Mastodawn

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

Hollie Nov 18, 2022

HEY HEY FRENZ on mastodon.social! You may want to MOVE to a new instance, very soon.

Why?

Mastodon is a bunch of islands that can talk to each other. The smaller and more spread out we are, the easier things are to moderate. Horizontal scaling FTW!

All of you who fled that one site 🐤 ended up at mastodon.social for likely a few reasons. It was obvious, it was big, and it's where you saw a bunch of folks going.

But it has a long history of being poorly moderated, which means a LOT of instances are silencing or blocking it. Which means you're on the big island that SEEMS like it's "where everyone is", but in fact, it's a giant island unto itself (momentarily trending toward turning into a post-bird-site echo chamber), and huge swaths of the Fediverse don't talk to it, or even see it.

If you want the quality of interaction (and moderation!) Mastodon is known for, move thy funky buns to a smaller instance of cool folks you enjoy.

#feditips #fediverse

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

@thepoliticalcat Oops, accidentally boosted when I meant to reply. I'm not sure if the resource the other tooter shared with you will help or not - I think learning the actual mechanics first would be more helpful. I'm contemplating creating a how-to video for you, but there may already be something out there. I will let you know when I have something more useful. 🤞

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

Fidel Destro Nov 18, 2022

I'd like to congratulate everyone who's here on the Fediverse. Based on my reading around some other social network, just signing up is an intellectual feat of gargantuan proportions, like landing a rocket on the Moon using nothing but an abacus. You are all amazing, and I want you to know it.

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

@imtheq Sigh. I think so.

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

Paul Dunphy Esquire 🏳️‍🌈Nov 18, 2022

Hoot! Toot! Did you think you didn't need to see a basket of baby owls (Owlets) today!? I was the same, how wrong I was.❤️😊 #HootToot #Toot #boost #OwlsofMastodon! Pic credit: Ekaterina Gakman.

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

Technology is great and all, but have you ever enjoyed a good old-fashioned roaring fire on a cold day?

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

@thepoliticalcat I have a few ideas. (Still thinking on it!) Knitting isn't right or left handed, anyway, and if you can hold needles and follow the strand of yarn (letting it guide you as to what to do next), I think you can do it. Do you have a local yarn shop where you live? They often have beginner classes - it could be helpful to try it in person with someone next to you to help guide your hands. But stay tuned!

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

@imtheq I've recently become this person, too.

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Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

@Kiki Thank you! A wall of rainbow yarn makes me so happy. 💗

Olive Knits Nov 18, 2022

emptywheel Nov 18, 2022

Here's a comment for incoming Twitter users: I've found that some are really put off by the way Mastodon requires push and pull to get to information. Rather than Elmo telling you what to read (and steering you to most incendiary content), you have to go look for it and choose to consume it. Most notably, I've come to think of "Content Warnings" as instead subject lines, just like you'd use in an email, so readers can scan whether they want to read further.