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Bard spotting on Bluesky 17 October 2024 
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Faine Greenwood (@faineg.bsky.social):
You will not have a good time here if you're a transphobe.
You will be hunted for sport.
And I think that's wonderful.
Captain Casey (@cptcasey.bsky.social):
Are there hunting teams? Or is it like solo matchmaking? Either way I'm in.
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
There are several moderation labeler services that flag transphobia; there's also countless blocklists.
Captain Casey (@cptcasey.bsky.social):
I love the blocklists built in here!
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Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
Anyone can make a blocklist - I have one just for transphobes I've encountered
bsky.app/profile/did:...
(@sairyfairy.bsky.social):
Thank you!
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Isaac Rabinovitch (@isaac32767.bsky.social):
The people on your list seem irritating in general, independent of their transphobia. Not surprising, I guess.
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
They're on there because they weren't shy or quiet about their bigotry π
I have a whole, boring methodology for determining "is it bigotry" that I won't bore y'all with, but usually there's no question π
Isaac Rabinovitch (@isaac32767.bsky.social):
Does your methodology involve a device that measures eyerolls?
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
Ahah I wish it were that easy
I use ontologies from published literature about labeling intolerance in online text discourses, ranging from sneering & factionalisation, radicalisation, targeted harassment & hate speech.
Isaac Rabinovitch (@isaac32767.bsky.social):
Huh. That actually sounds the opposite of boring.
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Zia (@ziaturtle.bsky.social):
Interesting. I would agree that based on a quick view of all those profiles that they all deserve blocking, except for one guy that literally has "gay/trans ally" in his bio and maybe 6 posts. My curiousity about why he was on this list brings the whole process into question.
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
You are able to maintain a blocklist for transphobes you encounter, too ^_^ you don't need to trust me. You can copy any part of any of my lists.
He's on the list because he was transphobic towards someone.
Zia (@ziaturtle.bsky.social):
Ok
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Josef (@josbrowsing.bsky.social):
Ohhh, I had to go through this one and the nazi one manually, because there were several names I saw that gave me so much joy to actually go into their profile and hit block. Thank you this was useful!
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
Subscribing is the better way, I feel. I do know how satisfying it is to "pop the pimples" one by one, though ^_^
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Fishy (SPOOKY MODE) (@fishy270.bsky.social):
How can I make one?
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
Settings -> Moderation -> Moderation Lists -> + New, then the β¦ menu on a user profile, pick Add to Lists.
Fishy (SPOOKY MODE) (@fishy270.bsky.social):
Thanks
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Airwolf! (@airwolf.bsky.social):
Sorry, how can I piggyback on existing lists of fash trolls, transphobes, etc.?
Ms. Penny Oaken, SkyWitch (@skywitches.net):
You can subscribe to lists people make, yeah!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Hit Subscribe and Block Accounts
There's a half-dozen-ish mod lists I keep up
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Evo (@streetpass.bsky.social):
is there a button to just block them all?
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
Tap Subscribe, then tap Block. ^_^
Evo (@streetpass.bsky.social):
awesome thanks!!
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(@desertheartsfan.bsky.social):
WTH is a left-of-centre Dr Who fan of ALL things doing in with that bunch of rabble
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
I usually keep a set of evidence.
This user referenced has made multiple posts over 7 months referencing "trans activists", stereotyping trans women as violent men, etc.
Being self-described as left-of-center is no guarantee of compassion. Being a Dr Who fan is no guarantee.
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α― fei α‘£π© (@sweetfei.bsky.social):
is there any way we can report not the list itself, but the people in it as a whole? going through one by one would be a chore, but i'll do it if there's no other way...
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
You shouldn't.
Every person on my transphobia list had some item which was transphobic which I've directly reported.
BlueSky T&S looks for sustained, diverse reports of violations, rather than focused clusters - Violations over multiple items, over time - before suspending an account.
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
The lists I run are so people don't have to be burdened, psychically, with the trauma offered by the members.
α― fei α‘£π© (@sweetfei.bsky.social):
that's really sweet of you, i'm glad you're doing this!
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Tomb-butt Marchant (@godribbon.bsky.social):
How do you actually block a list? I only see the options to subscribe, share, and report
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
You tap / click Subscribe, and it opens to give you the option to either Block or Mute.
That is a little confusing. I should figure out how to submit that suggestion without pinging a developer π
Aaron Sofaer βοΈ π³οΈπ (@aaronsofaer.bsky.social):
GitHub Issue?
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Gulo Gulo β‘ Guillotine (@soydanboi.bsky.social):
Tbh I'm still kind of bothered Bsky let's folk like this stay here any longer than they should :o7 I am grateful for the list but, I'd be even happier if they were all gone.
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
BlueSky's moderation service uses many layers, because people can sometimes word things badly, they can be misinformed, they can change their views and their hearts.
There's levels of bigotry & harassment the Trust & Safety department absolutely action promptly and permanently for, though.
Captain Casey (@cptcasey.bsky.social):
That's amazing. I also noticed some users tagged with "intolerant" or "impersonation" - I assume these are official tags by Bluesky, not users? Could help make identification easy.
Ms. Penny π π§βοΈ Oaken (@skywitches.net):
Yes! Labels are applied by labelers, and everyone using bsky.social hosting are automatically subscribed to the BlueSky moderation labels, & you can adjust what those labels do, in your Preferences
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