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Musings by @rg Dec 16, 2020

Why choose a Glitch-Social Instance as Main account ? https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/why-choose-a-glitch-social-instance-as-main-account

rob g.Dec 10, 2020

A nice feeling - Upgrade Blog Instance version

And success. Thank you to @matt and the @write_as team - all went perfectly.

https://github.com/writeas/writefreely/releases/tag/v0.12.0

Windows 10 install, one year anniversary now. And I sweated it out fearing a database crash, never happened.

* Made full .rar archive of existing install.
* unzip new version, new folder.
* copied over config.ini
* copied over keys folder files.

And voilá -- WF is up.

#WriteFreely is wonderful - a #tool for #Writers
#FediReporter recommended.

Release v0.12.0 · writeas/writefreely

v0.12 Major Features ActivityPub Mentions (T627) Enable more interaction with your posts by mentioning users on Mastodon, Pleroma, and other ActivityPub platforms! Users on instances with federatio...

*banned 4 MarkDown love* r g x Dec 2, 2020

Hello friends at Hackers.town.

Good afternoon. Some of you know that I was a staff person at another instance.

This has changed, as I have resigned from that position, and now have my main personal and Publishing account at Muensterland.social.

@rgx is the address.

I posted the message shown in the screenshot below at the qoto instance. Just wanted to inform you here as well.

The toot in the image is here

Thanks, have a good evening!

#FediReporter on the move. 😉✈✔

banned 4 MarkDown love Rob G (@[email protected])

## To my friends and followers ...at my qoto account, **@design_RG** : Good afternoon, I would like to inform you that, for personal reasons, I have submitted my resignation from my moderation position here at the mastodon instance, effective today. I have been on a sabbatical for a period since late June from my work here at Qoto, but trust that my contribution has helped make it a better place. I also use various other accounts and some of you might have seen posts originating from them, or blog announcements with my signature indicating my Publishing account at @[email protected] . That has been my main account since late June, 2020 -- as I felt I needed a smaller instance that allowed more time to focus and concentrate on Writing, which is currently my main personal interest and expression. Since mastodon currently does not offer user data portability, my 7,200 posts at this instance will remain. And I might login occasionally, to check for personal messages or retrieve past posts. Anyone wishing to contact me can do so at the address referred above, which is likely to receive prompter attention. ### Thank you!

qoto.org

Yann2 Nov 29, 2020

Mastodon and Fediverse Welcome to New Members

And some Guides, as there's much to learn, enjoy here. I love the LifeHacker guide mentioned below, it is wonderful - reread it not long ago, highly recommend it.

Mastodon is not all that this new space has to offer -- it's only one of the platforms here.

There are others, and it's quite an interesting place. Read the manuals, find your route, enjoy diff places - like when we travel, our instances here are like the local Cafés I so enjoy visiting abroad.

Guides Recommendations :

New to Mastodon, here's LifeHacker guide
Another new users guide, here
Official JoinMastodon.org "What is Mastodon ?" short video

#KoyuJournal #FediReporter

How to Move From Twitter to Mastodon

There are many similarities between the two—except that Mastodon feels like a nice place to be.

Lifehacker

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[ yann ]Nov 26, 2020

@SuperDicq Yes, I understand that — and know it’s their end doing the Blocking.

Pretty disappointing - as they are both Techie instances. One of them huge numbers, but with a dick sys admin. The other is small but has some really active posters, and a lot of knowledgeable people in IT, info sec, and other similar fields I am also interested in.

Having them blocking my own Tech focused blog was a blow to me — and the solution was moving away from the instance I called home for about 7 months.

Leaving behind 7,000 posts, a lot of good ones, 500 Cat photos collected in my gallery. But tired of being censored so. So, I left.

I was Staff there, still am in the list, but on sabbatical of my own request. Won’t be returning, as their posture in some cases I disagree with; like the flags they raise and cause this hostility from other fedi instances.

Best to concentrate in more positive things, and do what I do best - think, write, advise and help people. Enjoy the freedom to go where my heart is.

In another post you mentioned this being a smaller instance - in my books that is a GOOD thing. I am tired of huge general ones. No really a place for me.

Look forward to being here, I like the theme you used, very simple, fast and responsive. Nice work!

#FediReporter at work…

Pleroma

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[ yann ]Nov 26, 2020

@SuperDicq Thank you, glad to be here. 🙂

The instance looks great from what I have seen, and I come via a recommendation from our friend @koyu, via her Recommended Instances page. Yours is one of the few selected, and deservedly so.

I looked at the front page, read the Terms of Service, saw the 5,000 char toot limit and smiled (been bugging Koyu to improve hers, she agreed).

Also checked my first little Hello world, copied the toot url and searched at some places I have accounts and are notorious for blocking others (kouyu's included). AND, the good news, I can see it.

So Tokyo,cdrom works for me as a general Publishing account possibility too - important, as I am a writer and fediverse amateur reporter, blog poster, opinionated and independant mind, etc. Some people will add less flattering opinions, possibly, lol... 😛

I am enjoying the instance already. Added it on my Pinafore control deck, and it's #19 in the list, but I foresee scrolling down to it often. Koyu's number 18, right next door, and most of the others I visit occasionally only.

Thanks Koyu for mentioning [this and other **good instances in your list!**](https://web.koyu.space/instance-recommendations/)

#FediReporter new instance landing... All good.

Yann2 Nov 26, 2020

@nolan

Won't I get confused or lost, where am I?

No, no fret -- Pinafore allows a big range of Themes, pre configured Colour Schemes so you can keep track of where you are, even in multi tabbed, multi instance moments.

See this post with a full Gallery of #Pinafore Themes

Pinafore client – A sampler of all the Colour Themes available

...at the little known Pinafore subforum at another instance.

Quick snapshot of the Colour Theme selection panel here, for illustration.

#Recommended #Client -- #Fediverse #nomad Friendly.

#FediReporter on the Beat. Frontline reports return...

Pinafore client -- A sampler of all the Colour Themes available

Pinafore offers many Colour Theme combinations! In light colours, or in Dark Theme mode for those who prefer them (myself, as it’s a lot easier on the eyes for me), you can select from a varied palette. I had taken a full set of snapshots, planning to post a new Topic with screenshots of ALL the currently offered colour schemes. So here we go. A Large number of Colour Schemes to chose from! Light Theme - 8 Choices : In the same order as they appear in the Settings --> General --> Theme fo...

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Yann2 Nov 26, 2020

@yann @koyu

It's a Pleroma instance -- and that is THE BEST platform for the 'micro-blogging' thing mastodon purports to serve.

5,000 characters toot size limit, expression without shackles. #MarkDown goodness, much beloved by style conscientious posters and Content Producers.

Seem nice - I had enjoyed conversations with @SuperDicq in threads in the past, at other places I have now debanded from. (the blocking damage to my published work being the main reason, as much as the local sysadmin there hates me saying so, and vehemently denies it.)

#FediReporter in the beat, finding a new instance to enjoy, many thanks to all the dedicated sys admins and mod staff who labour to make these available to us all.

#Pleroma #Alternative #Recommended #Instance

Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon

----- Pleroma, have you met ? I have a lot of curiosity for the different places and software we encounter on the Fediverse, if we ar...

Musings by @rg

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*banned 4 MarkDown love* yann Jul 22, 2020

@SlowRain @joaopinheiro

Hello SlowRain and sorry for taking so long to respond -- this account is not one that I use frequently, so I just found the notification now, and am promptly responding. :)

João had sent me a Direct Message to my main account -- which is now @rgx .

He told me about your request and I looked around a bit and could not find any instance with a theme close to Medieval History. I did locate a few users who are interested in History and passed the info on to João, who relayed it to you, with a cc here as well.

The German instance João mentioned is the one I have selected as my main home now, as it has some advantages compared to my previous one (which suffers from some fediverse blocking which is damaging for my blog publishing and announcements). I would recommend it, as João said it's open to us English speakers, and has a capable and understanding admin (plus it uses the Glitch-Social variant of Mastodon, allowing some nicer text formatting, etc).

João has mentioned Friendica and says he likes it -- but the address he's using ( @libranet.de ) seems to be open registrations only at certain times (it's open right now - at https://libranet.de/register )

https://friendi.ca has information on the Friendica project. If you want to see and give it a try, there's a Try out instance where accounts only last for a week, being auto-deleted after that.

https://tryfriendica.de/ is the place, and I would recommend it. There are other, more permanent instances in case you want a Friendica account for normal use.

Feel free to contact me for any more info, I will be glad to help -- use the @rgx address for best results. 😃

#FediReporter #rgxJournal