I was referring to phpBB, actually, but it doesn't matter in this case. But I'm measuring success by people going out of their way to visit the site--something

I was referring to phpBB, actually, but it doesn't matter in this case. But I'm measuring success by people going out of their way to visit the site--something facebook does not provide. Half the sites on the internet link to it. > Right, and it does that by providing a better (a matter of taste, perhaps), cheaper product than Mastodon via specialization of labor, and through network effects, both of which depend on centralization. I can't elect my moderation style on facebook.... so it's not at all equivalent. Centralization is central to why facebook isn't going to be a general purpose forum of use to anyone.