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@mellifluousbox how about stopping to increase the size of this server ?

but noo it prevent the dream of centralizing mastodon.

DO NOT DONATE TO THEM !! instead donate to the other server that struggle to grow.

@mellifluousbox IIRC instagram was 13 people when facebook bought it so 14 is not skeleton (and they had tens of millions of user)

@mellifluousbox @codeinabox would there be any possibility of tax deductible donations rolling out to other countries?

@mellifluousbox You probably know, but team 100x size is not 100x faster or better, rather a scam of growth for the same VC. Stay small :)

@mellifluousbox Heisser Tipp: schreib das auch auf Deutsch ;)

@mellifluousbox thank you for asking for Donations for Mastodon Development.

@digitalcourage , we have a good deal that I pay €1 per month for your hosting. Does this also include that @digitalcourage pays Mastodon devs?

How much would every user have to pay for hosting and development to make it sustainable?

I would prefer a simple model where I just pay my normal fee to my hoster and the hoster pays forward to the developers / maintainers.

I see the users and servers are currently divided into "you may donate but you can freeride" and "you must pay". I prefer a fair model where all users see the value of mastodon and thus are ok to share the cost and must pay. This distributes the cost amongst all users.

@mellifluousbox

I've tried it several times and gave up everytime. I'd love to have just an IBAN to send money directly.

@mellifluousbox Hi Felix,
I'm hopeful about your/the board's appointment, BUT can we make something akin to a Bill of Rights for Mastodon users, so that we can create a lasting, binding, regularly reviewed structure to make sure that #enshittification doesn't gradually occur?

Having a Mastodon Bill of Rights that is durable and binding would be a GREAT selling point for Mastodon, and would help to cement the core beliefs of a healthy, durable culture for the site.
https://mastodon.social/@KraftTea/115571444527506544

@mellifluousbox what teams do you compete with?

@mellifluousbox @rauschma уже

@mellifluousbox One small idea for getting more donations—supporter badges: They reward donors and tell other that they can donate, too.

Another option may be Wikipedia-style donation campaigns for servers.

@mellifluousbox ???
[EDIT: It's working again, just donated!]

@mellifluousbox I never would have guessed to say that I'm happy to be part of the 1% 😉 have been donating €30 / monthly for about 1 year or so, possibly even longer.

Most importantly, thanks to everyone here, to the whole community. I promise to always put the humans here first and to keep this a safe space for you, no matter how you express yourself and where you come from. I will treat my new position with the most respect. Let’s make Mastodon and the Fediverse even more beautiful than it already is <3
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