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1. Eugen (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2019 09:54:49 JST Eugen

   This is not something that could actually help friends.nico survive, but the thought is inspired by their situation:

   Would there be demand for an optional "paid accounts" mode for Mastodon servers? For future consideration #mastodev

   [ ] Yes [ ] No
   • 4/30 21:00 JST: self-destruct, ashida and 嗤民 repeated this.
   • Eugen (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2019 09:56:27 JST Eugen

     in reply to

     Some servers today require Patreon or OpenCollective membership to sign up on, or integrate a Stripe button (but not very well). The above idea would basically formalize those use cases.

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   • Eugen (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 02-Apr-2019 10:07:10 JST Eugen

     • TheKinrar

     @TheKinrar Yes, I do not fully understand it. At first I was told Dwango wasn't doing well financially and friends.nico was a big cost sink without contributing back to their main business. That, I can understand. But when I suggested ways to decrease their costs, they said that would not help reverse course.

     ashida repeated this.