Rule number 1 reads loud an clear. Keep it Cozy, no biggitry.

I say federate, and anyone violating that rule can have their comment delete with a warning. If it persists, ban the user. If this becomes an overwhelming issue, defederate.

(I’m biased as I think defederation breaks lemmy into smaller, weaker, and more boring communities).

I think a number of people like to troll just a little at least, but I don’t think most people make it their whole persona. I suspect we may get some trolls who would genuinely like a community about books.

Maybe I’m an optimist, but I think it’s at least worth a try.

In regards to federation, is literature federated with lemmy.one? I ask as that’s where my main is.

I know lots of instances are encouraging users to use imgur links, are you able to disable image uploads?

What do hosting costs usually look like? I’ve got no idea what the pricing of it would be.

Also, I think beehaw did a breakdown of their donations and costs, so assuming this instance gets big it could be something to look into.

Edit: nevermind you did that three days ago

Failed! Study harder!

You’ve clearly put a lot of thought into this, it’s gonna be awesome

Holy fuck, Gabe you approve people super fast.