For some time now, We Distribute has been looking at organizing a fundraiser for our organization. It might be a Kickstarter, it might be something else. Still figuring that one out.

As a tech publication based entirely within the #Fediverse, we have a unique opportunity to expand our operations, provide better consistency in the articles we publish, and pay people to write and create media with us.

At this point, we’re very small, and at constant risk of burnout. I am hoping to change this. If I were to pass around a form to collect email addresses for people who want to be there on our Day One campaign launch, would this be something you’d be interested in?

Wait, is @rabble saying what I think he's saying? That's there a central moderation power in BlueSky that you can't opt-out of? Even if you use an ATProto stack totally independent of BS services? Or does he just mean you can't opt-out if you're using the BS AppView, Relay, or either?

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/s2e3-rabble-from-nos-social/

#podcasts #WeDistribute #Decentered #moderation #BlueSky

@76c71aae3a491f1d9eec47cba17e229cda4113a0bbb6e6ae1776d7643e29cafa

"... advocacy is one of the things that we currently lack within the network and we really need to execute well on, if we want to help bring more people in. The network's growth is kind of dependent on that, and if we don't keep growing, there's some concern that we might not be able to maintain the momentum that we've built up to this point."

@deadsuperhero, 2025

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/fediforum-june-2025-recap/

I'm all for organic growth, but we don't need it to improve service.

lmao why did WeDistribute delete their article on FediPact xD you can still see it on the wayback machine here

https://web.archive.org/web/20250114233420/https://wedistribute.org/2023/06/fedipact-blocking-meta/

Last week Saskia guest starred on @decentered

If you haven't already, listen in to hear about #FediForum and to learn a bit more about what we're building here at the Newsmast Foundation.

The latest episode of Decentered is available wherever you get your podcasts or on the link below

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/fediforum-june-2025-recap/

#TIL about @frequency, a federated photo-sharing app;

"I'm trying to be very upfront. Like, OK you're going to have to pay for this service. But I really want to make it as affordable as possible. I want to give you options to pay for your family and friends, to bring everybody in if there's someone that can't pay for it ..."

#JesseKarmani, 2024 (@jesseplusplus)

https://wedistribute.org/podcast/frequency-jesse-karmani/

EDIT: Link is working again as of 2025-06-15.

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#Wedistribute has #FediForum live coverage here: https://wedistribute.org/2025/06/fediforum-june-2025/

ICYMI

My piece on Mastodon's aperitivo at #IJF25 last month was published late last night whilst I was sleeping

Thanks again to @deadsuperhero for picking it up and publishing with WeDistribute!

https://wedistribute.org/2025/05/mastodon-journalism/

#WeDistribute has a great write-up on how to stream to #Peertube and #Owncast
And has a section for incorporating chat into your stream.. which I might do.
#stream #streamer
https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/streaming-obs-studio/

Thirty-four sources representing the best Linux-related news and content, hand-picked by @deadsuperhero. Don’t miss this Surf custom feed, especially if you’re into desktop Linux, gaming, and cool apps.

https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jfnfkb6bpw2j6dqym8rrfmc9,

Show us what you’re making on Surf! Use #SurfFeeds when sharing.

If you’re not on (or off) the waitlist yet, put SURFSHARES as the referral code for speedier access: https://waitlist.surf.social/

#TIL about #SubClub;

"The overall idea behind sub.club is simple: people can pay a set amount of recurring donations, and gain access to posts from a private ActivityPub account for exclusive content. Creators using sub.club post private DM’s to their sub.club actor, and these messages get relayed into the private feed."

@deadsuperhero

https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/subclub-paid-subscriptions/

I’m looking at holding a public presentation about #WeDistribute - our past, what we’ve accomplished, and where we’re going, with a live Q&A session at the end. The goal is to highlight what we’re working on, along with some pain points, in the hopes that this might drive interest in fundraising.

We’re a small volunteer organization with big dreams.

Does this sound like something people would be interested in attending? We would upload the resulting video to PeerTube afterwards, for anyone who missed it.

Hi @deadsuperhero, I just saw the article on #WeDistribute taking a break;

https://wedistribute.org/2024/10/on-hiatus/

Hope you and the rest of the team are OK. Good on you for slowing down taking care of yourselves.

It's been an exhausting couple of years, and I suspect the flood of vitriol and infighting unleashed by the launch of the SWF has given us all pause. Definitely a good time to take stock and think strategically about our involvement in the fediverse Especially those of us still doing it all unpaid.

Our regular schedule has been interrupted, due to difficulties sustaining our regular programming. It’s not over, but we need help, and we’re sorry.

https://wedistribute.org/2024/10/on-hiatus/

Maven Imported 1.12 Million Fediverse Posts (Updated) by #WeDistribute (12 June 2024)
https://wedistribute.org/2024/06/maven-mastodon-posts/

For the past few years, I’ve been running #WeDistribute, a tech blog / news publication dedicated to open source, decentralized social communication systems. It’s evolved from a tiny personal blog to something that kind of resembles a news outlet.

This is a musing on my journey, and my hopes on where I can take this thing.

https://deadsuperhero.com/2024/05/my-hopes-for-we-distribute/