Mastodawn

Apr 19, 2025

I'm #LovingTheFedi; I really am, there's some #GoodFolks here... There are also some #InstanceOwners / #InstanceAdmins I wouldn't #Trust to run a #LemonadeStand...

Let's be #LearningTogether and #GrowingTogether; except the #NaziFuckwits and #RacistHomophobes...

#PunchThemTwiceForChristmas; even though #ChristmasIsBullcrap...

#SantanaIsComing!!

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gellenburg

Mar 5, 2025

1. If you're going to #report somebody you need to give #examples of what #activity you're reporting. Just #reporting a #profile and telling an #instance #admin that an #account is being "#spammy" doesn't cut it. Not when we can clearly see the user is not.

2. Again, not a very helpful report. You report a user and say they're a #SCAM account but offer up absolutely no #evidence to support your #claim.

3. Every account was new once, including the person that reported this one. As long as #NSFW #content is properly #flagged, there's no issue. Suspecting an account to be a "scam account or worse" is not a valid #reason for reporting an account.

4. Another report without any basis or #justification.

5. Again, another baseless report about somebody with absolutely ZERO evidence to back up their claim.

So here's what's going to happen....

The instances that forwarded these #bogus #reports to me, and wasted my time, each have a strike against them.

Strike three and we tell #Sharkey to #ignore any and all reports coming from the #instance in the future.

No #admin wants #BadActors on their instances, and no admin wants a #BadActor to make someone else feel unwelcome.

But you can't just flag and report an account for any bullshit reason either.

You have to give us proof and evidence.

This is not high school and this is not middle school. If somebody is being disruptive or causing problems, let us know.

But if you just suspect someone might cause problems or they might be disruptive... wait until you have proof and evidence and then let us know!

#FediAdmin #AdminStuff #administrivia #UserReports #FediReports #InstanceAdmins #MastoAdmin

Eric Malves

Mar 14, 2024

Squawk appears to be having an issue with PNG uploads. Working on finding a fix but for now, JPGs are working fine.

If any other server admins have dealt with that same issue of thumbnail generation, I’d love to hear about it!

#instanceadmins #fediadmin

Codeberg Announcements Feb 28, 2024

Is the recent #Fediverse #spam wave over? We hope so. Thanks to all #instanceAdmins for cleaning this up.

What can we learn from this? Some thoughts regarding #ForgeFederation: https://blog.codeberg.org/what-we-can-learn-from-the-fediverse-spam-for-codeberg.html

#ForgeFed #Forgejo

What we can learn from the Fediverse spam for Codeberg — Codeberg News

At Codeberg, we want to join the Fediverse, the ActivityPub-powered world...

The Many Voices of Anne Ahlert Feb 22, 2024

If your instance is having weird issues this morning, be aware that the internet/cell phone provider #ATandT is experiencing a substantial outage this morning (Thursday, 7:20am CDT, 1:20pm GMT) in the United States. There is currently no information on a cause or for an estimated repair time. Please be patient and try not to slam your #Admins. Thank you.

#InstanceDown #AdminSupport #ATandToutage #InstanceAdmins #InternetOutage #ATToutage #FediTips

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/tech/att-cell-service-outage?cid=ios_app

alex Feb 1, 2024

Any #InstanceAdmins with emojis of Elliot from Mrm Robot that I can... Um... Borrow?

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PSiReN-X

Dec 30, 2023

This shouldn't really #SurpriseUs...

There have been several points during this year when I've contemplated #Defederation from mastodon.social...

It gets a lot of traffic because it's #Popular... There are some #GoodFolks on there; but, their #InstanceOwner / #InstanceAdmins are not #GoodEnough | In my #NotSoHumbleOpinion

#Popular ≠ #Good | #FalseEquivalence

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PSiReN-X

Dec 21, 2023

I'm #LovingTheFedi; I really am, there's some #GoodFolks here... There are also some #InstanceOwners / #InstanceAdmins I wouldn't #Trust to run a #LemonadeStand...

Let's be #LearningTogether and #GrowingTogether; except the #NaziFuckwits and #RacistHomophobes...

#PunchThemTwiceForChristmas; even though #ChristmasIsBullcrap...

#SantanaIsComing!!

🧙🤖🐺🤖🧙 | 🕵️🦹🎈🦄🎈🦹🕵️

PSiReN-X

Dec 21, 2023

@msquebanh @wendinoakland @Lazarou

#HeyThere

Having initially #BlockedAndReported the OP; I had been awaiting an "outcome" of the report from the #InstanceOwner / #InstanceAdmins, though none has been forthcoming. While the individual may not necessarily have been representative of the whole #Instance, I'm grateful to #PhoenixSecurity for their #WiderPerspective; it's much appreciated.

Let me confirm I've #Defederated from babka.social. Thank you.

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sheislaurence Jul 30, 2023

Dear @feditips dear instance admin @JohanEmpa, dear explainers of the #fediverse, can someone explain to me how the #explore section is made up? I don't assume it's handcrafted by #instanceadmins clicking buttons all day long, but there's a shared #algorithm? Is it based on #popularity, based on what, number of any #interactions? #clicks? #comments? How often is it refreshed? Looks like daily to me on mastodon.green. Please share code!