cnk@kbin.dk to Fediverse@kbin.social · 1 year agoWikimedia Foundation joins the fediversewikimedia.socialexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down10cross-posted to: theandrocollection@lemm.eefrance@lemmy.worldfediverse@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareMidnitte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAmazing to me that a nonprofit can do it, but my local police department, state forest fire service, etc etc, cannot and are stuck on twithell and fuckbook.
minus-squaresunaurus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoBut do police departments etc really even need to be on social media?
minus-squareMidnitte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s a quick way to send important information, I would hazard a yes. Several weeks ago the only way I knew about a forest fire down the street was because of twitter.
minus-squarePabloDiscobar@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe wikimedia fundation is full of money, your forest office is not.
minus-squareMidnitte@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSure, but using mastodon isn’t exactly a bank breaker (and that’s if you bother hosting your own).
Amazing to me that a nonprofit can do it, but my local police department, state forest fire service, etc etc, cannot and are stuck on twithell and fuckbook.
But do police departments etc really even need to be on social media?
It’s a quick way to send important information, I would hazard a yes.
Several weeks ago the only way I knew about a forest fire down the street was because of twitter.
The wikimedia fundation is full of money, your forest office is not.
Sure, but using mastodon isn’t exactly a bank breaker (and that’s if you bother hosting your own).