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Should DFD become a cooperative?

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Hot topic as of late is who controls content and what authority they may have over it. So far it seems that the contention also includes operating costs of hosting/running DFD (which are actual costs that cannot be ignored).

Moving forward to allow for a more inclusive and participative DFD, would you want DFD to become a cooperative made up of its most active members and those new/old who would want to participate in the cooperative?

For example, if DFD costs $10/month to run, we would all pitch in our portion toward this monthly expense to help run the site. As such we also get collective ownership and make collective ownership decisions. This can be as complex as banning/muting people but also finding better hosting platforms, etc.

I think it is a neat idea and it removes power from a concentrated few and distributes it to everyone who is an active participant (as it should be on a forum that has less than 25 active users)
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:33 pm FWIW DFD costs about $15 a month to run.
Worst case scenario it would be what, $1/month per active member if we factored in those that actually post daily?
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:37 pm I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
We use Venmo or cashapp or Zelle. get with the times breh. What are you, :wap: ?!
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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Last time I did this on another forum I ended up banned.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:41 pm Last time I did this on another forum I ended up banned.
In the cooperative you could just ban yourself before others ban you.

#Winning
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Desertbreh wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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razr390 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:39 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:37 pm I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
We use Venmo or cashapp or Zelle. get with the times breh. What are you, :wap: ?!
YES. I just had this discussion with Melon.
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max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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razr390 wrote:
troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:41 pm Last time I did this on another forum I ended up banned.
In the cooperative you could just ban yourself before others ban you.

#Winning
You mean ban everyone else before they can ban me. :evilplan: :foreveralone:
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:37 pm I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
It's true, he would.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:45 pm
razr390 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:39 pm

We use Venmo or cashapp or Zelle. get with the times breh. What are you, :wap: ?!
YES. I just had this discussion with Melon.
Told ya.
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razr390 wrote:
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:37 pm I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
We use Venmo or cashapp or Zelle. get with the times breh. What are you, :wap: ?!
You just made up those names.
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Melon wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:50 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:37 pm I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
It's true, he would.
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max225 wrote: Mon May 01, 2023 5:35 pm Yes it's a cool car. But prepare the lube/sawdust.
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razr390 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:39 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:37 pm I think I'd rather just send somebody a check.
We use Venmo or cashapp or Zelle. get with the times breh. What are you, :wap: ?!
I don't Venmo or paypal and I've never heard of cashapp or Zelle.
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 3:51 pm
razr390 wrote:
We use Venmo or cashapp or Zelle. get with the times breh. What are you, :wap: ?!
You just made up those names.
:dat:
:wap: Where are these mangos?
Detroit wrote: Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:19 pm I don't understand anything anymore.
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So how many current mods will stop posting or severely limit what they say once opinions are than their own become commonplace ....

The way I see it no way out other than getting off their high horse and accepting that some don’t agree their thinking and they are in no position to make that an enforceable point without further decreasing a minuscule member count. Hell mods are almost 1:1 with active members. That’s weird

The don’t be a dick principle still applies but the silencing has to go. That said given the current leadership structure best of luck to us all. Plenty of times it was already pointed out that “if you disagree with me I’m out of here or you’re out of here ” .

Which puts us at square 0
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:32 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:27 pm So how many current mods will stop posting or severely limit what they say once opinions are than their own become commonplace ....

The way I see it no way out other than getting off their high horse and accepting that some don’t agree their thinking and they are in no position to make that an enforceable point.

The don’t be a dick principle still applies but the silencing has to go. That said given the current leadership structure best of luck to us all. Plenty of times it was already pointed out that “if you disagree with me I’m out of here or you’re out of here ” .

Which puts us at square 0
I won't stop posting but if shit gets toxic here I might leave by choice. My threshold for association is higher than my threshold of defacto endorsement.

FWIW the horse has left the stable. I'm done. New moderator made, ownership transfer in process.
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D_Griff.

I think we're all stepping down, y'all can do as you wish from here on out.
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Melon wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:37 pm D_Griff.

I think we're all stepping down, y'all can do as you wish from here on out.
Y’all going to keep posting. ? Otherwise no point
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max225 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:40 pm
Melon wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:37 pm D_Griff.

I think we're all stepping down, y'all can do as you wish from here on out.
Y’all going to keep posting. ? Otherwise no point
What does it matter?
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Melon wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:41 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:40 pm

Y’all going to keep posting. ? Otherwise no point
What does it matter?
I think he just wants to keep the place alive and conversations going. You, [user not found], and [user not found] are all very valuable members of the community here.
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Melon wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:41 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:40 pm

Y’all going to keep posting. ? Otherwise no point
What does it matter?
The point was to come to a middle ground to keep this forum alive. As opposed to ban/silence others. But perhaps this is the natural progression of events where all slowly part ways
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D Griff wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:43 pm
Melon wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:41 pm

What does it matter?
I think he just wants to keep the place alive and conversations going. You, [user not found], and [user not found] are all very valuable members of the community here.
Agreed.
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I post my airboat projects here, and keep up with a few threads that pertain to me. Otherwise I don't have the time or energy to keep up with whatever other kinda drama llamas y'all gots goin on.
I just work here.

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[user not found] wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:49 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:44 pm

The point was to come to a middle ground to keep this forum alive. As opposed to ban/silence others. But perhaps this is the natural progression of events where all slowly part ways
Man you don't get it
I just tolerate a far greater range of opinions than you do.
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