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diff --git a/content/about.md b/content/about.md deleted file mode 100644 index bf636ab..0000000 --- a/content/about.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: "About" -draft: false ---- - -Hamlet is a network of geographically focused [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) -instances. We work with volunteers from local communities in order to help them -run their own social media site. If you wish to volunteer to help run a Hamlet -instance in your home town, send us an email at -[smile@hamlet.social](smile@hamlet.social). - -Locally deploying servers has several benefits over centralized social media -like Facebook or Twitter. - -- **We do not put ourselves in a position to moderate the entire network.** This -means that content is moderated for your local community, by your local -community. -- **The network is also interoperable.** Even though there are official Hamlet -servers, you can set up an unofficial server, and participate in the network -just fine. You can do this by setting up your own -[Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/) server, or using a managed hosting solution -like [Tribes](https://tribes.host/). -- **Local money stays local.** When a local business advertises on Facebook, -all of that money leaves the local economy. When a local business advertieses -on Hamlet, that money stays in the local economy, and is able to be used to -benefit the community. - -The name Hamlet is a reference to -[wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)](https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet_(place)) |