences in power on each level, and<br /> * this wiki, in which I hope we can build a copyable navigation aid for uncertain waters &ndash; a reference index, a catalog of findable landmarks.<br /> <br /> It has fallen naturally to the instance admins to administer justice &ndash; and yet we barely have the seeds of a set of best practices. We've done well crafting our Codes of Conduct to define the responsibilities of our users &ndash; but recent events have shown that we need Codes of Justice, to define (and limit) the responsibilities of our admins. Power must be accountable, and must be earned through its use in the service of the disempowered<ref name=banazi /> or else it is illegitimate.<br /> <br /> A Code of Justice needs to be able to answer certain questions:<br /> * As a user, how can I seek redress for harm done to me?<br /> * As an admin &mdash;<br /> ** under what circumstances am I enabled to act?<br /> ** under what circumstances do I have some moral obligation to act?<br /> ** what are the limits of the actions I may take?<br /> <br /> There are many different reasonable answers to these questions; I'm going to try to set out some for me to follow as admin of toot.cat.<br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> <references><br /> <ref name=sydney>Apparently I now have a Sydney head-squirrel because I'm hearing strenuous objections to the idea that we could ever rely on any such thing, especially not now, and she's really quite skeptical that such a thing really exists in the first place, so the idea of depending on it for our safety is really kind of hecking scary. I'm... not ignoring her, but deferring that discussion for a later time; my statement was speculative and I agree we're not ready to go there yet.</ref><br /> <ref name=banazi>This is essentially why we penalize instances that enable right-wing propaganda: they are failing in their service to the disempowered. They fail to protect the weak from the strength of induced collective hostility.</ref><br /> </references></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=@Woozle&diff=1045 @Woozle 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle to Woozle over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Woozle]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle&diff=1044 Woozle 2026-08-13T13:20:09Z

<p>Woozle: Woozle moved page @Woozle to Woozle over redirect: I'm not seeing the need for a prefix anymore.</p> <hr /> <div>I've been sysop of {{l/pub|toot.cat}} since the beginning of 2018, having volunteered to take the reins from @polymerwitch when she found herself overcommitted.<br /> <br /> There's probably more than you could possibly ever want to know about me on {{ls/domain|woozalia.com}}. Also, have some photos of The {{l/pub|TootCave}}.<br /> ==Bloggish==<br /> * {{ld/blog|2018-04-05|justice in the fediverse}}<br /> * {{ld/blog|2018-04-07|sketching a code}}<br /> ==Pages==<br /> * [[/LLM/]]s: my thoughts on our policy<br /> * {{l/sub|GlitchSoc}}: feature requests<br /> * {{l/sub|malusers}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle&diff=1043 Woozle 2026-08-13T13:19:27Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>I've been sysop of {{l/pub|toot.cat}} since the beginning of 2018, having volunteered to take the reins from @polymerwitch when she found herself overcommitted.<br /> <br /> There's probably more than you could possibly ever want to know about me on {{ls/domain|woozalia.com}}. Also, have some photos of The {{l/pub|TootCave}}.<br /> ==Bloggish==<br /> * {{ld/blog|2018-04-05|justice in the fediverse}}<br /> * {{ld/blog|2018-04-07|sketching a code}}<br /> ==Pages==<br /> * [[/LLM/]]s: my thoughts on our policy<br /> * {{l/sub|GlitchSoc}}: feature requests<br /> * {{l/sub|malusers}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Woozle/LLM&diff=1042 Woozle/LLM 2026-08-13T13:18:12Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "{{fmt/title|my thoughts on LLM policy}} Generally, I feel that the current LLM/"AI" technology (which I'll just call "Gen3<ref name=gen3 /> AI" or "G3AI" here) is pretty amazing and has enormous potential, but is also being deployed in horrible and abusive ways. My ''preference'' would be to have a more fine-grained policy that specifically targets those abuses (allowing only G3AI whose ethicality can be demonstrated) but between the intense negative sentiment which exi..."</p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|my thoughts on LLM policy}}<br /> Generally, I feel that the current LLM/"AI" technology (which I'll just call "Gen3<ref name=gen3 /> AI" or "G3AI" here) is pretty amazing and has enormous potential, but is also being deployed in horrible and abusive ways.<br /> <br /> My ''preference'' would be to have a more fine-grained policy that specifically targets those abuses (allowing only G3AI whose ethicality can be demonstrated) but between the intense negative sentiment which exists around them and the present lack of adequate tools for reaching evidence-based consensus around complex issues, it feels necessary to use the blunt instrument of a blanket ban rather than taking more limited action.<br /> ==Ethical Issues==<br /> The major problems with G3AI technology appear to be:<br /> * '''theft of creative work''': The data-set used for training of models often includes copyrighted work that is being used without permission or any attempt at compensation.<br /> * '''massive resource consumption''': despite the lack of a single instance of G3AI generating profit, there has been a huge rush to develop mindbogglingly enormous datacenters dedicated to Gen3 processing. Worse, these centers have been largely unregulated and are creating massive resource-drains (electricity and cooling-water) wherever they are built, not to mention pumping gigawatts of heat into the atmosphere of an already-overheating planet. To satisfy their unhinged need for electrical power, they have begun increasing the supply of unsustainable energy-sources (e.g. recommissioning nuclear power and fossil-fuel-burning plants, or even ordering new ones built), with absolutely zero apparent concern for the damage this will cause.<br /> * '''use as a surveillance tool''': G3AI provides an unprecedented ability to spy on the activities of enormous numbers of people, given its ability to recognize meaning in text, audio, and video feeds. It can sit quietly in the background, looking for whatever activity its controllers have configured it to watch for, and alert them only when that activity is detected. Unlike human observers, it can operate around the clock and does not experience fatigue.<br /> * '''nonconsensual and inappropriate intrusion''': The G3AI industry is actively pushing the technology into every corner of our existence, including many where it is inappropriate or even dangerous. People are being encouraged to trust its output (and many apparently do), even though it is well-known for making egregious errors worse than those likely to be made by humans. (This includes a lot of arguably-consensual misuse, which could probably be another entry in this list.)<br /> ==Negative Sentiment==<br /> The "AI" industry has so far been absolutely oblivious to these ethical issues &ndash; even to the point of imagining a completely ''different'' set of ethical issues (unsupported by any evidence) to justify its continued abuses. This obliviousness and heartlessness by itself is enough to make people want to avoid the technology altogether.<br /> <br /> On top of that, G3AI's largest users all seem to have in common the goal of unemploying the rest of humanity &ndash; and keeping the revenue for themselves. They talk enthusiastically about how "labor saving" the tech is, but then don't give a moment's consideration for what happens to the producers of that labor when they're no longer being paid for it. They appear to be fascistically devoted to a "might makes right" philosophy: if you ''can'' dominate and control, then you ''deserve'' to do so and you totally ''should''. This is somehow "the greater good" (but that's a whole other discussion too).<br /> <br /> In summary: people might be able to work around the ethical issues or tolerate honest errors of judgement around G3AI if its primary proponents weren't being such utter entitled assholes and powermongers about it. Instead, we are all left with very sour feelings about it and many people don't want to touch it with a 40-meter pole. G3AI has been abusive to them, and nobody wants to be around their abuser.<br /> =Footnote=<br /> <references><br /> <ref name=gen3>This is my terminology based on my limited and possibly inaccurate understanding of the history of technologies being referred to as "AI":<br /> * '''Gen0''': when computers first appeared, they were sometimes called "AI" in the sense of intelligence-meaning-information being operated on by an artificial construct.<br /> * '''Gen1''' was the era of early machine learning ("ML"), also sometimes promoted as "AI". This included "expert systems" and "AI" languages like Lisp and Prolog.<br /> * '''Gen2''' was the first round of artificial neural network algorithms, primarily backpropagation. I actually had a job from 1990-1991 in which I wrote and trained a 3-layer (I/hidden/O) neural net to recognize phonetic patterns; the technology originally emerged in the 1980s.<br /> * '''Gen3''' is of course the current round of "generative" AI which can interact meaningfully with natural language to the point of appearing to understand some fairly subtle concepts. (Whether it actually ''does'' "understand" anything at all is a different subject; many informed observers strongly believe that it does not.) This technology burst into public view in the early 2020s, most notably with ChatGPT and similar services, though some image-generation and audio-processing services had begun to appear before that.<br /> </ref><br /> </references></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/CoC/LLM&diff=1041 Toot.cat/CoC/LLM 2026-08-13T12:30:19Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "{{fmt/title|Use of LLM ("AI") Technology}} Bots that incorporate LLM technology as part of their output generation are, for now, completely banned due to consensus reached among TootCat users on 2026-08-12. The factors leading to this consensus are primarily: * deep ethical issues around their training and infrastructure * strong negative feelings about them experienced by many people ==Personal Writings== * {{l/pfx||Woozle|/LLM}}: further explanation of my particular t..."</p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|Use of LLM ("AI") Technology}}<br /> Bots that incorporate LLM technology as part of their output generation are, for now, completely banned due to consensus reached among TootCat users on 2026-08-12.<br /> <br /> The factors leading to this consensus are primarily:<br /> * deep ethical issues around their training and infrastructure<br /> * strong negative feelings about them experienced by many people<br /> ==Personal Writings==<br /> * {{l/pfx||Woozle|/LLM}}: further explanation of my particular thought-process on this policy</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Template:L/pfx&diff=1040 Template:L/pfx 2026-08-13T12:28:43Z

<p>Woozle: support for suffix in link</p> <hr /> <div>[[{{{1|}}}{{{2}}}{{{3|}}}|{{{2}}}]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=User:Woozle&diff=1039 User:Woozle 2026-07-30T15:20:27Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div><big>[[Woozle|Main Article]]</big><br /> =Notes=<br /> Me:<br /> * [https://toot.cat/@woozle toot.cat], of course<br /> * [https://woozalia.com creative stuff]<br /> * [https://wooz.dev software stuff]<br /> * [https://hypertwins.org family stuff]<br /> <br /> I also run [https://issuepedia.org Issuepedia], [https://htyp.org HTYP], and a few other specialty sites.<br /> <br /> ...and I host creative sites for two friends:<br /> * [https://outside-life.com Outside Life], a webcomic by drazahoib<br /> * [https://roastrabbit.com Roast Rabbit Productions], creative writing by Mek<br /> ==Popular Toots==<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/110607095417068327 2023-06-25]''' {{fmt/quote|"Can you explain this gap on your resume?"}}...<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/109433557495686417 2022-11-30]''' {{fmt/quote|Acid test for any social network or fedi instance: If you say "fuck you" to a Nazi, who gets banned?}} - This was during a peak of Twitter migration, which might explain why it seemed to resonate with so many people. Also, there was just a lot of activity happening at that time.<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/108897245523913683 2022-08-27]''' Photo of local "trans lives are sacred" mural<br /> <br /> ==Posts of Note==<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/117009532318849897 2026-07-30]''': my definition of "intentions"<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/109795505300553305 2023-02-02]''' me: "Dems are held to a higher standard because they/we earned it...": [https://genomic.social/@BlueWaver22 genomic.social/@BlueWaver22] blocked me for something I didn't actually say<br /> <br /> ==Pages==<br /> * [[/artists/]] on fedi<br /> </div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=User:Woozle&diff=1038 User:Woozle 2026-07-30T15:18:58Z

<p>Woozle: /* Odd Discussions */</p> <hr /> <div><big>[[Woozle|Main Article]]</big><br /> =Notes=<br /> Me:<br /> * [https://toot.cat/@woozle toot.cat], of course<br /> * [https://woozalia.com creative stuff]<br /> * [https://wooz.dev software stuff]<br /> * [https://hypertwins.org family stuff]<br /> <br /> I also run [https://issuepedia.org Issuepedia], [https://htyp.org HTYP], and a few other specialty sites.<br /> <br /> ...and I host creative sites for two friends:<br /> * [https://outside-life.com Outside Life], a webcomic by drazahoib<br /> * [https://roastrabbit.com Roast Rabbit Productions], creative writing by Mek<br /> ==Popular Toots==<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/110607095417068327 2023-06-25]''' {{fmt/quote|"Can you explain this gap on your resume?"}}...<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/109433557495686417 2022-11-30]''' {{fmt/quote|Acid test for any social network or fedi instance: If you say "fuck you" to a Nazi, who gets banned?}} - This was during a peak of Twitter migration, which might explain why it seemed to resonate with so many people. Also, there was just a lot of activity happening at that time.<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/108897245523913683 2022-08-27]''' Photo of local "trans lives are sacred" mural<br /> <br /> ==Posts of Note==<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/117009532318849897 2026-07-30]''': my definition of "intentions"<br /> ==Discussions of Note==<br /> * '''2023-02-02''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109795505300553305 Dems are held to a higher standard because they/we earned it...]: [https://genomic.social/@BlueWaver22 genomic.social/@BlueWaver22] blocked me for something I didn't actually say<br /> <br /> ==Pages==<br /> * [[/artists/]] on fedi<br /> </div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=User:Woozle/artists&diff=1037 User:Woozle/artists 2026-07-17T18:10:38Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>This is for keeping track of artists I've interacted with on fedi.<br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> ! name/handle || fedi account || portfolio || first contact || notes<br /> {{!-!}} Ava Joseph || [https://mastodon.social/@AvaJoseph Masto Social] || [https://avajoseph.carrd.co/ Carrd] [https://www.behance.net/JosephAva Behance] || {{fmt/date|2026|07|17}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from])<br /> {{!-!}} Patrick Parker<br /> | [https://mastodon.social/@itspatrickparker Masto Social]<br /> |<br /> | {{fmt/date|2026|07|13}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from])<br /> {{!-!}} Evelyn<br /> | [https://mastodon.social/@Artsyevelyn Masto Social]<br /> | [https://artsbyevelyn.carrd.co/ Carrd]<br /> | {{fmt/date|2026|07|12}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from])<br /> |}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=User:Woozle/artists&diff=1036 User:Woozle/artists 2026-07-17T18:06:06Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "This is for keeping track of artists I've interacted with on fedi. {| class="wikitable sortable" ! name/handle || fedi account || portfolio || first contact || notes {{!-!}} Ava Jospeh || [https://mastodon.social/@AvaJoseph Masto Social] || [https://avajoseph.carrd.co/ Carrd] || {{fmt/date|2026|07|17}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from]) {{!-!}} Patrick Parker | [https://mastodon.social/@itspatrickparker Masto Social] | | {{fmt/date|2026|07|13}} ([https:..."</p> <hr /> <div>This is for keeping track of artists I've interacted with on fedi.<br /> {| class="wikitable sortable"<br /> ! name/handle || fedi account || portfolio || first contact || notes<br /> {{!-!}} Ava Jospeh || [https://mastodon.social/@AvaJoseph Masto Social] || [https://avajoseph.carrd.co/ Carrd] || {{fmt/date|2026|07|17}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from])<br /> {{!-!}} Patrick Parker<br /> | [https://mastodon.social/@itspatrickparker Masto Social]<br /> |<br /> | {{fmt/date|2026|07|13}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from])<br /> {{!-!}} Evelyn<br /> | [https://mastodon.social/@Artsyevelyn Masto Social]<br /> |<br /> | {{fmt/date|2026|07|12}} ([https://toot.cat/@woozle/116901736088863315 from])<br /> |}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Template:!-!&diff=1035 Template:!-! 2026-07-17T18:02:01Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "|- |"</p> <hr /> <div>|-<br /> |</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=User:Woozle&diff=1034 User:Woozle 2026-07-17T17:57:39Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div><big>[[Woozle|Main Article]]</big><br /> =Notes=<br /> Me:<br /> * [https://toot.cat/@woozle toot.cat], of course<br /> * [https://woozalia.com creative stuff]<br /> * [https://wooz.dev software stuff]<br /> * [https://hypertwins.org family stuff]<br /> <br /> I also run [https://issuepedia.org Issuepedia], [https://htyp.org HTYP], and a few other specialty sites.<br /> <br /> ...and I host creative sites for two friends:<br /> * [https://outside-life.com Outside Life], a webcomic by drazahoib<br /> * [https://roastrabbit.com Roast Rabbit Productions], creative writing by Mek<br /> ==Popular Toots==<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/110607095417068327 2023-06-25]''' {{fmt/quote|"Can you explain this gap on your resume?"}}...<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/109433557495686417 2022-11-30]''' {{fmt/quote|Acid test for any social network or fedi instance: If you say "fuck you" to a Nazi, who gets banned?}} - This was during a peak of Twitter migration, which might explain why it seemed to resonate with so many people. Also, there was just a lot of activity happening at that time.<br /> * '''[https://toot.cat/@woozle/108897245523913683 2022-08-27]''' Photo of local "trans lives are sacred" mural<br /> <br /> ==Odd Discussions==<br /> * '''2023-02-02''' [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109795505300553305 Dems are held to a higher standard because they/we earned it...]: [https://genomic.social/@BlueWaver22 genomic.social/@BlueWaver22] blocked me for something I didn't actually say<br /> ==Pages==<br /> * [[/artists/]] on fedi<br /> </div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Help:Admin&diff=1033 Help:Admin 2026-07-13T15:53:42Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>This page is help information for site administrators.<br /> <br /> * [[mediawiki:sidebar]]: contents of the navigation column on the left<br /> * [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]: CSS to apply to all pages<br /> * [[Toot.cat/var/$status]]: the status header-bar which appears on the Main Page and a few other place<br /> * [[Special:SpecialPages]] is no longer in the side-menu<br /> ==Notes==<br /> * '''2018-04-29''' [https://elekk.xyz/@noelle/99944487524259981 When witches.town goes down in the next few days...]: a thing for improving Mastodon performance afterwards</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1032 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-07-11T20:51:38Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> {{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|07|11}} 16:51 EDT|We had a smol problim with a db disk filling up when it wasn't supposed to (naughty database!) but everything's all fine now, citizens return to your posts... 😅🎉}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1031 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-07-11T20:43:32Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{hdr/notice/error|'''{{fmt/date|2026|07|11}} 16:40 EDT''': Yeah, we're having another server outage. The hat of meated balls is aware and will be on it shortly.}}<br /> </div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1030 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-07-11T20:41:53Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{hdr/notice/error|'''{{fmt/date|2026|07|11}} 16:40 EDT''': Yeah, we're having another server outage. The hat of meated balls is aware and will on it shortly.}}<br /> </div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Help:Admin&diff=1029 Help:Admin 2026-05-30T15:30:12Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>This page is help information for site administrators.<br /> <br /> * [[mediawiki:sidebar]]: contents of the navigation column on the left<br /> * [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]: CSS to apply to all pages<br /> * [[Toot.cat/var/$status]]: the status header-bar which appears on the Main Page and a few other place<br /> ==Notes==<br /> * '''2018-04-29''' [https://elekk.xyz/@noelle/99944487524259981 When witches.town goes down in the next few days...]: a thing for improving Mastodon performance afterwards</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1028 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-05-30T15:28:56Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|05|30}} Everything ok (as far as we know! 😅)|The wiki was successfully migrated this morning, yay! 🎉}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Template:Fmt/title&diff=1027 Template:Fmt/title 2026-05-30T15:26:18Z

<p>Woozle: better formatting from wooz.dev</p> <hr /> <div>{| width=100% style="background: {{{bgcolor|#efe}}}; border: 1px solid {{{bordcolor|#9f9}}};"<br /> |-<br /> | cellpadding=10 |<br /> <div style="font: bold 18pt Times, serif;{{{style|}}}">{{{1}}}</div><i>{{{2|}}}</i><br /> | {{{posttitle|}}}<br /> |}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/CoC&diff=1026 Toot.cat/CoC 2026-05-30T15:24:50Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|TootCat Code of Conduct}}<br /> ==Meta==<br /> This is not a contract. This is a guideline to help you understand how we, as a community, see and evaluate different kinds of behavior. We will always try to leave room for honest mistakes and misunderstandings, but we reserve the right to act without regard to strict or exacting interpretation of these guidelines. They are a statement of intention, and they are intended to reflect the views of the TootCat community. If you have comments or questions, please feel free to reach out to the TootCat Uberwensch ([https://toot.cat/@woozle @woozle]) whether or not you are a TootCat member. ^.^<br /> ==General==<br /> As tooters on this instance, we pledge to uphold an environment that is radically inclusive with respect for all users.<br /> <br /> We are committed to making participation in this instance an oppression-free experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or nationality.<br /> <br /> We define oppression as any language or action that expresses, reinforces, upholds or sympathizes with any form of systemic social domination. We try to empower our users and encourage them to act against any abuses of the Code of Conduct, in order to ensure that TootCat remains an oppression-free experience.<br /> <br /> Examples of unacceptable behavior include:<br /> <ul><br /> <li>Personal attacks</li><br /> <li>Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments</li><br /> <li>Public or private oppressive language or actions</li><br /> <li>Other unethical conduct</li><br /> <li>{{l/sub|red flags}} (a couple of specific examples)</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>Certain types of content should posted in such a way that you avoid showing it to non-consenting parties. These types of content should:</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Not be used a profile picture</li><br /> <li>Be posted with media marked as sensitive</li><br /> <li>Not be posted to the public timeline</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>the above rules apply to content that is:</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Violent</li><br /> <li>Flashing or rapidly changing</li><br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ==Creative Works==<br /> Always give credit to the artist for work that you post. A link back to the artist's original post will do, but feel free to give more details (name of artist, work from which the art is excerpted, or anything else that seems relevant).<br /> ==Bots==<br /> Bots that autofollow will be banned on sight, even if they respect #nobots, because:<br /> :(a) now that [https://toot.cat/@woozle/103773659877861786 relays] exist, they really aren't necessary, and<br /> :(b) they can be used by rogue instances as a means of letting their users circumvent blocks, which is a violation of safety and privacy needs.<br /> (This was implemented after appoval by a [https://toot.cat/@news/103768005256733940 poll of toot.cat users] posted on 2020-03-05.)<br /> ==Commercial Activity / Self-Promotion ('''[[/self-promo|&gt;&gt;]]''')==<br /> {{i/sub|self-promo}}<br /> ==Nudity / Sex / Kink (NSK)==<br /> ===NSK Content Warnings===<br /> Note that these are ''guidelines'', not hard-and-fast rules. We're not going to take action against posts that technically violate these requirements unless we feel there is a compelling reason to do so.<br /> <br /> ''<small>(The text below is more or less verbatim from the original CoC when TootCat originally went live, when its founders were in somewhat uncharted waters, and it may have even have been copied directly from some legally-advised boilerplate. We'll modify it as needs arise, but please don't take it too seriously. We're more concerned about people ''being'' dicks than posting them. ...but yeah, please CW dick pics. Over time, we learn how to get along better with each other and there comes to be less trauma and anxiety around things like nudity. The more progress we make as a society, the fewer rules we will need. &mdash;[[@woozle]])</small>''<br /> <br /> <p>Nudity is allowed without a CW as long as no genitals or nipples are shown</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>If they are visible in the image they must be censored</li><br /> <li>Nipple censoring pertains to any gender</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>Any sexual imagery must be hidden as a sensitive image</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Sexual imagery is considered to be any sex / kink act regardless of clothing state / nudity</li><br /> <li>Sexual imagery and nudity are distinct concepts</li><br /> <li>No illegal imagery is allowed regardless of CW state</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>NSK with a CW do not need to be censored in any way</p><br /> <p>Violation of the content warning rules will</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>An immediate silence when its violated on the federation timeline</li><br /> <li>A domain silence when its violated by multiple parties on an instance</li><br /> <li>A warning and admin editing your content when its violated by toot.cat users</li><br /> </ul><br /> <br /> ===NSK Consent To Post===<br /> <p>NSK should not have other users tagged without their explicit prior consent</p><br /> <p>Posting NSK that is not of yourself needs to include attribution to the person(s) visible, in such a way that clearly expresses their consent to have that imagery posted</p><br /> <p>Violation of the consent to post rule will result in</p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>An immediate suspension when its violated on the federation timeline</li><br /> <li>A domain suspension when its violated by multiple parties on an instance</li><br /> <li>1 warning, followed by account deletion when violated by toot.cat users</li><br /> </ul><br /> <p>toot.cat supports and invites sex workers to join our community and will not tolerate any harassment or slurs made at or about sex workers (e.g. "prostitute", "hooker", "whore")</p><br /> <br /> ==Closing==<br /> <p>By adopting this Code of Conduct, users commit themselves to fairly and consistently applying these principles to every aspect of using this instance. users who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct may be permanently banned.</p><br /> <p>This Code of Conduct applies both to toots on toot.cat and to public spaces when an individual is representing toot.cat or its community.</p><br /> <p>Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting an admin by using the report button. All reports will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Admins are obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.</p><br /> ==Footnotes==<br /> {{i/val|page={{PAGENAME}}/self-promo|refs}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Help:Main&diff=1025 Help:Main 2026-05-30T15:21:55Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>==Help Topics==<br /> <big><br /> * [[Help:TootCat]]: how to use TootCat (the Mastodon Glitch Edition site)<br /> * [[Help:Wiki]]: wiki help<br /> ** [[Help:Admin]]: wiki administration<br /> * {{l/pfx|Help:|Terms of Service}}<br /> </big></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Help:Terms_of_Service&diff=1024 Help:Terms of Service 2026-05-30T15:20:56Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "The following pages relate to our Terms of Service: * Code of Conduct * Code of Justice * {{l/pfx|MeW:|Privacy policy}}"</p> <hr /> <div>The following pages relate to our Terms of Service:<br /> * [[Toot.cat/CoC|Code of Conduct]]<br /> * [[Toot.cat/CoJ|Code of Justice]]<br /> * {{l/pfx|MeW:|Privacy policy}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Template:L/pfx&diff=1023 Template:L/pfx 2026-05-30T15:20:44Z

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Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Template:L/pfx&diff=1022 Template:L/pfx 2026-05-30T15:19:59Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "{{{1}}}{{{2}}}"</p> <hr /> <div>[[{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}{{{2}}}]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=ToS&diff=1021 ToS 2026-05-30T15:18:06Z

<p>Woozle: Redirected page to Help:Terms of Service</p> <hr /> <div>#redirect [[Help:Terms of Service]]</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=MeW:Privacy_policy&diff=1020 MeW:Privacy policy 2026-05-30T15:05:07Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|Privacy Policy for toot.cat sites|''The following applies both to MeW (this wiki) and to the [https://toot.cat main toot.cat social media site].''}}<br /> <br /> Key points:<br /> # We don't do anything with your personal data beyond what the site software<ref name=software /> itself does, out of the box &ndash; with the sole exception of regular backups of the database.<br /> #* Database backups are kept behind a NAT firewall and only retained for a limited time.<br /> #* Site software activities include:<br /> #** logging your requests in <code>journald</code> (a Linux system log)<br /> #** sharing your posts and interactions publicly and/or with other servers with your consent, in accordance with your post and account privacy settings<br /> # You can:<br /> #* obtain a copy of your MGE account data at any time via the export button in account settings<br /> #* delete your account.<br /> #** Other servers, web crawlers, or other entities that have received copies of your data are outside of our control, and in some cases will retain data indefinitely (e.g. if archive.org or archive.is has archived a copy of a post or profile, as shown on the web).<br /> ==Footnote==<br /> <references><br /> <ref name=software>The "site software" is currently:<br /> * Mastodon Glitch Edition for the [https://toot.cat main site]<br /> * MediaWiki for [https://mew.toot.cat this wiki site]<br /> </ref><br /> </references></div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=MeW:Privacy_policy&diff=1019 MeW:Privacy policy 2026-05-30T14:54:19Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "{{fmt/title|Privacy Policy for toot.cat sites|''The following applies both to MeW (this wiki) and to the main [https://toot.cat toot.cat social media site].''}} Key points: # We don't do anything with your personal data beyond what the Mastodon Glitch Edition (MGE) software itself does, out of the box &ndash; with the sole exception of regular backups of the database. #* Database backups are kept behind a NAT firewall and only retained for a limited time. #* MGE's activ..."</p> <hr /> <div>{{fmt/title|Privacy Policy for toot.cat sites|''The following applies both to MeW (this wiki) and to the main [https://toot.cat toot.cat social media site].''}}<br /> <br /> Key points:<br /> # We don't do anything with your personal data beyond what the Mastodon Glitch Edition (MGE) software itself does, out of the box &ndash; with the sole exception of regular backups of the database.<br /> #* Database backups are kept behind a NAT firewall and only retained for a limited time.<br /> #* MGE's activities include:<br /> #** logging your requests in <code>journald</code> (a Linux system log)<br /> #** sharing your posts and interactions publicly and/or with other servers with your consent, in accordance with your post and account privacy settings<br /> # You can:<br /> #* obtain a copy of your account data at any time via the export button in account settings<br /> #* delete your account.<br /> #** Other servers, web crawlers, or other entities that have received copies of your data are outside of our control, and in some cases will retain data indefinitely (e.g. if archive.org or archive.is has archived a copy of a post or profile, as shown on the web).</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/blocks/user&diff=1018 Toot.cat/blocks/user 2026-02-09T20:46:00Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>This list does not even attempt to be comprehensive; it's mainly for documenting any especially prize pazoozles we come across.<br /> * '''{{fmt/date|2026|02|09}}''' (blocked, after being silenced earlier) reported for this statement: {{fmt/quote|The majority of Americans are dealing with some type of retardation. Emotional, mental, something. Most Americans are moderately intellectually disabled, it will lead to the downfall of the planet, and I have no desire to be around any of it.}} -- which is at best poorly-phrased, even if it might be trying to express a legitimate thought. Unfortunately, Ericka has a [https://blackqueer.life/@tillshadeisgone/116038592645948450 long history] of this.<br /> * '''{{fmt/date|2023|02|05}}''' (silenced) [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod mastodon.social/@VoxofGod]: [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod/109815233195979516] - pro-Putin propaganda; not listening to arguments, making snap negative judgements, hurling insults...</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/blocks/user&diff=1017 Toot.cat/blocks/user 2026-02-09T20:44:22Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>This list does not even attempt to be comprehensive; it's mainly for documenting any especially prize pazoozles we come across.<br /> * '''{{fmt/date|2026|02|09}}''' (blocked, after being silenced earlier) reported for this statement: {{fmt/quote|The majority of Americans are dealing with some type of retardation. Emotional, mental, something. Most Americans are moderately intellectually disabled, it will lead to the downfall of the planet, and I have no desire to be around any of it.}} -- which is at best poorly-phrased, even if it is trying to express a legitimate thought. Unfortunately, Ericka has a [https://blackqueer.life/@tillshadeisgone/116038592645948450 long history] of this.<br /> * '''{{fmt/date|2023|02|05}}''' (silenced) [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod mastodon.social/@VoxofGod]: [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod/109815233195979516] - pro-Putin propaganda; not listening to arguments, making snap negative judgements, hurling insults...</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1016 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-01-14T14:02:40Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|14}} [[2026/01/12|This]] happened again (noticed at 08:27 EST), but has been resolved for now; see [https://toot.cat/@woozle/115893795591241447 post].|Again, some posts that came in over the past few hours may be unreplyable.}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1015 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-01-14T13:27:54Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{hdr/notice/error|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|14}} 08:27 EST [[2026/01/12|This]] seems to be happening again.|Our site engineer is aware of the problem.}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=Toot.cat/var/$status&diff=1014 Toot.cat/var/$status 2026-01-12T17:53:18Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|12}} There was a posting issue in the wee hours of the morning, but it has been resolved. Details [[2026/01/12|here]].|Posts that came in from external sites during that time may be unreplyable from TootCat.}}</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=2026/01/12&diff=1013 2026/01/12 2026-01-12T14:38:11Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{page/date}}<br /> ==Site Issue==<br /> ''all times EST''<br /> * 09:37: posting works again; we're apparently running into space issues which came to a head when a couple of db backups failed to complete.<br /> * 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...<br /> * 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard. <br /> * 09:18: getting re-set up to access boxes myself, if needed (new laptop since I last accessed them)</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=2026/01/12&diff=1012 2026/01/12 2026-01-12T14:19:29Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{page/date}}<br /> ==Site Issue==<br /> ''all times EST''<br /> * 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...<br /> * 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard. <br /> * 09:18: getting re-set up to access boxes myself, if needed (new laptop since I last accessed them)</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=2026/01/12&diff=1011 2026/01/12 2026-01-12T14:19:08Z

<p>Woozle: </p> <hr /> <div>{{page/date}}<br /> ==Site Issue==<br /> ''all times EST''<br /> * 09:18: getting re-set up to access boxes myself, if needed (new laptop since I last accessed them)<br /> * 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard. <br /> * 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...</div>

Woozle https://mew.toot.cat/mw/index.php?title=2026/01/12&diff=1010 2026/01/12 2026-01-12T14:18:12Z

<p>Woozle: Created page with "{{page/date}} ==Site Issue== ''all times EST'' * 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard. * 08:46: Trying to get..."</p> <hr /> <div>{{page/date}}<br /> ==Site Issue==<br /> ''all times EST''<br /> * 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard. <br /> * 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...</div>

Woozle