Ahoy mateys!

We are closing the voting on this topic a couple of days early as the result is already conclusive., Our threshold for passing the motion was for 2/3 of voting members in favor. We have far exceeded that threshold (see below) and have a good number of overall responses, so the proposed policy change has now been approved and takes effect immediately.

Our new policy on Xitter links

  1. No Xitter links are to be posted on this instance from the date of this announcement.
  2. Workarounds such as link shorteners and alternative front-ends that resolve to Xitter posts are also banned.
  3. Screenshots will still be permitted as per the overwhelming number of comments in support of this option.
  4. Exception: In rare cases there may be a need to verify the veracity of a Xitter post. If this need arises, then you may post a https://xcancel.com/ or https://archive.is/ version of the link. Please note this option should only be used sparingly and exclusively for fact-checking purposes.

We will begin communicating this instance policy change to all our users today.

Please try to be helpful to anyone who accidentally posts a Xitter link who may not yet be aware of the policy change, and/or feel free to report in the usual way.

N.B.: For the loopholers - by “Xitter links” we mean any links to content hosted on X (formerly Twitter). Alternative Xitter front-ends are also banned under this policy, unless exception #4 applies. Edit: The ban also applies to other Xitter-owned domains such as their photo blobstore (pbs) domain at pbd.twimg.com

Thanks to everyone involved for participating in the vote!

**The final tally is as follows: **

  • For: Salty Dog: An icon of two crossed cutlasses with a skull in the center in orange-red, black and white colors (2), Vouched: a minimalist compass icon. Orangered color (7), Deck Hand: An icon of anchor crossed with two staves in orange-red, black and white colors (5), First Mate: a pirate ship's steering wheel, orangered color (3), Powder Monkey: An icon of powder barrel in orange-red, black and white colors (2), Threadiverse Enjoyer: An icon of a doubloon with a black hole in the center in orange-red, black and white colors (1)
  • Against:
  • Local Community: +2.6
  • Outsider sentiment: Very Positive
  • Total: +22.6
  • Percentage: 100.00%

To break this down a little differently:

  • Home instance users voted 93% in favor of the proposal (284/307)
  • External instance users voted 97% in favor of the proposal (70/72 note: these are not counted, but good to know)
  • Donating and vouched for users voted 100% in favor of the proposal (20/20 votes).