I hate the term "#twitterrefugees"

Let's please stop using it. It downplays the actual reasons real refugees migrate and turns being a refugee into a joke. Kinda ew

Can we start a new hashtag? Maybe "#ExTwit" (a spoof of exit and Twitter) or something

I've changed quite a few parts on joinmastodon.org/servers today in response to the feedback from the past week. In detail:

You can now filter by region, type of legal entity, and sign-up speed. Added note about why the topics filter exists. Changed tagline.

"Get on waitlist" has become "Apply for an account" for servers that manually review new sign-ups. Removed total user count from cards.

Some advise for new peeps on Mastodon:

The people you're following would generally *love* to follow you back IF you:
* Post an #Introduction toot and pin it
* Fill out your profile's bio
* Put in a profile picture

Whenever I get a follow request and there's no profile pic, no bio, no intro, and no toots posted yet in general, I don't follow back, because I don't know anything about that person. It's like being introduced to a person wearing a bag over their head. ;)

#Boost please :D

Reminder to please CW anything to do with politics and particularly “look at the awful things these right-wingers are doing”. Being able to choose when and how to engage is important and makes a big difference to the overall mood of the timeline.

And please don’t boost politics posts with no CWs either - I’ve been seeing a lot of that recently from new arrivals

Oh my, how can a comic hurt so much? (Also relevant for the #twittermigration )

#smbc #internet #freedom #crusheddreamsofmyyouth

https://smbc-comics.com/comic/internet-5