DanielMay 4, 2022

My darling #NZTwits, a reminder that after the initial burst of energy as you explored Mastodon, you'll be drawn back to Twitter. You're addicted, I'm addicted, Twitter wants us to stay that way by making us endlessly upset.

Make a mindful effort to pop in here once a day at least to toot something, or boost something. You're actively building community now, and it matters for the future.

Show threadDanielMay 4, 2022
Twitter has somehow become the international commons forum, and I don't actually see that changing in the foreseeable. But you are part of a community that care about each other, and part of that is keeping this space alive.
Show threadNicholas Lee
@dznz the advocates, politicians and the journalist all actively use twitter. But with more activity and better tools #Mastodon could easily become a better platform.
Nov 6, 2022 at 12:25amWeb
Show threadDanielNov 6, 2022
@stateless before this latest influx we were using it as a kind of adjunct to the big community: a quieter, safer spot to deepen relationships. Even if the UX weren’t to get massively better (mobile is a particular sore spot) I can confirm it’s good for this.
Show threadNicholas LeeNov 6, 2022
@dznz the local timeline is probably good for community discussion, but seems a but tricky to explore global topics. One good (and bad) aspect of the twitter algorithm is it both put interesting tweets in your timeline, and allowed some form of personal conversation with your closer network. Mastodon seems a little further back on UX development.
Show threadDanielNov 6, 2022
@stateless yeah, hard out. I do miss the international chaos that forced its way in sometimes.
Show threadNicholas LeeNov 6, 2022
@dznz the distributed nature of Mastedon is cool. It's interesting to think about networks like Fidonet and Usenet. 😀
Show threadDanielNov 6, 2022
@stateless yeah I think that’s part of why it feels like a throwback to those of us who’ve been around.
Show threadNicholas LeeNov 6, 2022
@dznz is there a list of admins? Was just trying to figure out how to search toots. But looks like it requires some optional services.
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/optional/elasticsearch/
Full-text search - Mastodon documentation

Setting up Elasticsearch to search for statuses authored, favourited, or mentioned in.

Show threadDanielNov 6, 2022
@stateless you are correct. Your admin is Idanoo (the signed-out landing page should list the related admin for each instance), and the two mods for your instance that I can remember off the top of my head are @ explorergrace and @ swansinflight (not tagging as it’s likely to get lost in the rest of the mess this weekend, but worth raising maybe in a day or so?)
Show threadShifty CowNov 7, 2022
@dznz @stateless On the web view, there's also an 'about this server' text link at the bottom left, which gives you that info without logging out. :)
Show threadReflectedDreamsDec 1, 2022
@dznz @stateless I joined here in May, and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. Using this as a place to rest, a safer place to explore.