Every time a newcomer posts an introduction and somebody tells them they shouldn’t have joined Mastodon.social and need to move to a different server, an angel loses their wings.
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@CiaraNi
A move to mastodon from other SMs is a big deal, I did research first before choosing (a geographical server) ... but new members, just let them settle in first. The take up of other SMs is because it's one click simple, it's not immediately obvious what the Fediverse is until you join...@AH_99 'It's not immediately obvious what the Fediverse is until you join' - an important observation. You need to be here, learning by doing, to work out the ups and downs of the place.
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@Sarahw @CiaraNi @bleistifterin ^^this is the way. These are the ways? Anyway yes.
@rgarner @Sarahw @bleistifterin Yes! This and these and those are the ways.
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@CiaraNi @Wifiwits @DavidBridger often wondered if they pronounce it scone or scone in Scone.
@jbenjamint @Wifiwits @DavidBridger I wonder that too, now
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@CiaraNi Yes. And frankly no one has the right to impose purity tests. It's the Socials, not a religious community. It's a bit of fun and a way to communicate.
@TerryBTwo Agreed! It should be fun, enjoyable, a nice place to hang out, not a place to be lectured
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@jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it skon.
@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I don't know how they pronounce scone in Scone, but I do know they pronounce Scone skoon
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@CiaraNi
I know plenty of really decent folk on .social, it's a shame if people miss out on their input because they've blocked the largest server, just because it's big.@Sarahw Same here
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@NatureMC The Mastodon Police are quite a force

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@CiaraNi The Irish half of my ancestors lived in Cork, so I'm doubly skonning.
@DavidBridger Well that explains it, that's where you have it from so. They just have to be different down there in Cork, they can't get over not being the capital
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@jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it skon.
@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @Wifiwits I believe they pronounce it scone
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @Primavera <kettle sold separately>
@rgarner @bleistifterin @Primavera Now it sounds like the enshittificaton of tea. Here's your can of tea, but you have to buy the boiling water separately
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@Primavera @bleistifterin @rgarner Such a time to be alive!
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@Primavera @bleistifterin @rgarner Such a time to be alive!
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@DavidBridger @jbenjamint @CiaraNi @Wifiwits I don't know how they pronounce scone in Scone, but I do know they pronounce Scone skoon
@timpootle That entire sentence makes sense to me, which it probably shouldn't.
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@hitsuyonai @NatureMC Yes indeed
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@CiaraNi @Wifiwits @DavidBridger often wondered if they pronounce it scone or scone in Scone.
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner
Tea made in the cup = milk in last
Tea poured from the pot = milk in first.@Sarahw @CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner
I prefer milk in first because it dilutes the strong tannin taste.
Each to their own

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@Primavera @CiaraNi @rgarner
Here is an explainer:
https://medium.com/@satoshiashkanemura/a-travelers-guide-to-japan-s-hot-vending-drinks-from-corn-soup-to-matcha-latte-3ef21216b388When I was there, 20 years ago, I converted 100y¥=1 € in my head
