Richard ApplebyNov 10, 2022

Just a reminder to all the new arrivals here:

These instances are NOT commercial entities like #Twitter ... someone is paying the bills for servers and networking, and the massive influx of people like us are raising those costs enormously.

Be a good citizen, checkout the "About this server" link, and if you can, make a donation towards costs.

Show threadJgNov 11, 2022
@rmappleby what exactly is an instance?
Show threadSparkle TeaNov 11, 2022

@jg22 @rmappleby

Instances are also called servers. (So I've read.)

Show threadJgNov 11, 2022
@SparkleTea @rmappleby thank you!
Show threadJgNov 11, 2022
@SparkleTea @rmappleby also what’s the main difference between a server (which I recognize this platform is) vs. twitter.
Show threadRichard Appleby
@jg22 @SparkleTea
Perhaps the easiest way to think about it is that Twitter is like a VERY large single Mastodon instance.
Or alternatively that Mastodon is made up of many small Twitters, all connected together and talking to one another.
Nov 11, 2022 at 9:30amWeb