Rob ChappellNov 8, 2022
emptywheel

Might I suggest that Twitter refugees include their generalized location in bios? The process of reestablishing a network will result in making new connections and you may not always know someone's location.

More importantly, this place is far less American-centric than Twitter, and having to ID as American (if you are) might remind you that the US is not the entire world.

Nov 8, 2022 at 9:29amWeb
Show threadBecka BerhanuNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel good suggestion. Done!
Show threaddavidNov 9, 2022

@becka @emptywheel
Also done!

(And this becomes my first post here!)

Show threadNemo_bis 🌈Nov 8, 2022

@emptywheel There can be good reasons to avoid it though.
https://hackers.town/@yuki2501/109258153191466581

Options include using CW "uspol" for things which are USA-specific.

Cyber Yuki :transgender_flag:​ (@[email protected])

Content warning: Fediverse PSA part deux: fediquette

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Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022
@nemobis I realize people don't include personal details for good reason. But for most Americans, IDing as such won't pinpoint location.
Show threadDr. Samuel WeinNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel
Living in Germany I'm surprised at the number of Germans who casually assume that all Americans know each other.
@nemobis
Show threadBishop Joey (he/him)Nov 8, 2022
@samweingamgee @emptywheel @nemobis There's a line from Casablanca that I'm failing to find in which two of the people waiting on exit visas discuss where in the US they're going. One says 'New York, America'; the other says 'Chicago, America - we'll be neighbours!'
Show threadKenn WhiteNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel that's a good idea. Also, I don't know about you, but because I follow a fairly large number on the bird site, some people I "know" (recognize/occasionally interact with) there haven't carried over their avi's and it messes me up. "Is that the hysterical unshaven western movie cowboy pen tester guy or the green chicken math guru person?"
Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022
@kennwhite yup. I made that request yesterday. I’m following people as they follow me, hoping others will find follows thru me. But I’m scanning quickly, looking for familiar “faces.”
Show threadDogMom Life 💙🇺🇸🌻Nov 8, 2022
@emptywheel Great point and done. 😊
Show threadWataru TenkawaNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel Tokyo, but I grew up in Grand Rapids just like you.
Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022
@Tenkawa Oh, I moved there. I came with all the others who discovered the city in the 2010s.
Show threadWataru TenkawaNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel I had no idea it was so popular, having left in 1974. I had a 10-room house on Dunham that I bought for $14,300 and sold for a bit more.
Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022
@Tenkawa We lived in Cherry Hill -- in what I understand was a wildly gentrified neighborhood by the time we arrived.
Show threadWataru TenkawaNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel I'm sure it was. When I was working on the (failed) McGovern campaign, I had a sit-on-the-floor lunch in that area with Jane Fonda, at some friends' apartment.
Show threadGoofriderNov 8, 2022

@emptywheel if u want your profile to be more discoverable, add hashtags to your bio.

And hashtag your posts too.

Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022
@goofrider Will do that when I figure out what hashtags people actually use.
Show threadGoofriderNov 8, 2022

@emptywheel Folksonomy is organic so just start your own. You have big enough a following to make something stick.

You can always change them or add more later if you come across something more appropriate.

Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022

@goofrider We'll see how those work.

Still trying to find the best Black Hole picture to go with my 2nd grade class picture.

Show threadGoofriderNov 8, 2022

@emptywheel wait sorry I just tried it and looks like bio isn't searchable 🥲 at least not on my server. I've seen ppl adding hashtags in bio so I assumed it's searchable.

Probably still helps telling ppl who you are tho. Fwiw I've also seen ppl use #politics #law #lawfedi in their bios.

Show threademptywheelNov 8, 2022
@goofrider Well, we'll see. That may actually be something in the new roll-out.
Show threadJenNov 8, 2022

@emptywheel Whaaaat? You mean we’re NOT the center of the UNIVERSE! 🙄

Good idea. Editing my bio.

Show threadirwinNov 8, 2022

@emptywheel Plus, a giant corporation isn't going to hoover up and monetize your location data.

@darius I was reading in the ActivityPub spec and was fascinated by the Arrive activity type. Could it be used for this purpose?

Show threadDarius KazemiNov 8, 2022
@irwin @emptywheel no idea! possibly! (uhhh remember Dopplr??)
Show threadEric WeirNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel Convenient as it is to refer ourselves that way—United Statesian?—nor are we all of America.
Show threadSean McCabeNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel
I kind of did...reference to Estimated Prophet by the Grateful Dead. "California...I'll be knocking on your golden door."
Show threadLa temerariaNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel
Excellent suggestion for my ~50 real followers lol.
Stupid question tho. Why does my @ say mstdn.social and yours mastodon.social? Are they 2 different servers? Do I put the @mstdn in or did I mess that up?
Show threadBobNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel I added a Location tag in my metadata. And thanks for the reminder.
Show threadRoy SchulzeNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel
Show threadMichNazzLCNNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel good point.
Show threadKyong-Mi DillardNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel The first thing I did!
Show threadKathy CarboneNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel USA but love Scotland
Show threadArleneNov 8, 2022
@emptywheel I think that is a splendid idea. Even on twit I never knew where in the world people were located. I just put put my location on my bio. Thanks for the reminder.
Show threadCentral & Western Archive/GLAMNov 16, 2022
@emptywheel Kia ora or hello from Aotearoa NZ, that's a great idea, but might I also please suggest that if we refrain from using the term 'refugee' this will show respect and compassion to real refugees who have lost their family, home, job, identity, culture, citizenship and more... not just decided to move social media accounts. Namaste
Show threadJanNov 18, 2022
@emptywheel good idea. Still in NE US
Show threadJanApr 14, 2025
@emptywheel I am told Mastadon will be a safe workable site if T. Rump decides to go after Blue Sky.