[Three of Seven]

Greetings,

Anyone who follows UFPlanets on Twitter, please be aware that the account is now locked, as we are moving away from that platform. I believe social media is not really great for society as a whole, but as late, decisions made by Twitter have taken it to be a toxic platform, and we do not feel it aligns with the values of Star Trek, or our community here, so as such, you can find us on Bluesky!

https://bsky.app/profile/ufplanets.com

I would also like to thank Jess for sorting out the custom domain for the UFP on Bluesky.

It's not currently very active, we are working on that, so please follow, like and subscribe as the kids say or something, but in summary.



Thank you,
Three of Seven - Fleet Admiral

[Morris]

I only have one social media account, and it is with X/ Twitter. I have had that account since 2011. I use it to follow specific accounts that I either have interest in (of which UFPlanets and Star Trek Online are 2), or accounts that I want to know what the people behind those accounts are up to. I haven't experienced any toxicity on X/ Twitter, mainly because I avoid those types of accounts, and I don't browse outside of my areas of interest. I know that toxicity exists on X/ Twitter, as it does on all social media. I have avoided all other social media, and will continue to do so by avoiding Bluesky.

I don't believe in exiting from places that you have disagreements with, especially one of the largest, and most visible platforms around. By removing ourselves from X/ Twitter, we will no longer exist as a positive beacon on that platform, leaving one less positive there to influence, and be found by people. I have no problem with UFPlanets existing on Bluesky, but I believe that it is a mistake to remove us from X/ Twitter, which is currently a much larger platform for us to make our presence known on.

My proposal is for us to continue with the Bluesky migration, but to keep X/ Twitter as well. I suggest that we mirror posts to both sites. That way we maintain a presence on both sites, increasing our influence and reach. If we decide not to keep X/ Twitter, I will be sad to see UFPlanets go, but I will not be following over to Bluesky. I do not want to sign up for any more social media accounts. X/ Twitter is already one too many for me!

[Heyallo]

I might just go off all social media if my current government gets their way with the stuff they're trying to pull at the moment.

They want to kick all kids off social media, but by doing so, require everyone to provide ID to prove they're old enough to use social media @_@

[Solace]

I only have one social media account, and it is with X/ Twitter. I have had that account since 2011. I use it to follow specific accounts that I either have interest in (of which UFPlanets and Star Trek Online are 2), or accounts that I want to know what the people behind those accounts are up to. I haven't experienced any toxicity on X/ Twitter, mainly because I avoid those types of accounts, and I don't browse outside of my areas of interest. I know that toxicity exists on X/ Twitter, as it does on all social media. I have avoided all other social media, and will continue to do so by avoiding Bluesky.

I don't believe in exiting from places that you have disagreements with, especially one of the largest, and most visible platforms around. By removing ourselves from X/ Twitter, we will no longer exist as a positive beacon on that platform, leaving one less positive there to influence, and be found by people. I have no problem with UFPlanets existing on Bluesky, but I believe that it is a mistake to remove us from X/ Twitter, which is currently a much larger platform for us to make our presence known on.

My proposal is for us to continue with the Bluesky migration, but to keep X/ Twitter as well. I suggest that we mirror posts to both sites. That way we maintain a presence on both sites, increasing our influence and reach. If we decide not to keep X/ Twitter, I will be sad to see UFPlanets go, but I will not be following over to Bluesky. I do not want to sign up for any more social media accounts. X/ Twitter is already one too many for me!

You make valid points but even so, for me at least the primary decision to ditch the platform is a matter of safety. While moving to bsky doesn’t solve the problem completely, it helps. The most recent decision made around blocking is unacceptable to say the least, if I choose or anybody else chooses to block somebody it should completely prevent any kind of interaction!

People still being able to view what you tweet after being blocked is like saying, its okay to be stalked just pretend they don’t exist and they can’t hurt you. Also I refuse to use a platform that is ran by an individual who stands for the eradication of minority groups that I and many others here belong to, like LGBTQI+ among other things, in short they stick it where the sun doesn’t shine!

The decision to abandon ship is entirely the correct one from both a moral and safety viewpoint for users and community values in my opinion.