mintieNov 12, 2022
Jason Scott

There is a moment, a joyous moment, between when the staff stands ready, feet shuffle quietly, a hush and a murmur runs in the space before the giant doors creak open and the day's endeavors begin.

And this is that moment.

Welcome to Mastodon, Internet Archive.

Nov 10, 2022 at 4:36pmWeb
Show threadwas B (this is my old account)Nov 11, 2022
@textfiles oooh, awesome!
Show threadJason GreenNov 11, 2022
@textfiles Congratulations. Have you considered adding the handle of your general announcement account on this server to your Twitter profile? It would help people find you.
Show threadNov 11, 2022
@textfiles

ngl I feel like that moment was on Oct 27th
Show threadDamNov 11, 2022
@textfiles It's nice seeing more and more important orgs setting up their own instances.
Show threadBrian SchwarzNov 13, 2022
@DamnCatOnMyDesk I'm really hoping we see an instance dedicated to SLED (State-Local-Eduction) in the US so that all of the emergency response stuff that currently goes through twitter has a place to live.
Show threadBrian SchwarzNov 13, 2022

With all of the other things melting down on Twitter, seems like the overreliance on Twitter to get emergency info out hasn't been discussed much.

Seems like Twitter gave some government organizations an excuse not to invest in this area. Don't even get me started on how hard it is to keep abreast of public school announcements if you're not on Twitter and/or Facebook.

Show threadShelenn AyresNov 11, 2022
@textfiles Welcome to the Fediverse!
Show threadDan YorkNov 11, 2022
@textfiles What is the Internet Archive's Mastodon address? I see @[email protected] from back in 2020...
Show threadDan YorkNov 11, 2022

@textfiles
Aha! 🤦‍♂️ I now see that you were saying that YOU were online from an official Internet Archive mastodon server. I didn't realize that. I thought you were announcing that IA had an official account.

Either way... *congrats*! I look forward to posts from you in our official IA role!

Show threadMark Shane HaydenNov 11, 2022
@danyork @textfiles I believe @internetarchive is not a Mastodon account at all it's a #PeerTube account, whether or not it is official.
Show threadChristopherNov 11, 2022
@msh
@danyork @internetarchive
Check @textfiles's instance domain. They're *from* archive.org.
Show threadMark Shane HaydenNov 11, 2022

@Kichae @danyork yeah I know that... @internetarchive was set up on the diode.zone PeerTube video site somr time ago but @textfiles is on archive.org's official mastodon server...

...which is really cool because organisations really should set up their own servers instead if a single account on a server they do not manage. This is a template for how orgs should do things and an important step in combating misinformation!

Show threadMattNov 11, 2022
@textfiles Yessss hallo!
Show threadZZ BottomNov 11, 2022
@textfiles Welcome👍
Show threadHTTP 1.1/418 Old Teapot Typewriter FontNov 11, 2022
@textfiles hooray! Now it’s a real site!
Show threadJeff SonsteinNov 11, 2022

@textfiles glad to “see” ya here

And a hearty +100 to running an organizational instance

Show threadAbstract MonkNov 11, 2022
@textfiles really happy to see y’all here, and with your own server, properly done 👏
Show threadJustRosyNov 11, 2022
@textfiles ❤️
Show threadStormcrowNov 12, 2022
@textfiles So cool!! I wrangle #copyright and access for an academic #library and @internetarchive is critical to my mission.
Show threadCEbbinghausNov 12, 2022
@textfiles holy shit this is amazing. I love the Internet archive so this is a huge deal
Show threadMargaret Warren/ImageSnippetsNov 12, 2022
@textfiles oooh. Can anyone get on the archive mastodon server?
Show threadJason ScottNov 12, 2022
@zeroexp No, although the boss seems excited at the idea of hosting one at some point.
Show threadRuTempleNov 12, 2022
@textfiles Wonderful!
Show threadMichael ZeeviNov 12, 2022
@textfiles welcome!
Such a l33t site. (:
Show threadCarolineCherryNov 12, 2022
@textfiles Thankyou 🎶👏
Show threadRyan the hepcat 🐱Nov 12, 2022
@textfiles this is great, I’m just hoping that The Great 78 Project is also enroute. 🤞🏼
Show threadJason ScottNov 12, 2022
@ochaos Absolutely is. The employee who maintains the accounts went on a very well-deserved multi-week vacation while all this spun up, I'm sure he'll walk into it soon.
Show threadclacke: exhausted pixie dream boy 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛Nov 12, 2022
@ochaos @textfiles "The Great 78 Project is a community project for the preservation, research and discovery of 78rpm records."

Oh cool!

great78.archive.org/
The Great 78 Project – Community Preservation, Research, Discovery of 78rpm Records

Show threadBrewster KahleNov 13, 2022

@textfiles thank you for bringing the @internetarchive to Mastodon...

I am learning fast!

Show threadMike HanleyNov 13, 2022
@textfiles ❤
Show threadRoss of OttawaNov 13, 2022

@textfiles Aha - I see what you're saying, there's now a mastodon instance served on the archive.org domain. Nice.

This is clearly the wave of the future for gov, media, corporations, but it hasn't got going very much yet.

Show threadTaneya KoonceNov 14, 2022
@textfiles so glad to see the Internet Archive here!
Show threadPaper LateNov 14, 2022
@textfiles I would like to talk to you about your book upload acceptance policy does the book have to be scans or can it be a file of text?