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id: mastodon-federation-governance-vote
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title: Mastodon Federation Governance Vote
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description: >-
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A governance practice in the Mastodon fediverse community where instance
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members vote on policies, codes of conduct, and moderation decisions,
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often through structured discussion on the instance's local timeline or
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governance channel. Reflecting the federated, cooperative ethos of the
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Mastodon project founded by Eugen Rochko.
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source: Mastodon project / fediverse governance tradition
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source_url: https://joinmastodon.org/
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tags: [mastodon, fediverse, governance, federation, online]
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forked_from: null
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image: null
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steps:
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- headline: Post the proposal publicly
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description: >-
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The instance administrator or a member posts a proposal — a policy
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change, a moderation rule, a federation decision — on the instance's
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governance channel, with a clear question and a discussion period.
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- headline: Discuss openly
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description: >-
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Members discuss the proposal on the channel for a set period (often a
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week). Discussion is visible to all members, not held in private
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backchannels.
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- headline: Vote
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description: >-
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After discussion, a vote is held — often a simple poll with
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agree/disagree/abstain. The threshold for adoption is set in
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advance and visible.
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- headline: Implement and record
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description: >-
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The administrator implements the decision and records it in the
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instance's public governance record, with the vote tally noted.
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- headline: Federate the outcome
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description: >-
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Where the decision affects federation (blocking or allowing other
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instances), the outcome is communicated so other instance admins can
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take note.
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outcome: >-
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Instance policies are decided with member input, recorded publicly, and
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communicated to the wider federation.
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practice: >-
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Discussion before voting, not after, is the discipline. A vote without
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prior discussion is a stamp, not a decision. Record the tally —
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transparency builds trust in federated spaces. |