flovur network rating \u2014 draft: we propose, acauema corrects.
axes (\u22121/0/+1, normalized 0\u2013100): data = sovereignty of data, conn = sovereignty of connections, cons = consistency, long = longevity, plaus = plausible promises, tag = tagline truth, intl = international, care = caring, ux, mob = mobile.
| network | data | conn | cons | long | plaus | tag | intl | care | ux | mob | score |
| telegram | \u2212 | \u2212 | + | + | + | + | + | \u2212 | + | + | 70 |
| irc | + | + | + | + | + | \u2212 | 0 | + | \u2212 | \u2212 | 65 |
| signal | \u2212 | \u2212 | + | + | + | + | + | \u2212 | + | \u2212 | 60 |
| matrix | 0 | 0 | \u2212 | + | 0 | 0 | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
telegram 70 \u2014 centralized servers (data + connections), corporate direction (caring \u2212), but consistent, long-lived, honest tagline, great ux, the mobile reference. acauema's stated top.
irc 65 \u2014 the sovereign original: open data + connections, decades of longevity, community caring; no tagline, english-centric culture, brutal ux, no mobile story.
signal 60 \u2014 privacy promises kept, but phone-number lock-in (connections \u2212), moxie's hostility to forks and alternate clients (data \u2212, caring \u2212), mobile tied to one device.
matrix 55 \u2014 federation in theory, matrix.org centralization in practice; spec churn (consistency \u2212), unfulfilled crypto promises (plausible 0); usable but no axis truly shines yet.