Okay~ *deep breath* Big news! It's taken about twenty hours over the past week, but I think we've pretty much finished setting up our new #OutcastCreatorCollective #discord server, where #contentcreator and their supporters can commiserate, collaborate, share resources, or otherwise form a #community of supportive friends who are interested in lifting each other up so we can keep up the fight. The server is especially intended for those who are fighting against #thepatriarchy, standing up for #racialjustice, #... show more
Okay~ *deep breath* Big news! It's taken about twenty hours over the past week, but I think we've pretty much finished setting up our new #OutcastCreatorCollective #discord server, where #contentcreator and their supporters can commiserate, collaborate, share resources, or otherwise form a #community of supportive friends who are interested in lifting each other up so we can keep up the fight. The server is especially intended for those who are fighting against #thepatriarchy, standing up for #racialjustice, #feminism, #lgbtqia rights, #disability activism, #mentalhealth , #normalizenudity, #sexworkers , #houseless advocacy, and so much more.
Please note that we are NOT welcoming to those who often complain the most about "having their free speech suppressed"--you don't have to be a #progressive #activist to join, but you're unlikely to enjoy yourself if you aren't at least left-of-center.
You don't have to be an "outcast creator" or their supporter to join, but be aware that our focus is to be a safe place for those who are, so respectful behavior is mandatory! If you're not yet a content creator but you would like to get advice and encouragement from others who are, you may be interested in joining as well. 😀
While we're still testing out anti-trolling safety measures (that's what took up so much time this week 😅 ) we're keeping the link direct-invite-only, so if you'd like to join, please DM me and I'll give you the link. Also please let anyone you know who might be interested in joining about our new server!
Sorry for all the exclamation points, I'm just really excited 😁
Content warning: feedback on setting up a discord and mastodon account for a new "outcast creator collective"-focused community
So I'm setting up a new discord server for my #outcastcreatorcollective (an idea I had ages ago, about setting up a coommunity for #contentcreators who have faced a lot of ostracization, #censorship, etc for covering "controversial," non-capitalism-endorsed topics like #normalizenudity and #sexworkeradvocacy, and I'm trying to think about what rules I should set up in place, esp about the legality of where people can link to. Like, do I have to mark a room as NSFW just for people who LINK to content containing nudity (NOT actual pornographic content)?
Also, what all types of topic-specific rooms should I make (arts and crafts, video games, social justice, etc)?
I've had my own content-specific server for a while, but I want this place to be focused on content creators in general, a place to share our content (as long as you don't only show up to spam links), find others to collaborate with, share resources, etc. I have some members in my own community already eager to join, but I really want to encourage others. So any feedback on this would be much appreciated!
I'm also looking for experienced #discordmods, so if you're interested, please DM me.
Finally, I want to set up a mastodon server specifically for the OCC, but I'm not sure what might be the most appropriate instance to do so. I haven't found a content creator-specific instance yet, and wouldn't know if they'd allow an account that promotes, like I said, "controversial" creators (NOT rightwing, conspiracy theorists, etc). Any ideas?
The major intent of the OCC mastodon account, in addition to posting anything new about the community, would be to boost the posts of other creators. So even if you don't want to join our discord, feel free to follow and tag us if you want us to look into following back and boosting your posts.
I'm very anti-begging for boosts, but if you would like to help OCC become a reality, please consider boosting this. If not, that's fine too! I really do want this to be an open and responsive community, with active feedback so we can keep trying to improve, so whatever makes you feel welcome, please let us know. 😀
