For those of you who don’t know, the Blahaj Zone admin team runs a matrix space for gender diverse folk. Similar to lemmy, it’s designed with a few “official” channels, but is otherwise a community curated space, with channels run by our members. You don’t have to be a blahaj zone user to join.
If you’re already a matrix user, you can head straight to our application room https://matrix.to/#/#gv-apply:chat.blahaj.zone, or by searching for #gv-apply:chat.blahaj.zone from within your matrix client.
If you’re new to matrix, you can find some more details and an instruction video on how to get up and running here https://chat.blahaj.zone/c/genderverse/
Is Matrix basically the decentralized version of like Discord?
It functions in about the same way. It won’t look exactly the same but it is as you said the best “decentralized” alternative to Discord. Besides initial setup, it shouldn’t be hard to use.
Basically! Though, with encrypted channel options
Verification system is very on the nose, in my opinion.
It’s necessary because we had a transphobic troll target us for a while, who would create throw away accounts, join the channel and post all sorts of horrible shit where everyone could see it.
So we needed a system that means that accounts like that aren’t exposed to our main community spaces until we’re reasonably confident that they’re legit.
It’s the same reason we use an application on this lemmy instance.
Trying to signup with chat.blahaj.zone. It seems the registration token isn’t valid. Does anyone know if there is a new token? Thanks!
I’ll generate a new one. We put a limit on how many times they can be used so we don’t get spam bot waves
Is there another new one, I am getting the same error. Thank you
Where are you finding the token? There are plenty left, but it’s possible I haven’t updated all of the locations.
I used the link for joining the matrix server as a new user: https://chat.blahaj.zone/c/genderverse/
I’m also trying to signup, and it sais “M_UNAUTHORIZED Invalid registration token”. If i understand correctly I’m having the same issue here.
Sorry, you found the one place I hadn’t updated it with the new code! Done now :)
We have been wondering. Is there any chance of a Signal group?
Kaity and I aren’t going to run one, as it’s a centralised service. However, people are welcome to create one and share the details here (or ideally, in a thread of its own for better visibility).
Okidoke. Thanks for letting us know!
the genderverse in the matrix? neo and trinity would be proud. :')
we can hereby rename all the trolls to anderson
