TC  Dec 22, 2022
Psst hey...
There's no evil AI overlord here...
Why aren't you boosting more stuff?
If you like something, boost it!
It's free and it makes people happy!
Go on, boost away!
Show thread@Lee_in_IowaDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine Unlike Twitter, you won’t get thrown in Twitter jail for putting too many likes on things. How cool is that?!
Show threadPacky AndersonDec 22, 2022
@Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine But can I piss off my admins by boosting controversial or rude stuff?
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022
@packy @Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine
I guess I'm in a similar situation - I feel like I just got here a few days ago (because... I just got here a few days ago), and I'm not confident that I understand the etiquette yet?
See, e.g., the toots making the rounds about whether or not it's poor form to, say, promote one's art that one offers for sale...
Show threadPacky AndersonDec 22, 2022
@RufusJCooter @Lee_in_Iowa @talia_christine I don't know about promoting your own work, but I said something unfriendly about Republicans and I got a friendly reminder from one of my admins that content warnings existed for a reason. So I'm not afraid to say anything MYSELF because I can wrap it in a CW, but I'm sometimes wary of just boosting something I agree with because it might warrant a CW.
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@packy @RufusJCooter @Lee_in_Iowa eh, I wouldn't over think it, but CWs are always good
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022
@talia_christine @packy @Lee_in_Iowa
Aw, geez! over-thinking it is one of the few things that I'm good at! /Now/ what am I gonna do?!?
Show threadTC  Dec 22, 2022
@RufusJCooter @packy @Lee_in_Iowa whatever you want 🙂
Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022

@talia_christine @packy @Lee_in_Iowa
i
umm...
really?

OK, BRB, starting a klezmer band.
Know any good accordionists or clarinet players?

Show threadHowlin’ HobbitDec 22, 2022

@RufusJCooter
I love klezmer. can’t wait to hear your take on it.

also, I just got a new ukulele and couldn’t think of what to name him. I knew I wanted a name that sounded like it could belong to an old school country blues player so… I’m stealing your first name. Rufus is *perfect* for him.

think of him like he’s your 4-stringed godson. 

Show threadRufus J. CooterDec 22, 2022

@howlinhobbit Will do!

However!

It's necessary that all of my godchildren have a correct understanding of "the big flood".

So, y'all need to listen to this:
https://archive.org/details/78_didnt-it-rain-the-sam-price-trio-sister-rosette-tharpe-and-marie

Didn't it rain : Sister Rosette Tharpe and Marie Knight : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Internet Archive
Show threadRufus J. Cooter
@howlinhobbit (the correct understanding of the 'big flood' being, this is an entirely unreasonable amount of rain, and I'm going to need to speak to the manager)
Dec 22, 2022 at 10:29amWeb