Paula Clarke Bain
I feel extra-grateful today to be on this bilingual network at Toot Wales/Tŵt Cymru. Post in English/Saesneg or Welsh/Cymraeg as you wish. The mix in the local timeline is great to browse and really helps my language progress. Thanks/diolch @jaz @davidoclubb and all at @teamtoot. I love #TootWales. Dw i’n caru #TwtCymru. ♥️
#DysguCymraeg
Aug 22, 2023 at 3:35pmWeb
Show threadNic DafisAug 22, 2023
@pc_bain eiliaf/seconded - that thread about Fosstodon's “English or gtfo" policy was a real eye opener 😬
Show threadDavid ClubbAug 22, 2023
@nic @pc_bain mor hapus i clywed hynny ✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 diolch ti!
Show threadjaz  Aug 22, 2023
@davidoclubb @nic @pc_bain just to be sure it's been said, we do reserve the right to find alternative homes for folks if we absolutely cannot get moderation help, and we've had massive influxes of eg Malay accounts during various rushes from Twitter where we've had to decline some accounts. In general we have access to multi-lingual help should the need arise. Here's the latest language stats for posts coming from toot.wales: (client language set, not inferred from content)
Show threadPaula Clarke BainAug 22, 2023
@jaz @davidoclubb @nic
Thanks so much @jaz. I appreciate the detailed reply. Good to hear about this and see the stats. Lots of interesting and complex questions to consider around it all today.
Show threadjaz  Aug 22, 2023

@pc_bain @davidoclubb @nic yeh, the server was set up specifically to support Cymraeg, and we initially did a huge lift on getting the software fully translated. I have a big space in my heart for less-loved languages, and I try to monitor places where various languages are supported: https://github.com/jazmichaelking/mastodon-near-me/

We work with various groups of moderators such that in a pinch we can ask "can someone take a look at this", so in general other than during a major influx we don't turn people away.

GitHub - jazmichaelking/mastodon-near-me: Directory of Mastodon and related servers that operate primarily in or are targeted to a locality or region

Directory of Mastodon and related servers that operate primarily in or are targeted to a locality or region - jazmichaelking/mastodon-near-me

GitHub
Show threadPaula Clarke BainAug 23, 2023
@jaz @davidoclubb @nic
Excellent, thank you. I feel like I properly lucked in landing on Tŵt as my first instance here. It’s been great from day one. Hapus iawn yma, diolch.
Show threadDavid ClubbAug 22, 2023
@nic @pc_bain ddim wedi gweld hwn, ond dyma manteis fediverse, ti'n gallu dewis dy cartref 🤝
Show threadPaula Clarke BainAug 22, 2023
@davidoclubb @nic
Dw i'n deall ac yn hoffi hwn hefyd. 👍
Show threadPaula Clarke BainAug 22, 2023
@nic
Wasn’t it just? FFS. 🙄
Show threadNic DafisAug 22, 2023
@pc_bain that one person bragging about how he *always* reports posts in languages other than English, and then literally quoting the sealion cartoon, “I have been nothing but reasonable”, aaaarrggh.
Show threadPaula Clarke BainAug 22, 2023
@nic
Haa, I just came across the sealioning strip again on here earlier. A lot of it about.
Show threadNic DafisAug 22, 2023
@pc_bain DON’T SAY THAT OUT LOUD
Show threadNic DafisAug 22, 2023
@pc_bain Actiwali, mynd i bostio hwn, er mwyn wneud dalen-nodydd https://wondermark.com/c/1k62/
#1062; The Terrible Sea Lion – Wondermark

Show threadPaula Clarke BainAug 22, 2023
@nic
🦭 👀