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@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ links._
- [Where else can I read about Matrix?](#where-else-can-i-read-about-matrix)
- [How do you do custom not-emoji reactions?](#how-do-you-do-custom-not-emoji-reactions)
- [Why so many accounts?](#why-so-many-accounts)
- [Why do you use Matrix URI scheme instead of matrix.to?](#why-do-you-use-matrix-uri-scheme-instead-of-matrixto)
- [What are ghost and puppets?](#what-are-ghost-and-puppets)
- [What does the public history visibility mean? I don't want to appear in search engines](#what-does-the-public-history-visibility-mean-i-dont-want-to-appear-in-search-engines)
- [Can I see who is in any specific room without being there?](#can-i-see-who-is-in-any-specific-room-without-being-there)
@ -40,18 +38,21 @@ links._
- [How about DAG splits?](#how-about-dag-splits)
- [What are these idlekicks for inactivity, why are they for?](#what-are-these-idlekicks-for-inactivity-why-are-they-for)
- [But the relaybots look so ugly](#but-the-relaybots-look-so-ugly)
- [Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username?](#why-does-one-of-your-accounts-have-capital-letter-in-the-username)
- [Which client do you recommend?](#which-client-do-you-recommend)
- [Which homeserver do you recommend?](#which-homeserver-do-you-recommend)
- [Why don't you run your own?](#why-dont-you-run-your-own)
- [Why cannot I see history in your Matrix rooms?](#why-cannot-i-see-history-in-your-matrix-rooms)
- [I am told that I should Matrixify my IRC channel, what does that mean?](#i-am-told-that-i-should-matrixify-my-irc-channel-what-does-that-mean)
- [Why should I use Matrix instead of IRC?](#why-should-i-use-matrix-instead-of-irc)
- [Why isn't Pirate Party of Finland using Matrix?](#why-isnt-pirate-party-of-finland-using-matrix)
- [Why isn't Pirate Party of Finland using Matrix?](#why-isnt-pirate-party-of-finland-using-matrix)
- [I don't currently want to touch Matrix, but I am seeing abuse from there, what can I do?](#i-dont-currently-want-to-touch-matrix-but-i-am-seeing-abuse-from-there-what-can-i-do)
- [I fear someone has said yes](#i-fear-someone-has-said-yes)
- [That doesn't help me](#that-doesnt-help-me)
- [So do you wish Matrix to fail?](#so-do-you-wish-matrix-to-fail)
- [Personal questions](#personal-questions)
- [Why so many accounts?](#why-so-many-accounts)
- [Why do you use Matrix URI scheme instead of matrix.to?](#why-do-you-use-matrix-uri-scheme-instead-of-matrixto)
- [Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username?](#why-does-one-of-your-accounts-have-capital-letter-in-the-username)
- [Which client do you recommend?](#which-client-do-you-recommend)
- [Which homeserver do you recommend?](#which-homeserver-do-you-recommend)
- [Why don't you run your own?](#why-dont-you-run-your-own)
- [Why cannot I see history in your Matrix rooms?](#why-cannot-i-see-history-in-your-matrix-rooms)
- [So do you wish Matrix to fail?](#so-do-you-wish-matrix-to-fail)
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@ -73,14 +74,6 @@ They are implemented by multiple clients other than Element. In FluffyChat, Gomu
[Element-Web doesn't support this yet](https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/19409) and while there is [open pull request](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-react-sdk/pull/6628), the merging is blocked due to Element not knowing how to handle moderation and reporting for malicious reactions.
### Why so many accounts?
In my opinion it's preferable to have multiple accounts on different homeservers for ensuring decentralisation instead of having a single authority in power and being able to issue commands from multiple servers in case of federation meltdown which multiple rooms experienced during the period of room version 9 before homeserver software started to nag on unintentionally open registration refusing to start. Additionally state resets are a good reason to keep old accounts around.
### Why do you use Matrix URI scheme instead of matrix.to?
I dislike matrix.to as a concept. It's a centralized service on decentralized protocol and in my opinion it shows lack of self-esteem on Matrix side considering neither XMPP or IRC require something like it, both of those trust being known or handled appropiately.
### What are ghost and puppets?
They are related to bringing Matrix to other protocols or vice versa.
@ -173,44 +166,6 @@ This means that even before IRCv3 RELAYMSG and displayname proposals, which I wi
I hope Matrix will get better at this too.
### Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username?
In 2016 or so I mistakenly thought that usernames would be case-insensitive
and they only [got banned in Synapse on 10th November 2017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/2662).
### Which client do you recommend?
The one that fits your needs. Personally I mix-and-match:
- FluffyChat on mobile
- I am a Finnish translator and moderator. It does multiple accounts.
- hydrogen.element.io PWA mainly on mobile, sometimes on desktop
- It's the only Matrix client that is yet to log me out randomly, very stable, multiple account support and so far the only Matrix client running on Nokia 1 (TA-1047).
- develop.element.io / Element flatpak on desktop
- `/devtools` is essential (see my critiques), and they don't support Fedora.
- Nheko nightly flatpak on desktop
- I am a Finnish translator, it's actually the most Spec-complete client in my experience without long delays before something becomes supported and it's lightweight probably for being a native app instead of Electron.
### Which homeserver do you recommend?
I am hesistant to recommend any. Finnish users may be interested in the [Linux.fi wiki listing](https://www.linux.fi/wiki/Matrix), everyone else may be served by [joinmatrix.org listing](https://joinmatrix.org/servers/).
### Why don't you run your own?
As can be read between the lines from my critiques, I don't consider any homeserver to be in the state that it's either safe to run legally or lightweight enough or not require constant maintenance as opposed to IRC which I do selfhost.
The world situation in general discourages me from anything as heavy.
### Why cannot I see history in your Matrix rooms?
Matrix doesn't support self-destructing messages or message expiry in general, so
I don't feel comfortable with world-readable logs (which would easily end to
search engines forever).
If you need to see something in the backlog, I suggest
using IRC (IRC@Etro or PirateIRC especially) or XMPP which each store messages
only for 7 days (Ergo default) or some months (Prosody default) on a single server.
### I am told that I should Matrixify my IRC channel, what does that mean?
You are likely using IRCnet and I am sorry that you have to deal with this raider group. It means some mix of:
@ -242,7 +197,7 @@ image uploading support.
and [its webchat](https://webchat.pirateirc.net/) a reasonable fallback should we have to leave other protocols
or they would be unusable otherwise.
### Why isn't Pirate Party of Finland using Matrix?
#### Why isn't Pirate Party of Finland using Matrix?
This goes a bit past my personal Q&A, but we are using it kind of as a "tech demo".
However it cannot currently mature past that as:
@ -264,7 +219,7 @@ If you want in, your options are:
- Come to [#verkkopalvelut using PrateIRC webchat](https://webchat.pirateirc.net/?channel=#verkkopalvelut)
and tell `AmindaSuomalainen` your Matrix ID in a nice message (to show you aren't a bot) that you wish in.
### I don't currently want to touch Matrix, but I am seeing abuse from there, what can I do?
## I don't currently want to touch Matrix, but I am seeing abuse from there, what can I do?
If you are using Telegram or Discord, you are out of luck, as while you can
remove messages, that may get removed from Matrix, you cannot remove the
@ -289,7 +244,7 @@ gecos/"real name" in which case your only option is to ban the entirety of
Matrix. E.g. on LiberaChat `/mode +b _!_@2001:470:69fc:105::/64` assuming
your abusers don't have a cloak (vhost in any other IRC network)._
#### I fear someone has said yes
### I fear someone has said yes
In that case someone may have near absolute power on the Matrix side and could have
removed the matrix-appservice-irc bot from power thus preventing it from
@ -319,7 +274,57 @@ I would include:
I haven't tried this personally though, as I am Matrix user and have been
sending raw events in JSON to them.
### So do you wish Matrix to fail?
### Personal questions
So the list above seems clearer not having me-questions mixed with everything else.
#### Why so many accounts?
In my opinion it's preferable to have multiple accounts on different homeservers for ensuring decentralisation instead of having a single authority in power and being able to issue commands from multiple servers in case of federation meltdown which multiple rooms experienced during the period of room version 9 before homeserver software started to nag on unintentionally open registration refusing to start. Additionally state resets are a good reason to keep old accounts around.
#### Why do you use Matrix URI scheme instead of matrix.to?
I dislike matrix.to as a concept. It's a centralized service on decentralized protocol and in my opinion it shows lack of self-esteem on Matrix side considering neither XMPP or IRC require something like it, both of those trust being known or handled appropiately.
#### Why does one of your accounts have capital letter in the username?
In 2016 or so I mistakenly thought that usernames would be case-insensitive
and they only [got banned in Synapse on 10th November 2017](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/pull/2662).
#### Which client do you recommend?
The one that fits your needs. Personally I mix-and-match:
- FluffyChat on mobile
- I am a Finnish translator and moderator. It does multiple accounts.
- hydrogen.element.io PWA mainly on mobile, sometimes on desktop
- It's the only Matrix client that is yet to log me out randomly, very stable, multiple account support and so far the only Matrix client running on Nokia 1 (TA-1047).
- develop.element.io / Element flatpak on desktop
- `/devtools` is essential (see my critiques), and they don't support Fedora.
- Nheko nightly flatpak on desktop
- I am a Finnish translator, it's actually the most Spec-complete client in my experience without long delays before something becomes supported and it's lightweight probably for being a native app instead of Electron.
#### Which homeserver do you recommend?
I am hesistant to recommend any. Finnish users may be interested in the [Linux.fi wiki listing](https://www.linux.fi/wiki/Matrix), everyone else may be served by [joinmatrix.org listing](https://joinmatrix.org/servers/).
#### Why don't you run your own?
As can be read between the lines from my critiques, I don't consider any homeserver to be in the state that it's either safe to run legally or lightweight enough or not require constant maintenance as opposed to IRC which I do selfhost.
The world situation in general discourages me from anything as heavy.
#### Why cannot I see history in your Matrix rooms?
Matrix doesn't support self-destructing messages or message expiry in general, so
I don't feel comfortable with world-readable logs (which would easily end to
search engines forever).
If you need to see something in the backlog, I suggest
using IRC (IRC@Etro or PirateIRC especially) or XMPP which each store messages
only for 7 days (Ergo default) or some months (Prosody default) on a single server.
#### So do you wish Matrix to fail?
No, I have been using countless of hours at writing these critiques and performing "quality assurance"/testing,
localizing clients to Finnish, providing support on their rooms for users of those clients, writing a Matrix