MastodonMay 1, 2023
You asked for it, and it’s coming. Quote posts, search, and groups are on their way. In the meantime, check out the new onboarding experience launching today. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/05/a-new-onboarding-experience-on-mastodon/
A new onboarding experience on Mastodon

Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider are one and the same. This choice is what makes Mastodon different from existing social networks, but it also presents a unique onboarding challenge. To make this step easier, we now have a default sign-up option that works with a server we operate. If you wish to leave or join a different server, you can do so at any time.

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Show threadThe Cuddlepunk CubMay 1, 2023
@Mastodon please no quote posts. One of mastodons greats strengths is that it encourages interaction over attention seeking.
Quote posts are a massive step backwards.
Show threadMolly in MissouriMay 1, 2023
@solarbear @Mastodon i think it's too late. Hopefully a way to mute them, and opt out. I fled Twitter for the last time in 2016 after qt/dogpile accounts made it too damaging to my mental health. Fingers crossed, but worst case i find a server that prohibits them and blocks instances that allow them and we get right back to communicating.
Show threadthe roamerMay 1, 2023

@whatzaname @solarbear @Mastodon

Perhaps that is tge future. Separation into two sub-networks: a viral Mastodon copying twitter features, and a proper Mastodon maintaining all those elements that support considered dialogue rather than broadcasting.

Show threadGareth KitchenMay 1, 2023
@the_roamer
I've been pondering this re the black Mastodon concerns, which are certainly valid. My thinking was drawing me in the direction of a split because, ultimately, Mastodon has been designed to protect minorities. Whilst not mutually exclusive I think the compromises will lead to a much less recognisable and much more messy, centralised, environment.

Maybe there is too much focus on Mastodon rather than many of the other systems out there that may already do things better. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@whatzaname @solarbear @Mastodon
Show threadMolly in MissouriMay 1, 2023
@gruff @solarbear @Mastodon @the_roamer i think things are sorting out ok. I haven't seen indication of anything better elsewhere, and my server/instance is a healthy inclusive environment. I think it will be possibke to continue to participate here without opting in to QT and if One Server to Host Them All becomes an issue , together the communities will work out a way to keep communicating without being drowned out by promoted posts and ad-bots.
Show threadthe roamer

@whatzaname @gruff @solarbear @Mastodon

Thank you for injecting a dose of optimism into the debate. I certainly am in need of such a boost, feeling rather glum atm. Hoping you are right!!

May 1, 2023 at 6:37pmWeb