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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@Devonkiwi @CiaraNi I've lived both sides of the Tamar, eaten scones in both counties, and honestly they all taste exactly the same.
Pasties, now. They're a different story altogether.
@DavidBridger @Devonkiwi I was in Cornwall once and left without eating a pastie. I think that was probably illegal. I shall rectify that next time.
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@DavidBridger @Devonkiwi I was in Cornwall once and left without eating a pastie. I think that was probably illegal. I shall rectify that next time.
@CiaraNi @Devonkiwi Gulp!
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@DavidBridger @Devonkiwi Oh wait, it's pasty not pastie, isn't it, so now I've even insulted the spelling of it
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Ditto:
'Why are you still on Bluesky too?'
'But did you *delete* your Twitter account?'
’You said you switched to Proton mail too, oh that’s bad, once someone at Proton said something’
It’s nice to see new neighbours move into the Fediverse. It feels unwelcoming to see people immediately interview them about the purity of their intentions. Or telling them You’re Doing It Wrong. They've just arrived on a journey away from Big Tech. Maybe they'd prefer to be offered a seat and a cup of tea.
@CiaraNi To be honest, this harassing culture is far beyond that. "Stop using this", "stop using that", "you're a fascist/nazi if you use this" — absolute awfulness. Like, "Go Linux now!!" — "I can't, even if I wanted, I'm blind and Linux accessibility is mediocre" — "Okay, first go Linux, and then we'll probably make it accessible some time in the future" — "It's not a question of comfort, I can't work, it's like taking the monitor and the mouse from you" — "Ah, stop it, you just don't want open-source and you're a GAFAM-paid fascist".
And on and on it goes.
To be honest, I'm here mostly because lots of people from the accessibility community came here (and this is because Twitter prohibited third-party clients by closing their API). -
@lykkebrammer Fedi.tips is brilliant! I'm glad you like .Social. I love the fact that we can all meet and chat in here, regardless which server we're one.
"I thought it moved everything when you move' - I daren't say with 100% certainty as I've never investigated it myself. But I think you can take your people with you, everyone you follow and who follows you, but not your actual post history.
@CiaraNi Yes, I enjoy Fedi.Tips very much. Especially in this fase where I'm still new to everything here.
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@jeridansky @lykkebrammer I didn't know that you take your Mutes and Blocks with you too. That's good, and good to know. Thanks!
@CiaraNi @jeridansky Thanks for sharing - this is very helpful knowledge if I ever decide to move.
Thank you - I like the Fediverse so much already. It's a quality experince compared to Facebook, YouTube etc. and the noise pollution that lives there.
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@cwsound This resonates. It's a step-by-step process, slow, as you say. I have only just finished getting the last of my photos off OneDrive and that was a big, slow job. Very satisfying, though.
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@DavidBridger @Devonkiwi I was in Cornwall once and left without eating a pastie. I think that was probably illegal. I shall rectify that next time.
@CiaraNi @DavidBridger As a Devonian, I must confess I prefer the side crimp.
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@BsCreativeLife @CiaraNi I self hosted Immich and moved all my photos to that
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@forestfjord @lykkebrammer Agreed. I am glad I've never felt the need to move from the lovely, calm, well-run server I am on because I don't think moving is a cannot-go-wrong one-click operation (for me, at any rate). And I would miss not being able to take my existing posts and conversations with me.
@CiaraNi @forestfjord That's exactely how I feel - it feels too big at the moment.
I already have so many posts that I would have to keep this account anyway, and then it'll seem a bit silly to move in my honest opinion.
But if I get sick of where I am now, it's nice to know that I do have the option of moving.
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Ditto:
'Why are you still on Bluesky too?'
'But did you *delete* your Twitter account?'
’You said you switched to Proton mail too, oh that’s bad, once someone at Proton said something’
It’s nice to see new neighbours move into the Fediverse. It feels unwelcoming to see people immediately interview them about the purity of their intentions. Or telling them You’re Doing It Wrong. They've just arrived on a journey away from Big Tech. Maybe they'd prefer to be offered a seat and a cup of tea.
@CiaraNi This is one of the tragic, self-defeating attributes of the "left", sadly.
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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.
@CiaraNi I joined a .social to be social back around trusk's takeover of twix. @stux does a fab job hosting this platform and the moderation seems in point too, but I have no idea how big it is. There's so much communication and intermingling that I feel it's just right here. Have considered moving only to be where a host of people are that I enjoy engaging with (.beige.party, I'm looking at you here), but enjoy this server a lot! Go where you need to grow, ignore haters
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@knowprose 'So I started drinking coffee' - see now there's a constructive solution. Perfect problem-solving!
@CiaraNi imperfick in an imperfick world.
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Ditto:
'Why are you still on Bluesky too?'
'But did you *delete* your Twitter account?'
’You said you switched to Proton mail too, oh that’s bad, once someone at Proton said something’
It’s nice to see new neighbours move into the Fediverse. It feels unwelcoming to see people immediately interview them about the purity of their intentions. Or telling them You’re Doing It Wrong. They've just arrived on a journey away from Big Tech. Maybe they'd prefer to be offered a seat and a cup of tea.
@CiaraNi im here since mastodon was a thing and also have a Twitter for reading certain stuff. could i make it through a bridge? sure but it's more work for the littke thing i read there
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@CiaraNi I once met someone in Bolivia who was describing that his name was spelled the 'standard way', e o g h a n, which made me chuckle no end
@Tom_c_watson The fact that the conversation was in Bolivia makes this perfect
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@CiaraNi imperfick in an imperfick world.
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@CiaraNi I joined a .social to be social back around trusk's takeover of twix. @stux does a fab job hosting this platform and the moderation seems in point too, but I have no idea how big it is. There's so much communication and intermingling that I feel it's just right here. Have considered moving only to be where a host of people are that I enjoy engaging with (.beige.party, I'm looking at you here), but enjoy this server a lot! Go where you need to grow, ignore haters
@BsCreativeLife @stux 'Go where you need to grow'- that is sound advice
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@CiaraNi This is one of the tragic, self-defeating attributes of the "left", sadly.
@ZDL It is, alas.
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@CiaraNi hmm.. is there a problem with masto social?
Alternative supplementary explanation; certain instance owners don't like that there's such a large instance that doesn't enforce their particular sensibilities and preferences when it comes to what people can talk about.
It's problematic for those admins/mods because mastodon.social has so many users that blocking it is more like punishing yourself, rather than punishing all the people on mastodon.social. It's a power thing as much as it is about spam (which does exist)
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@CiaraNi To be honest, this harassing culture is far beyond that. "Stop using this", "stop using that", "you're a fascist/nazi if you use this" — absolute awfulness. Like, "Go Linux now!!" — "I can't, even if I wanted, I'm blind and Linux accessibility is mediocre" — "Okay, first go Linux, and then we'll probably make it accessible some time in the future" — "It's not a question of comfort, I can't work, it's like taking the monitor and the mouse from you" — "Ah, stop it, you just don't want open-source and you're a GAFAM-paid fascist".
And on and on it goes.
To be honest, I'm here mostly because lots of people from the accessibility community came here (and this is because Twitter prohibited third-party clients by closing their API).@menelion It is frustrating, and more common than one might wish.
Taking forever....
