Ramos de BurlingtonAug 20, 2018
Noob question ... but what does "local timeline" mean? Like, how local? Local to what?
Show threadStonerCyberDruidAug 20, 2018
@paxperscientiam
Local to your instance, so in this case mastodon.social
Show threadRamos de BurlingtonAug 20, 2018
@chi505 Ohhh, so that would mean that all other toots are from other instances. Do I have that right?
Show threadStonerCyberDruid
@paxperscientiam
Depends on what you mean by "all other" but basically, yeah. If you see a second @ in an account name, the instance is what follows
Aug 20, 2018 at 2:25amMastalab
Show threadRamos de BurlingtonAug 20, 2018
@chi505 I think I've picked up more of the vernacular; "the federation" is, I think, what I should have said.
Show threadStonerCyberDruidAug 20, 2018
@paxperscientiam
Yeah - things on the federated timeline that aren't on local are coming from other instances