Gwen Snyder is uncivilSilly question, but what do blue checkmarks mean here on Mastodon?
Abandoned America@gwensnyder honestly it always seems a bit sus to me as there is no verification system here
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@Guerin @gwensnyder fair enough but that still has nothing to do with the blue checkmark which means nothing
@Guerin @gwensnyder oh yeah, I got you! Thanks, I had forgotten about that 😊
Christopher@AbandonedAmerica @gwensnyder The verification system is to embed a bit of code in a website you own or have access rights to. The website is the verification.
@Kichae @gwensnyder yeah, I forgot that, but the blue check here still is pretty meaningless
Satya Benson@AbandonedAmerica @gwensnyder what's the advantage of a blue check over the info field style of verification?
@satchlj @gwensnyder ahhhh that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying a blue check here is worthless, not that another system of verification is less valid
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that makes sense - I agree, it's important to educate newcomers to the fediverse that blue checks are just a joke here
that makes sense - I agree, it's important to educate newcomers to the fediverse that blue checks are just a joke here
@AbandonedAmerica @gwensnyder Indeed. It's a green check.
SynonomessBotch@AbandonedAmerica @gwensnyder there was a Monica Lewinsky account that seemed like it might be legit for a few days, then it took a turn. It literally started to send out MAGAesque stuff. And now it’s gone.