Innocuous In Innisfil 🇨🇦13h ago

RE: https://thecanadian.social/@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty/116766135667173878

A very close associate of mine (so close it's almost as if he's in the same room as I type this) posted an important thread today. Maybe you don't like the term "toot" but this message is extremely tootable, and absolutely boostworthy. We should be able to find more than 5% of smart #Mastodon active users in #Canada who can reach out to a local politician once a month. Jump on board and help convince politicians that #MastodonCanada is where the cool Canucks hang out.

#CanPoli

Show threadAudhdDespiteNoisyAbleism 🇨🇦17h ago
@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty But why #MastodonCanada and not #FediverseCanada ?
Show threadElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty19h ago

@adelinej

Good question. The #MastodonCanada hashtag was recommended by Canadian instance admins, which is why I abuse it. But adding #Canada can't hurt.

Show threadElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty19h ago

An additional 25 politicians on #MastodonCanada servers may not sound impressive. But it is a huge increase over the current number of only a handful with accounts and less who are active. Adding a few, or a dozen, every month past November has the potential of becoming a tipping point, where politicians begin recommending Mastodon to colleagues and staff, and ultimately government officials will not want to be left behind in the wasteland of U.S. tech social media platforms.

#canpoli

Show threadAudhdDespiteNoisyAbleism 🇨🇦19h ago
@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty I am wondering if using #Canada will help ? Is #MastodonCanada widely known/used?
Show threadElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty19h ago

We need more Canadians to assist us in communication campaigns targeting your local politicians. Please boost these messages to help us increase participation.
After some quick calculations on a napkin with a Sharpie, here's how few are needed to make a difference. I used a cloth napkin and my wife was not impressed...
Assuming there are 10,000 active users in Canada (conservative IMO) and 5% of the #MastodonCanada community commits to sending 1 email per month.

#ProselytizingforPlushtodons

ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty1d ago

The PlushPosse are hanging out together one last time before 1 member heads west to a new family. Harley will miss his little buddies because they loved feeding her dog treats, like 24/7...
The two remaining #Plushtodons are cheering on the #MastodonCanada community to get involved in contacting local politicians to convince them to jump on the Mastodon bandwagon. It's where the cool Canadians and dogs hang out.

#ProselytizingforPlushtodons #DigitalSovereignty

ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty2d ago

RE: https://thecanadian.social/@ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty/116742825797872090

There are still 2+ weeks left in June to qualify for a ##ProselytizingforPlushtodons prize. Just reach out to a local politician and ask them to join the #MastodonCanada community.

Please boost this message to increase awareness of this campaign. We would like to get 10+ entries this month and make it difficult for our committee to choose a winner.

#DigitalSovereignty

Innocuous In Innisfil 🇨🇦4d ago

We should all remember that we Mastodonians are the algorithm. Therefore you should always Boost content you like or enjoy and push it further into the Fediverse. It's like a rule or something.

But is it OK for #MastodonCanada to Boost their own stuff?

Do you Boost your own content?

Yes, if not me then who would.
46.9%
No, I'm not a sociopath.
51%
What's a "Boost"
2%
Poll ended at .
ElbowsUpforDigitalSovereignty4d ago

We have our 1st winner in our #ProselytizingforPlushtodons campaign! Congratulations to @ElwoodCity who targeted his local politicians in Calgary and also reached out to Naheed Nensh. He received a polite response from his local council member and is committed to following up with each of his targets. We also felt some pity because he's a Calgary Flames fan.

Give @ElwoodCity some pats on the back for helping us to convince politicians to join the #MastodonCanada community.