#AskFedi
Anyone know if there's any way to port birdsite followers to here anymore, since Elno made the API $$?

Movetodon is down, for example.

Was hoping to claw back some of the timeline from that at least, as I haven't deleted everything from the old account there.
#X #twitter #moveToMasto #movetodon #follows #feditips

That's it, I posted my last twitter post before deletion of my account, with the #MoveToMasto hashtag!
https://x.com/ElDuvelle/status/1741592364261490773?s=20

If you're still there... feel free to retweet it and also join me in closing your twitter account for the new year!
3... 2... 1... Delete account! 🥳​

Hey all, still as part of the #MoveToMasto Movement, and because we’re a bunch of honest people, let’s list all the things we think could be improved here on #Mastodon:
(I’ll start - in no specific order. I've also added workarounds when I knew about them)
(See this other post for the positive aspects)

[1] No feedback on your boosts: do people like them? boost them? 🤷​
[2] You can’t easily see all the answers to someone else’s post
[unless you go to their instance's website]
[3] Some great-looking accounts haven’t actually been active for a long time
[but you can see "last active date" on your "follows and followers" Settings]
[4] you can't easily quote posts
[except with some apps, also this is coming soon in Masto!]
[5] You can easily miss very relevant content
[a customizable algo might be coming at some point on our instance!]
[6] (very specific to me) there are not enough #BehaviouralNeuroscience or #NeuroEthology people
[if you know any, tell them to come here!]
[7] the new search is great but doesn’t search ALL of Mastodon’s public posts
[you can always do a search from outside, say with DuckDuckGo]
[8] you can't easily see only the posts of a profile
[but you can use https://justmytoots.com/ for this]
[9] …?

Please do add your own!

Edit: I updated the list, thanks to contributions of @diazona, @thefalcon 🙏​

Hey all,
To help the #MoveToMasto Movement, can we list all the reasons why we like #Mastodon?
(See this other post for the things to be improved)

I’ll start (in no specific order):

[1] it’s non-profit
[2] it’s ad-free
[3] you can edit posts (but edit history is visible), for example add the answer to a post once you got it, or update a list like I'm doing now according to the answers
[4] it’s not (too) addictive
[5] it has very varied contents, interesting suggestions, the bloomscrolling hashtag (among... many others)
[6] you can follow hashtags
[7] its technically impossible that 1 person will buy and destroy it
[8] a single person or company doesn’t control what you see
[9] you can format posts with Markdown (on some versions)
[10] you can write loooong posts if you want (on some versions, like mine)
[11] most people are nice and genuine ❤️​
[12] you can choose between local, home or federated timelines, each with their advantages
[13] you can show verified links in your account
[14] Introduction posts 🌟​
[15] you can use content warnings for many purposes
[16] most people add alt-text to their visual content
[17] it's open source
[18] it's open access
[19] there are many apps to chose from to connect to it, and the default one (browser) is great too
[20] good content moderation (of course, depends on server) + possibility of using filters, lists and its anti-viral design
[21] it's truly international!

[…] your turn!

updated with contributions from @dustin_, @knutson_brain, @UlrikeHahn, @alicia_izquierdo - thanks all!🙏​

Now seems like a good time (new year resolutions etc.) to try and get more of our friends and colleagues to use #Mastodon, don’t you think?

I suggest all of us who still have a presence on other platforms send a “Move to Masto” call! I’ve done it on twitter (and will probably close my twitter account for good before 2024).

Hashtag #MoveToMasto ?

Also #Neuroscience as I wish more #Neuroscientists were active on here!