* Have you ever heard about Friendica ? *

Friendica is interesting; I have an account but used it very little. Should to a more in-depth test and report on it.

Friendica is part of the vast Fediverse Network -- mastodon is the largest group, but not all of it.

https://friendi.ca for general information.

Screenshots: https://friendi.ca/about/screenshots/

Definitely has some nice features :

- enhanced text formatting, with GUI controls on editor.
- Edit, anytime you want, any of your old posts.
- images can be attached to all posts.

** Get to Know it? -- there's a Try instance. https://tryfriendica.de/

Accounts there will auto-delete in one week, so you don't waste any space or resources. Like it? get a real instance account. Don't like it? just forget it and it goes away soon.

And it federates easily - - my account there is @rgx
Nerdica is a nice node on the Friendica network.

Lots more instances listed - here : https://dir.friendica.social/servers

#Friendica #NewUsers #Instances #rgxJournal

* Mastodon - Options for Moving an Account ? *

*** "Take your information and do what you want with it." ***

That suggestive text sounds like Freedom of movement is granted and important, doesn't it? That is directly copied from Documents at JoinMastodon.org -https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/.

The truth is less rosy though. There are easy and reliable ways to :

* Export the list of people you Follow.
* Export lists of people you Mute (hiding their posts from your view)
* Export lists of people and instances you Blocked (barring their content reaching you).

But, sadly -- your personal data, all the Toots you spent time in, the images and videos contained in them. Not easily accessible.

If an instance dies (and it does happen), it's all Lost. We need better. Facebook is now offering a wonderful User Data Export tool.

I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

[That is the Topic of today's Blog -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/mastodon-options-for-moving-an-account.

* This post is dedicated to *maique* https://mastodon.social/@maique, a fellow user who also has looked into an account move.

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

Please see Original post for my intended / desired Formatting : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104388871738662235

* Pleroma - Finding the Good Instances, part 2 *

*** As Requested; Recommended Instances Suggestions ***

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover-pleroma page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

So this page is intended to provide :

* some thoughts on why it is important, which instance you are in.
* general tips on looking up information for any Pleroma instance.
* and a list of recommended Pleroma instances for your consideration.

As usual, I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** -- https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/pleroma-finding-the-good-instances-part-2.

* This post is dedicated to ** Puniko ** -- https://fedi.absturztau.be/absturztaube, who was so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB -- fedi.absturztau.be

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

Please See the Proper Versions of this Announcement - here :

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104383329243581713

FAB : https://fedi.absturztau.be/notice/9wDIosU83ITM4FcmCO

As Requested; Recommended Instances Suggestions

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

So this page is intended to provide :

• some thoughts on why it is important, which instance you are in.
• general tips on looking up information for any Pleroma instance.
• and a list of recommended Pleroma instances for your consideration.

As usual, I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the Topic of today’s Blog.

This post is dedicated to Puniko, who was so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB — fedi.absturztau.be*

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #Pleroma #Love #NewUsers #Mastodon #Alternatives

@hansw

>> Would like to know why I should give a third party details about accounts

All data is stored locally, in the client's browser; and all communications are directly from client to instance API.

So you are not offering Nolan any info much. He doesn't want it either.

His huge instance for Pinafore costs only $15 USD per month to host, as there's little data other than the client loading from there, and then going on it's happy way to it's selected instances API calls.

#rgxJournal for Tech reporting, #Pinafore Love.

@globcoco @freemo

* Todon.nl - Admin Reacts to Polite Inquiries. *

***Surprises on Fediverse always.***

Like, this morning when I start visiting the various instances where I have accounts, friends, a presence.

And then I switch my *Pinafore client*, which is really useful for someone like me. *Easy to connect, one click instant switching*.

Except, it shows '*Internet Request Failed - Showing offline content*' when Todon.NL is the selected instance. A sign something is wrong, like the Net connection at our end being down, or even a remote server being offline for maintenance or other reason. That wasn't the case here though.

All the Details, plus *an official* ** Moving account announcement ** *for my current, main personal account*.

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/todon-nl-admin-reacts-to-polite-inquiries .

*This post is dedicated to Niklas @nipos -- https://muensterland.social/@nipos/ , so was so gentle and welcoming when I joined Muensterland.social.*

OP link : https://muensterland.social/@rgx/104377237433349881

#rgxJournal #FediReporter #GlitchSocial #Love