OldandCrankySo how do I migrate to another server , again? Slowly, because I am old and feeble.
Chuck Taggart, Private Eye@Oldandcranky It’s easier than I thought. This was the basic tutorial. Remember that your old toots/posts don’t come with you, but your followers do. And you can download a .csv file from your current instance of the people you’re following currently and then upload it once you’re settled on your new instance. https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/103393780267601137
@SazeracLA Seriously, I can't deal. Too much. If this server goes down I guess I'll go down with it. I'm too old and I just physically moved (to a new state), so my brain is not working well.
@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote@Oldandcranky @SazeracLA What makes you think this would go down? It’s being well funded & considering the influx I think preforming masterfully.
@Pineywoozle @SazeracLA I heard that there was noise about it being "silenced" due to some sort of something or other- poor moderation? I dunno. Rumors spread.
@Pineywoozle @Oldandcranky Our admin hasn’t defederated them but they don’t appear in our federated timeline (which I don’t care about) and we have to approve follow requests from there, which I don’t mind. The story I keep hearing is lax moderation and problematic users after the Exodus. 🤷🏼♂️
@SazeracLA @Oldandcranky It’ll sort itself out.
@Pineywoozle @Oldandcranky I’m sure it will. I’m pretty happy here so far.
@Pineywoozle @Oldandcranky I’ve been seeing advice from multiple corners to find another instance than mastodon.social, which is very large, having substantial growing pains, with lax moderation, and apparently some unpleasant people from the bird app and ending up there n
@SazeracLA @Pineywoozle Oh. I don't care. I can always just ignore unpleasant people.
@Oldandcranky @Pineywoozle Filter, block, etc. I’m fine with that. Glad I haven’t seen the need to block anyone here so far!
@SazeracLA @Oldandcranky LoL I blocked this one know it all not because he was evil 🤣🤣🤣I just don’t have the time for that kind of energy😜
@Oldandcranky @Pineywoozle I’m a quick draw with my phaser. 😉
@SazeracLA @Oldandcranky LoL it’s funny. I’m not normally but he just got on my last nerve😜
@SazeracLA @Oldandcranky People should absolutely be looking at smaller servers. Far easier to moderate, support and grow than everyone landing on .Social like a ton of bricks. And if your a #newbie with very few posts it’s an easy transfer. #twittermigration
Rae 🔮@Oldandcranky create a new account on a new instance and then go to account settings here and select move to another account. I’m about to try it now, if I never come back I either did it or screwed up.
@mogeauxs how do you choose an "instance" and why the hell are they called instances? That strikes me as grammatically bizarre.
@Oldandcranky @mogeauxs Mastodon wasn’t set up by an American. It’s why he didn’t know that toot means fart to a whole lot of Americans lol There are somethings like that that make more sense if you look at them as translations.
Each server (instance) is a small node set up and populated but in contact with all the others in the fediverse.
Each server (instance) is a small node set up and populated but in contact with all the others in the fediverse.
@Pineywoozle hah! I was kind of wondering about that toot thing...
@Oldandcranky #Toot is the word for the sound an Elephant makes LoL What we would call a trumpet. There’s also a funny story about it that I’ll find and post when I get time.
I hope you didn’t delete your #Twitter account. If you did, you might want to reinstate it then just #LockAndLeave so your name and former @ replies can’t be spoofed by bots.
@Pineywoozle That's what I've done. I locked it up.
@Oldandcranky Perfect! #lockAndLeave
Btw are you as crabby as I am that the downtime we were all hoping for post election is being spent on all this😜
Btw are you as crabby as I am that the downtime we were all hoping for post election is being spent on all this😜
Passeriform@Oldandcranky WHere are you going?
@Passeriform I don't know. I've not a clue.