I hate that I pay almost as much for snapshots (for backup purposes) for #UnionPlace as I pay for CPU time. But I don't exactly want to lose the data!
I really need to figure out how to do a proper vacuum/cleanup on the database without a long downtime. I've found a bunch of docs but haven't had the time/energy to actually attack the process.
Hello #UnionPlace !
We have historically maintained federation with threads.net, but with a "limit" in place to make interaction intentional, in the interest of our mission to provide broad networking/communication.
More and more I'm feeling like that is the wrong decision. So, local users, please let me know: are you for, or against, continued federation with Threads? Do you get value from connections there? Or is it just noise and support for fascism and hate?
Sorry for a few minutes of instability #UnionPlace , I just did a bit of system maintenance (I probably should have done that before / separately from asking for money, but hey, it shows you I'm a real human. Mostly, anyway. Allegedly. I think. Or so the voices in my head say.)
It's the end of the year, do you know where your social media is paid for?
If you're here on the Fediverse, check out your instance's "About" page, and donate if that's something they ask for - because the answer is probably "by you"! Which is great, because it means you're not the product.
Thanks for making 2025 a great billionaire-free social-media year! #UnionPlace gladly accepts donations at https://www.laborunionnetworking.org/donate - we're run by a US 501(c)(3) so donations are likely tax-deductible!
#UnionPlace , we now have Mastodon 4.5.0! With quote posting!
You can learn more about the release, including the quote posting settings you can configure, here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/
As with all updates, you may need to do a force reload if you're using the web interface. If you have any problems, let us know!
Heads up #UnionPlace, quote posts are coming to Mastodon soon! Betas of the 4.5 release including quote posts are out now, and while we're not planning on running 4.5 while it's in beta, we probably will pick it up after it goes full release.
If you want to learn more, including a setting you can find now to set quotability for your posts, check out this Mastodon blog post: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/09/introducing-quote-posts/
#UnionPlace announcement: if you get a notification that we've blocked a.gup.pe, don't be alarmed; unfortunately this popular group subscription service had its domain bought out from under it, and is now pointing to a spam blog. 😞
We have blocked the domain proactively to prevent them from switching over to actual Fediverse spam in the future. You can read more about this, and an alternative, here: https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115164282623836102
Okay, some really bad news but also a suggestion for a way forward. The Guppe groups domain name was sold by their registrar before they could renew it. This means all Guppe groups are broken, and their web addresses point to a spam blog 😞 However, there is another group provider called FediGroups, you can find out more on their site: ➡️ https://about.fedigroups.social/home FediGroups has features that Guppe never had, including private groups. (More info about #Guppe situation: https://github.com/immers-space/guppe/issues/118 )
Howdy #UnionPlace! We've updated Mastodon to version 4.4.1. You can read more about the changes in Mastodon 4.4 here: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/07/mastodon-4.4/
Please let us know if you encounter any problems or have any questions!
Tim W RESISTS
