No need to do it yourself. Let someone do it for you. There's Communickwhich can also setup a matrix server for you (in addition to Lemmy). There might be others, but I dont know of them.

I think it's the cost of a Netflix subscription.

Then fuck off

Plus, it would help to bring in a ton of new users, to the Fediverse.

Yay, more folks who are happy to fund the erasure of trans people. Can't wait! /s

You would likely need more than one admin. Regardless, I wish you the best of luck because you're going to need it.

And would work as a Belgian gTLD domain, as with the shortener for youtu.be 😄

It's not my intention, but I think it should be allowed.

I've been a fan of the Harry Potter series since the first movie. Not a huge fan, but I enjoyed the first four (books and movies, the latter 3/4 not so much) and some of the associated media.

These days you can't say you're a fan of Harry Potter without someone throwing JK Rowling's transphobia in your face. The problem is, I agree with them. JK Rowling is a trash human. I still like the stories she told and I enjoy some of the movies. I enjoyed the recent game, Hogwarts Legacy. I enjoy that the developers included a trans character to spite Rowling.

I don't think every Potterhead should be harassed for JK Rowling's views, but I also think it's difficult to engage with the community without considering it, given that the author is so public with her views. It's the same with Orson Scott Card and Ender's Game. Similar fandom (academia in space rather than witch/wizard fantasy), similar issue (author is homophobic). Similarly, the LGBTQ+ community tried to cancel the fandom, and these days, fans acknowledge Card was wrong, but the books still hold merit. Also, just like JK Rowling's author insert character Hermione is completely opposite to the author's views, so too was Ender (who was kind of like a meek version of Harry).

But nah, my favourite bone to pick with the Potterverse isn't that the author is human garbage (which is technically outside of the Potterverse), it's that Gryffindor = good, Slytherin = evil, and the other two Houses don't matter. As a Ravenclaw (or rather, I would be a Ravenclaw if I went to Hogwarts), this annoys me. It also seems to me that the better backdrop for the story would be if Harry and Draco were more directly rivals, Harry was about to be placed in Slytherin for his ambition (to best Draco) but he gets placed in Gryffindor instead. (This is more or less how it already goes.) But then Ron gets placed in Hufflepuff and Hermione in Ravenclaw, because that just makes more sense, and the four of them basically work together, often over the objections of their Houses being against them working together rather than sticking with their own House. I'm also suggesting that Draco explore his shades of grey rather than being "the bully." It makes more sense for the other Slytherins to use him (and his father's position) to reach their own goals than it does for Draco to merely be a shadow of his father.