Welcome to !poc!
About this subhive
Like the sidebar says, this is a "dedicated community for minority groups and people of color, their interests, and their issues." I suggested this community to Beehaw to provide a casual space for POC in the Fediverse to connect, network, chat, share ideas, etc. The main reason I felt a community like this was necessary is because federated social media have a reputation for being predominantly white, and this can be discouraging for others who may be unsure whether federated communities like ours are safe to join and participate in. Accordingly, I hope !poc will provide a nice, cozy community for you all, one which is rooted in solidarity, support, affirmation, and inclusion.
Our neighboring subhives
If you are here, feel free to check out our neighbors on Beehaw:
Some other groups that you might find of interest, here on Beehaw or other instances, are:
Introducing myself
My username is kalanggam, but you can call me kal, kala, or Gil (my actual name). I'm a queer 20-something based in Texas, and I use he/they pronouns. Some of my interests are programming, game development, writing, cooking, worldbuilding, and leadership theory. I write fiction (mostly short stories, but I'm planning a longer novel), essays (especially cultural critique and technology), and poetry. I also have a Mastodon account on tech.lgbt if you want to be mutuals there. ☺️
I'm also one of the moderators of !poc. I'm mainly here to help facilitate discussion and work together with y'all to cultivate a cozy community, so please feel welcome to direct any of your questions or concerns my way.
Now, introduce yourself!
Introduce yourselves here, and feel free to plug your handles elsewhere in the Fediverse if you're comfortable. I'd also love to hear your ideas for this community and what you'd expect from moderation. I'm looking forward to meeting you all!
Hello, I'm Mifuyne, Mif for short. I was born in Hong Kong, live in Ontario, Canada now. I use she/her pronouns, but I'm fine with being referred to as they, too. You can also find me on @mifuyne@easymode.im, but that account is more focused on my future gamedev journey 😁 I also have a couple of writefreely accounts, which won't show up on sites like Lemmy or kbin.
Other than programming and gamedev, I also have an interest in tabletop RPGs. I'm mostly focused on solo-gaming at the moment, but I'm still toying with the idea of opening a freeform RP/play-by-post lemmy (or another federated forum) instance.
I look forward to see the kind of discourse that goes on in here 😊
oh I hadn't thought of doing that, but that's a great idea!
Thanks 😄
There's a few bits I have to figure out, like a dice roller and how to get the comments in the post to display linearly, old to new (Lemmy's Chat sort is close but it forces it in to new). And more importantly, which software will I use? I'm leaning towards Lemmy since it'll get my butt moving on learning Rust.
https://rolladie.net/
That's not adequate for the purposes I have in mind. But thanks for the suggestion 🙂
No problem! :) Just trying to help.
I appreciate it! ♥
Welcome to Beehaw, Mifuyne! ☺️
If you do decide to open a PbP instance, I'd love to join - I've been trying to get back into roleplaying but the site I used to frequent is so dead, sadly.
Thanks!
It could be a long time before it's a thing. I have a bad habit of taking on too many projects all at once sometimes. This might be one of those times 😵 but I'll let you know if/when the instance is up!
I would love to join as well! Please keep us posted!