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๐Dr. FrizzleShoutout to all the Mastodon servers bouta get slammed. Donโt forget to tip your admins, Mastodon doesnโt have ads
Mathonwy
Dam@swilua There's no "about to", it's already happening! ๐
Will Easton@swilua As a fundraiser I wonder how we create a culture of giving to kepp this ecosystem going. Maybe something like a tradition of "on the 16th of each month, everyone should kick in 2 usd (or eur) to your server operators if you still like Mastodon."
Fuzzysteve@Willeaston @swilua patreon has its problems, but it works for this kind of thing
@fuzzysteve @swilua Right! (Although, each server admin will likely make their own local choices.) I'm thinking more of ... Bernie Sanders had his "chip in $27" meme ... what could we create that becomes the Mastodon equivalent? #fundraising #mastodonmeta
BlueDahlia@swilua Great idea. Iโm new to the fediverse, so not sure how to do this. How do I find the admins and how do I tip them?
@DahliaForAll if I see a good tutorial I will post it here. So far Iโve seen the occasional post on my feed from the admins and thatโs how you find them but Iโm still learning this site!
hereforasec@DahliaForAll @swilua @atomicpoet just posted a link, heโs an informative follow ๐๐ป happy tooting
JeroenYou'll find them at the about page of an instance. In your case https://mstdn.social/about
@DahliaForAll @swilua Your admin is cool! Chip in if you can.
Ryan@DahliaForAll the admins for your instance are here: https://mstdn.social/about . for each of us, the bit after our user name is the instance we're on, and that is the home page for your server. Most of them have an about page with rules, how to contact, and how to help or tip
Mark768@colossus @DahliaForAll thatโs weird, I paid someone some money but itโs hard to know where it goes. stuxhost Hope itโs legitโฆ
Marcosstuxhost is legit. It belongs to stux, your instance's admin and overall a great person both technically and personally. He's having a hard time with hosting and energy bills and he would be very glad to have a bit more funding, that's why he created stuxhost
@colossus Thank you!
cslinuxboy
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arkywarky
Ben Gillespie@swilua how do I use this?
Brie@swilua new here, glad I found you!! Loved you on Twitter
Cubs_2016WS
Badam@swilua I have no idea how that works
Finance Toolbox ๐งฐ@swilua itโs looking like theyโre going to have to get to growing quick & fast in a hurry. Glad to be here early ๐๐ผ
Roddy Merritt
Grace (she/they) ๐๐@swilua Toss a coin to your admin, oh servers of plenty...
Gabrielle@swilua who is my admin and how do I tip them?
CarrieSDicksonOn the server/implementation I'm on it is in the
"... " tab
near "About",
in "Funding"
Dan Berky "ืื" โ MS ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฎ๐ฑ@swilua Yeah, just made it in by minutes. Twitter is also getting slammed. A Billion or so odd requests to do a dump of their Account Archives.
Eliza Turner@swilua ๐ตToss a coin to your admin, oh tooters of 
Nelly Jane@swilua why will they get slammed ?
Goosey 2 Feet@truthofLindsay @swilua because people think the bird app is on its last legs. Sacking your tech ppl probably not a great idea if u need tech ppl to keep it running
Nonso Okoye@swilua soon they'll start having ads. It's never forever.
John Dellaporta@swilua
One of my Twitter friends just tried to sign up & this current server *home socialโ that weโre on isnโt even available anymore??? Someone please advise. Iโm new here too & have no idea how this app works lolol.
Is this server no longer allowing new subscribers?
One of my Twitter friends just tried to sign up & this current server *home socialโ that weโre on isnโt even available anymore??? Someone please advise. Iโm new here too & have no idea how this app works lolol.
Is this server no longer allowing new subscribers?
Finally Man@swilua Not gonna lie the interface for this app is very intimidating and complex. Most people are coming here from Twitter and thereโs a good chance theyโll be warded off considering how different everything is. Tbh I donโt see people staying here in the long run, doesnโt seem that user friendly. Lots of bureaucracy.
Mich Bissenden ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆฐ๐๐ง@finallyman @swilua try Metatext app. Much better.
Jen@finallyman @swilua Once you get the hang of it, itโs not so bad. In fact, Iโm finding I actually like this a lot more than Twitter so far. I can find and engage with content easier, and my own content seems to be reaching more of my intended audience on my other handle.
@swilua
Yes, it is really empty...if you are use to FB. nice! ๐
Yes, it is really empty...if you are use to FB. nice! ๐
Jose ๐@swilua love a follow back
VictorJ@swilua specially .social it's impossible to join in
40Below@swilua mastodon servers: be good to your mothers!
Ame Arashi@swilua what tiping?
@swilua done. Now I know how!
Kolawole@swilua are you serious? No ads here?
Wingdings Stan account ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช@swilua saw Ruud saying that mastodon.world saw around 6k people joining the server earlier this morning
KateGL@swilua what is the best way for newbies to learn how to tip?
@LoudSilence @swilua I am signed up via patreon. Is there a way of making lump sum donation as an extra?
@LoudSilence @Kategl you can ask them directly if they donโt have a way posted I think
WeaselToo@swilua great point! Canโt imagine how busy they will be ๐ฌ
alexyangworld
Ruth Ware@swilua excellent tip and thanks for the reminder - sorry for the dumb question, but is there an easy way to find out who your admins are on a particular server?
If you are already logged in your instance: Just open a private browser window and go to the startpage of your instance: https://mastodon.world
Sandeha Lynch@swilua Look to see if the server you use for your handle has a Patreon for support. I dare say most do.