Eugen RochkoNov 3, 2020
There is no verified checkmark on Mastodon.
Show threadEugen RochkoNov 3, 2020
Sometimes I wonder if allowing emoji in display names in the first place was a mistake 😕
Show threadPranaNov 3, 2020
@Gargron So the verified thing is an emoji?  I thought it was real.
Show threadEugen RochkoNov 3, 2020
@seonghwa Exactly
Show threadCarsten Behrens 🇩🇪♂️Nov 3, 2020
@Gargron What about an update of https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/ explaining the thing of just emoji and not verified? That's not a perfect solution, but better than no warning at all.
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Show threadEugen RochkoNov 3, 2020
@Carsten_Behrens It literally says “Document-based verification and blue ticks are not possible without a central authority” I doubt that many people read that
Show threadJosh 🏳️‍🌈⃤Nov 7, 2022
@Gargron @Carsten_Behrens I read that, it meant very little to me, so I ended up in this thread.
Show threadhalbpro
Hello. Because no entity either owns or runs Mastodon as a whole, there's no one to actually do any verification. Essentially you need someone to look at at your ID to give you a tick, that person can't exist in Mastodon
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Show threadJosh 🏳️‍🌈⃤Nov 8, 2022

@halbpro @Gargron I presumed it was done instance by instance and it was just some badge to be handed out like cookies.

I wanted a cookie.

I didn't expect verification. 😁

Show threadhalbproNov 8, 2022
@nevercast @Gargron Very tempted to stick a cookie emoji in my name now
Show threadJosh 🏳️‍🌈⃤Nov 8, 2022
@halbpro @Gargron there is one 🍪