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Why isn't there a Harry Potter-themed Lemmy instance yet? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by blue_berry@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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It's one of the first things I would expect from a site like this. I know that J.K. Rowlings views are very controversial to put it mildly, but:

  1. The fandom/books are not the author
  2. Harry Potter will become a part of the Fediverse at some point anyways - better to support it early on and shape its developing rather than having a company build a H.P. social network on top of the fediverse, which will be to our disadvantage
  3. In terms of potential users, this could be huge for the threadiverse
  4. We are in the Fediverse: defederation is always a possibility

Or was it just never tried before / no one wanted to yet?

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[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Most of the people on the fediverse are adults who are most likely going to join either a general instance or a themed instance for interests for adults and not for a children’s book series, especially not one with a TERFy author

People like SpongeBob, I don’t think there is interest for a SpongeBob instance. Nevertheless if you think there is interest in it, feel free to host your own.

[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

  1. fuck J.K. Rowling and anything to do with her.

  2. you want a Harry Potter themed instance? fucking make one.

[–] grandel@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I've obviously missed something here, but why the hatred towards Rowling?

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

  1. Your "separate the author from the works" is your opinion

  2. Even if we do separate them, the works themselves are brimful of problematic tropes and stereotypes

  3. I don't want Harry Potter fans coming here, good god. I'd rather sound with a habanero-infused DS stylus than hang out with Harry Potter fans.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t want Harry Potter fans coming here, good god. I’d rather sound with a habanero-infused DS stylus than hang out with Harry Potter fans.

Hey, I'm a fan of the universe, I hope I'm still welcome here

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the heads up. I'll block you to improve my experience

[–] Steve@startrek.website 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I also like Harry Potter, will you block me as well?

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 year ago

Sure thing, Steve-O

Man, these TERF book fans make it easy!

Use the Force, Harry!

Blockus accountus!