David GravanitaApr 7, 2017

Also: am I the only one who interpreted the closing down of the flagship mastodon.social instance from sign ups as near treasonous to the platform's future? It creates confusion, makes the process of acquiring users more difficult, and makes the core product worse because of the issues that stem from federating between instances.

Yes, maybe it'll be good for the federated network, you never want a single instance to dominate, but the federation's interests are not the same as the networks'

Show threadDuncanApr 7, 2017
@dgdas9 people want what they can't have. so it's probably a net positive.
Show threadDavid GravanitaApr 7, 2017
@Duncan do you think there's pent up demand for an account at mastodon.social? Do you think people put off signing up until the premiere instant opens up again? I don't see that as a net positive. Though I can see an argument for how reopening mastodon.social on a slow media day could have us featured on some web publication's front page again, which is always beneficial. I wouldn't bet on it though.
Show threadDuncan
@dgdas9 tldr
Apr 7, 2017 at 5:16pmWeb
Show threadDavid GravanitaApr 7, 2017
@Duncan TLDR: I'd wager it's not a net positive
Show threadDuncanApr 7, 2017
@dgdas9 ok