Welcome to this month’s blog post, and to 2025! If you have any ideas for improving this blog, or any questions at all, please let me know in the Community Feedback Forum, or message me on the Fediverse (the link is in my profile). Thank you!
A huge welcome to all the newcomers; do feel free to explore the site and post/comment/reply in any of the forums and groups! The Share Space, and Connect Cafe, are probably good spaces to start; your input helps build the community.
There has been some discussion about what to do if you suspect an account of being AI generated over in the forums, with helpful suggestions about how to proceed. We’ve also chatted about Moderation Tooling on Mastodon, and how helpful or obstructive we as moderators find the tools to use. Do help us add to the discussion by sharing your thoughts on the tools available.
There is talk of creating a Discord server for moderators to support one another – we will update you as soon as we know anything. In the meantime, please remember that IFTAS has its own Matrix channel, which can be found here. It’s a public space for discussions with plenty of advice and help.
As always, the Library remains an amazing resource, with new articles being added all the time. If you have suggestions for articles, or feedback for existing ones, please let us know here.
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to speaking with you in the various channels or on the forums.