Hello,
Some recent event with a user on this server has brought some points up to my mind I want to write out. Take it for what it is worth.
What is the Vegan Theory Club? It is a loose confederation of actual friends who are vegan and want a place online for us to post and enjoy. We are all leftists of various types from Marxist-Leninists to anarchists. There is no required philosophy to join and contribute, only rules against promoting hierarchy on this instance.
We're vegans. This means we are the voice for the voiceless. Our common trait is a respect for life and animals and a desire to end the injustice of human oppression of them. This is what unites us above all else even above human politics.
What is the Vegan Theory Club not? It is not a website to fill all of your needs or replace anything else. This is not Reddit, nor is this a Reddit replacement. It is not twitter, it is not facebook, it is not even discord of which this server acts as a recruitment tool for. This is a platform for us to share with each other and our small community. I chose the lemmy software because it is easy to use, run and manage and I saw the federation as a positive making it easier to participate. I am re-evaluating both of these things now.
What else isn't the Vegan Theory Club? It isn't a place for drama, tension, meta posting, "tankies," US politics, or arguments. This is why we don't host any vegan circlejerk type communities, this is why I am on guard about federating instances that allow this kind of content. It is overwhelming. The way lemmy works, the bigger fish in the pond eat the others. If you have a desire to discuss these topics you may use the federated communities to post this on other instances, it does not belong here.
Big picture is that this isn't a general purpose instance, this is a small community for friends. If you want to be friends, great, sign ups are open and for now we are keeping federation enabled. If you want to post on drama communities, fight about US politics, and act immaturely; Please simply block this instance and move on with your life.
Well, if you are reading this I hope you are OK and that you find the peace and friendship that you are looking for in another community.
Thank you,
Hamid