SupertanskiiiMy face whilst trying to figure out Mastadon.
Tried to upload a photo but that doesn’t seem to work either. Great.
This place makes me feel like an old man that yells at clouds and I’m not technologically inept in the slightest.
Graham Logan@Supertanskiii a lot less shouty, highly suggest you understand the CW tag or a lot of folks will be quick to scold :-)
@Gmlogan what the fuck is a CW tag?!
@Gmlogan i don’t want to be somewhere I’m scolded tbh
Sean of Londinium@Supertanskiii CW content warning, basically hides the body of a post behind a button to show. Such as
Torques, What I think I really think <CW> f?!ng B£&@rds<CA>
Torques, What I think I really think <CW> f?!ng B£&@rds<CA>
Bill Best@Gmlogan @Supertanskiii But that example CW wasn't hidden though 🤔
@Supertanskiii @Gmlogan Formerly, CW was Content Warning.
Now, Content Wrapping.
Basically puts a 'shade' in front of a post, so that a post doesn't have quite that 'unexpected impact' that some people may not want to see while scrolling thru.
Yeah, I know, here's not like the birdsite!
Paul ClarkeJesus, Graham. If you're so bothered, why haven't you used a Content Wrapper on your reply? You're not being particularly helpful.
Tan - Content Wrappers allow posts to be masked with a strap line, requiring a click to view the full post. Some use them religiously, some don't use them at all, and some use them selectively. There are no hard & fast rules, it's personal choice for the most part.
It's a welcoming place here, don't let one bad experience here put you off.
As an aside, you're on the mstdn social server. Code of Conduct can be found here:
I follow you on Twitter and would suggest your posts will breach their "no advocacy" terms.
Might be worth migrating your account to another server that doesn't have these rules. I'm on mas.to and that doesn't have any rules like those on mstdn social. Many others don't either.
Info on migrating your account to another server can be found here:
LadyFluffyOrca@Clarkeeeeee1980 @Supertanskiii it’s a bit of a vague term ‘advocacy’ isn’t it? I’m on mas.to as well, how I’ve no idea! But it seems a good place with a nice mix of people and topics and i still see toots from other instances. Welcome Tanski, give it a few days and I’m sure you’ll start to feel at home, there are more great people coming here each day.
RowerGirl@Supertanskiii Here’s a helpful guide. Answers a lot of questions: https://fedi.tips/
Remz@Supertanskiii Most probably the server where you're registered that can't handle the recent wave of new users. You can always try to move to a new one or wait for your admin to upgrade the current one
@remz it amazes me that they expect lay people to even understand the server madness tbh. It’s needlessly complicated
Nick@remz @Supertanskiii it’s not *needlessly* complicated, it’s decentralised.
The analogy is thrown around a lot but it’s really not much different to how emails work; you have a name at a server/host and people who follow you and people you follow *may* be on different servers.
Is it harder to find people? Yes: it doesn’t have the ability to suggest people to you like Twitter does. But once you follow someone, you’ll see their “toots” in your feed.
MissScott01@Supertanskiii @remz CHILL! You’ve been here for five minutes and brought more negative energy to this place in three posts than I‘ve been experiencing in the past two weeks. Ask, listen, search and soon you will know your way around here. Like we all did.
KIAKAHA@Supertanskiii @remz it's actually not. Mastodon is a community hall rather than the town square These are Cooperative Communities building aka Fediverse where you control your data. Birdland is a corporate business that sells your data.
Ian C ⚒ 🇺🇦@Supertanskiii @remz Your server is your basecamp. From there you can sally forth pretty much anywhere you want. Just remember to #hashtag the shit out of everything - and maybe spend more than a few minutes reading the room. The place is largely run by volunteers, not a overgrown #ManChild #SpaceKaren who is richer than Croesus.
Alan James 🚴🏽@Supertanskiii Welcome. You've joined a busy server so your upload issue might be due to the new inrush, but I hope it settles down and you find your way around. This can be a lovely place.
@Supertanskiii 🤣🤣🤣
Patience, and perseverance dear Supertan! It's a brave new terra incognita here!🐦 ➡️ 🦣
Patience, and perseverance dear Supertan! It's a brave new terra incognita here!🐦 ➡️ 🦣
Laurie@Supertanskiii Don't ask me, I'm stil trying to work out Friends Reunited!
t1m1964@Supertanskiii I think it all gets a new version of software in the next few days, it might get better, and is gaining loads of people, starting to look a lot like twitter without the crap
Brendon McIlroy@Supertanskiii likewise! Thank gawd you’re on here.
Stephen@Supertanskiii Lovely to see you on here! Big fan, even of the Victorian governess look 😀
AnnPooley@Supertanskiii I spent the greater of my registration trying to get my photo the right way up.
Chris_Swan@Supertanskiii Still better than the other place
Laure-Katrine@Supertanskiii - I have uploaded some ok, but others no. Not sure if it’s size, or just the amount of traffic? I think it’s size - try a smaller KB picture and see if that’ll post? #wellgetthere
Heike@laurekatrine @Supertanskiii It‘s size. It only accepts photos 2 MB or smaller. Confused me too initially.
Robert A. Hill@Supertanskiii Part of the problem is that the biggest instances are dealing with a huge influx of users, so things are slow or unstable on those instances. Strongly recommend finding a smaller instance or starting your own at some point. The bigger instances will get better in time, but with 1 million+ new users in just a few days time, it will take them time to scale up.
Moving to my own instance has both improved general functionality and speed, and while it has its own downsides I find being able to control the entire experience really nice.
Sean D. Sollé@Supertanskiii Hellooo! Glad you're here - I'm a longtime Twitter follower - despite you making me spill so many cups of tea from laughing, I still hope you manage to beat the clunky into submission and post the occasional thing here :)
Darren R@Supertanskiii not being patronising, but you're doing fine.
Julie Roff@Supertanskiii What app are you using? I started on the 'official' one, but have switched to Tusky, which seems much more familiar and intuitive. Or if you're on iOS, try Metatext 😊
Mx@JulieRoff @Supertanskiii Tusky is v user-friendly - worth giving it a go xx
Michael 
@Supertanskiii Lol, you've got a bunch of old men shouting at you now. Welcome to the kinder gentler twitter.
@Supertanskiii Don‘t worry. You‘ll figure it out. It’s really not that difficult. And much more civilized than the blue bird site. I use an iPad and downloaded the app Metatext which is more user friendly and resembles Twitter. There are also client apps for Android. Just give it a chance here.
Faith Evans@Supertanskiii 👋 Honestly, get your favourite follows set up and use the Metatext app which is way better. The ethos is 👌 It’s so much kinder here.
@Supertanskiii Nisreen puts it perfectly… https://mastodon.online/@nisreen/109337350472944608
Prof Nisreen Alwan (@[email protected])
Using this platform made me realise how I came to accept exposure to cruelty & hostility as part of the deal of being able to talk to you. The clicks algorithm is not necessarily our connection master. How refreshing to be reminded of that.
Brian Robinson@FaithEvans @Supertanskiii Good advice 👍
grahamorriss@Supertanskiii I've only been here a week or two and don't fully get it, but what I do get is his enough for me! I'm glad you're here, cos I'm trying to ween myself off the other place. Hope you can find your feet! 😁👍
Rob Dyson 💙@Supertanskiii she's arrived ! 👍🏼🙂
Darren🏴
Bazmaz Got A Ukulele 🇪🇺💙🌹@Supertanskiii Worth sticking with Tan - teething issues with massive influx - but I remember the first year of Twitter - nobody had a clue either and it fell over every other day.
@bazmaz @Supertanskiii Remember the fail whale? 😅
Neal ChampionSo glad you're here! One less reason for me to check twitter
KiwiNikki@Supertanskiii
I’ve been here a week since migrating from the bird place. And it’s so lovely - people are kind, it’s a different feel. I’m sure you’ll love it!
I followed you in the bird place, and so pleased to see you here.
And we have an edit button here!
Kia Ora!
I’ve been here a week since migrating from the bird place. And it’s so lovely - people are kind, it’s a different feel. I’m sure you’ll love it!
I followed you in the bird place, and so pleased to see you here.
And we have an edit button here!
Kia Ora!
Glenn Tully@Supertanskiii Tanskiii on Mastodon this day is the best now 💖🙏💖
GertsenPR@Supertanskiii great to see you on here, welcome 🤗
Bambi@Supertanskiii same! I can’t make the thing do that one thing. Where are the directions? 😂
GussetsJoin the club. Do I want to post my avatar on here? Of course. Will it let me, will it buggery.
Flaming June@Supertanskiii that’s your usual face tho
Space Karen@Supertanskiii All I can do is follow friendly faces at the mo. I will figure it out when/if I need to.
Richard Harris@Supertanskiii Don't worry about it: I'm an old man who shouts at clouds, Tories etc. I've also been in the tech industry for 40 years, have built social networks and am having exactly the same probs! 😆
Newt_Grunnion@Supertanskiii If I can do it (and I'm as thick as a Boxing Day turd), then you can do it!
Trickygbh
Oliver Findlay 
@Supertanskiii @EmmaKennedy I think the difficulty for many people is that we are all so used to a centralised way of doing social media.
I really hope people stick around and really give Mastodon a good go; It has the potential to become something great.
I do find that using it on a web browser makes it easier to get to grips with.
Jenny White@oliverfindlay @Supertanskiii @EmmaKennedy @TheQueensMindset very well said. This here is run by people who run their servers on crowdfunding and other projects to keep it going. It’s incredible. Maybe this comparison helps, complaining about Mastodon is like going to a foodbank and complain it’s not M&S.
@TheQueensMindset @Supertanskiii @EmmaKennedy I spent last weekend setting up my own server, it was quite an enjoyable process.
Bigbreakfast@Supertanskiii Have you tried hitting the top of the box?
Honestly, chill. About a a quarter of a million of us just gatecrashed some nice peoples party. They've rushed to the offie for us
I use the Tusky app now & it seems a better interface, but there are bound to be bottlenecks at peaks. I've been here two weeks - zero stress, zero barnies, zero racist rants about the RNLI. Bliss.
While waiting, here's an AI bot generated bunny.
(With alt text - nice here innit)
Elvia@Supertanskiii incredibly accurate 😂
@Supertanskiii it's tricky isn't it!