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Abner Coimbre
e77d0d940b Move chat guidelines to the top 2026-03-31 12:39:11 -07:00
Abner Coimbre
2645be5e1c Add chat guidelines 2026-03-31 12:37:27 -07:00
Abner Coimbre
979618ee3e Delay 2026 timeline a bit 2026-03-04 10:55:12 -08:00
Abner Coimbre
2bfc633fd4 Update timeline from Jan to Feb 2026-02-16 22:25:20 -08:00
Abner Coimbre
edc16a0474 Add Mariano to Contact page 2026-02-16 22:25:04 -08:00
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It is our home from now on.
## Chat Guidelines
We're in a high-trust environment where users are known humans, so our guidelines are straightforward:
1. **Baseline decorum.** Engineering requires rigorous criticism, but [there's a line](https://abner.page/post/linus-is-a-father-figure-now/) you can't cross.
2. **Keep off-topic in #off-topic.** Anything unrelated to our industry should be in `#off-topic` for easy muting. Religion or politics are discouraged and moderated (expect bias from leadership.)
3. **AI hype profiteers are banned.** You know *exactly* what we're talking about. Discuss artificial intelligence with sobriety.
## Joining Revolt
Our Revolt [instance](https://revolt.handmadecities.com) requires users to register an account:
@@ -72,20 +82,12 @@ Alternatively an *existing* Verified Human may vouch for someone they've met in
{{< alert context="primary" text="Currently only [the founder](/docs/support/contact/) can manually grant badges, so the appeal is made to him." />}}
## Reconnnecting...
When Handmade Cities performs server maintenance (or upgrades) the chat client displays a `Reconnecting...` message:
![](/images/hmc_docs_revolt_7.png)
Wait a few minutes before manually refreshing the browser. If we're [on mobile](/docs/chat/#going-mobile), kill the app and reopen it.
## Limitations
Revolt is known as Discord Lite because of some missing features. The quirks or limitations are as follows:
1. **Can't point Revolt app to custom domain.** This is discussed under [Going Mobile](/docs/chat/#going-mobile).
2. **Missing bells & whistles**. Theres no message pinning. No threads. Strange restrictions apply with emoji reactions.
2. **Missing bells & whistles**. Can't pin messages. Can't start threads.
3. **Lack of end-to-end encryption.** Discord has this issue too. Handmade Cities policy is to safeguard private DMs and never inspect their contents.
These are all minor irritations to us, not deal breakers.

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---
As we [don't have](/docs/timeline/2026/#mass-delete-social-media) social media, the most efficient way to reach out is by sending an email.
As we [don't have](/docs/timeline/2026/#mass-delete-social-media) social media, the most efficient way to reach out is by sending us emails.
## Our Founder
## Founder
Our founder is [Abner Coimbre](https://abner.page) and may be contacted at `abner@handmadecities.com`.
Our founder is [Abner Coimbre](https://handmadecities.com/about). As the community organizer he's unfortunately the busiest member (send a reminder after three business days if there's no response.)
Allow up to three business days to receive a response. As community organizer his Inbox is perpetually cluttered: send a reminder after three business days if there's no response.
- `abner@handmadecities.com`.
It might take multiple poking attempts to get his attention.
---
## Editor
Zac Nowicki is editor and maintainer of Handmade Cities. He's also tech lead for [Kagi Search](https://kagi.com)—opinions here do not represent his employer.
Zac Nowicki is editor for Handmade Cities: he reviews and edits all our writing. If we have egregious typos or false statements please reach out to him.
Find him at `zac@handmadecities.com`.
Zac is also the tech lead for [Kagi Search](https://kagi.com)—opinions here do not represent his employer.
- `zac@handmadecities.com`
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## Server Admin
Mariano Uvalle [started contributing](https://handmadecities.com/news/updates-to-our-revolt-instance) improvements to the chat server. He's implementing [Abner's agenda](https://lobste.rs/s/vrczh6/discord_launches_teen_by_default#c_ko6xqn) to fork Revolt and make the experience rival that of Discord. We may empower him with more server access in the future.
Chat-related bugs or feature requests should be sent here.
- `mariano@handmadecities.com`
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## Support Staff
In order to ease the burden on Abner you may email support staff at `support@handmadecities.com`. Trusted community members have access to this Inbox and your chances of getting a faster reply goes up.
To ease the burden on Abner you might email support staff instead. Trusted community members have access to this Inbox and your chances of getting a faster reply goes up.
- `support@handmadecities.com`
---
## Meetup Hosts
Meetup hosts have [their own](https://handmadecities.com/meetups) dedicated pages with corresponding email addresses. Note that we don't control office hours, so response times may vary.
Meetup hosts have [their own](https://handmadecities.com/meetups) dedicated pages with corresponding email addresses. Note that we don't control office hours so response times may vary.

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## Mass-Delete Social Media
Our founder's [made it clear](https://abner.page/post/exit-the-feed/) competent programmers must leave for-profit social media. In January 2026 the following accounts will be deleted:
Our founder's [made it clear](https://abner.page/post/exit-the-feed/) competent programmers must leave for-profit social media. By the Spring of 2026 the following accounts will be deleted:
- Discord Servers ([read more](https://handmadecities.com/news/revolt-against-discord))
- YouTube Channels
- Twitch Channels