El DuvelleFeb 14, 2023

Let's do #JoinMastodonDay on 9th of March!

  • Before: spread the word! Get to know Mastodon, choose a server, export contacts from 'other platforms', ...
  • On the 9th: Mastodon users write & boost tutorials and tips, share #Introduction posts, advertise servers, send invite links, ... and the Newcomers Come!
  • After: keep helping newcomers and sharing intro posts.

What say you? 😃​ Please boost if you're in!

an idea of @noellemitchell
inspired by @alexwild 's #LeaveTwitterDay

Show threadEl DuvelleFeb 16, 2023
My dear @kordinglab, would you help us spread the word about #JoinMastodonDay on here? And possibly on Twitter as well if you would link there to this post? ⤴️​ 🙏​
Show threadCJ Stevens - MetaphysiologyMar 3, 2023

@elduvelle @kordinglab
It would also be the occasion to either organize a Mastodon "drive" (e.g. a drive to get people already on Mastodon to *only* post on Mastodon for, say, a week) or to seriously inquire into the reasons and try to brainstorm around why even accounts with a large Mastodon follower base still do the majority of their posting on Twitter. Or a drive *and* a brainstorm!

Cos the only thing I personally miss about Twitter... are the things that don't get posted + discussed here!

Show threadEl Duvelle
@WorldImagining @kordinglab I agree... I think the main factor is just habit, and also all the little details that twitter does to keep you hooked which do not happen on Mastodon... so it requires a conscious, deliberate effort to make the switch and they need a very good reason to do that.
Mar 4, 2023 at 4:05amWeb
Show threadCJ Stevens - MetaphysiologyMar 4, 2023
@elduvelle @kordinglab If one doesn't succeed in creating a virtuous circle, a vicious one sets in :) The more I have to go to Twitter just to stay up to date on what's happening, the more likely I am to just start using Twitter again myself, and so on and so on. If we can speak in terms of social media FOMO, I feel like it has swung back in the "wrong" direction; there doesn't seem to be much FOMO regarding not using Mastodon. How about something like weekly neuromatch.social AMAs?
Show threadEl DuvelleMar 4, 2023
@WorldImagining @kordinglab I don’t know what an AMA is but I think I agree with you??
Show threadjonny (good kind)Mar 4, 2023
@elduvelle
@WorldImagining @kordinglab
we should do the ask a neuroscientist bot :)
Show threadCJ Stevens - MetaphysiologyMar 4, 2023
@jonny @elduvelle 😅
Show threadEl DuvelleMar 4, 2023
@jonny @WorldImagining @kordinglab Yes! How do we do that
Show threadCJ Stevens - MetaphysiologyMar 4, 2023
@elduvelle @kordinglab
:)
Ask Me Anything: celebrities (micro and major) often do them on Reddit.
Show threadKonrad KordingMar 9, 2023
@WorldImagining @elduvelle we should do it
Show threadProf Hugo SpiersMar 9, 2023
@kordinglab @WorldImagining @elduvelle Hope that kicks off. Much to be gained here.