Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
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Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
"Toot" = A post, refers to Mastodon's mascot
, also "status""Boost" = A post you've shared with your followers, boost something by clicking on
or 
below a post, also "re-blog""CW" = Content Warning, click
️ when posting to add one, people have to click the warning to see your CW-ed posts"Instance" = Alternative name for a Fediverse server, also "node"
"Vanilla Mastodon" = Standard non-customised Mastodon
"Birdsite" = Twitter/X
Any others?
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Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
"Toot" = A post, refers to Mastodon's mascot
, also "status""Boost" = A post you've shared with your followers, boost something by clicking on
or below a post, also "re-blog""CW" = Content Warning, click
️ when posting to add one, people have to click the warning to see your CW-ed posts"Instance" = Alternative name for a Fediverse server, also "node"
"Vanilla Mastodon" = Standard non-customised Mastodon
"Birdsite" = Twitter/X
Any others?
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Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
"Toot" = A post, refers to Mastodon's mascot
, also "status""Boost" = A post you've shared with your followers, boost something by clicking on
or below a post, also "re-blog""CW" = Content Warning, click
️ when posting to add one, people have to click the warning to see your CW-ed posts"Instance" = Alternative name for a Fediverse server, also "node"
"Vanilla Mastodon" = Standard non-customised Mastodon
"Birdsite" = Twitter/X
Any others?
@FediTips Well if you explain "Birdsite", you should probably explain "Hellsite" as well
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@FediTips Well if you explain "Birdsite", you should probably explain "Hellsite" as well
There seems to be disagreement about which one is hellsite?
I used to think it meant Twitter, but have heard it used about Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Tiktok etc 🥴
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services
"EC" = Eye Contact
"OH" = OverheardHadn't heard OH before, what kind of context is that used in?
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There seems to be disagreement about which one is hellsite?
I used to think it meant Twitter, but have heard it used about Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Tiktok etc 🥴
@FediTips That's interesting. I think I've only ever encountered it as a nickname for Twitter/X, but I could well be wrong
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@FediTips That's interesting. I think I've only ever encountered it as a nickname for Twitter/X, but I could well be wrong
I used to post that it meant Twitter, but people corrected me so I left it out this time
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Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
"Toot" = A post, refers to Mastodon's mascot
, also "status""Boost" = A post you've shared with your followers, boost something by clicking on
or below a post, also "re-blog""CW" = Content Warning, click
️ when posting to add one, people have to click the warning to see your CW-ed posts"Instance" = Alternative name for a Fediverse server, also "node"
"Vanilla Mastodon" = Standard non-customised Mastodon
"Birdsite" = Twitter/X
Any others?
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Oh darn, yeah, how could I miss that one!
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Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
"Toot" = A post, refers to Mastodon's mascot
, also "status""Boost" = A post you've shared with your followers, boost something by clicking on
or below a post, also "re-blog""CW" = Content Warning, click
️ when posting to add one, people have to click the warning to see your CW-ed posts"Instance" = Alternative name for a Fediverse server, also "node"
"Vanilla Mastodon" = Standard non-customised Mastodon
"Birdsite" = Twitter/X
Any others?
p.s. Some more Fediverse glossary:
“Alt Text” = Text descriptions on images, videos, audio
"Subtoot" = Posting about someone without mentioning them
“LB” or “Last Boost” = Discussing the post you just shared separately
"Pol" = Often used in content warnings if someone wants to hide a post about politics
"Sportsball” = Any sport, slightly self-mocking
"Defederate" = When one server cuts off all connections with another server
"
" = Fedi people post random pineapples, no one knows why -
Glossary for Mastodon & the Fediverse:
"Toot" = A post, refers to Mastodon's mascot
, also "status""Boost" = A post you've shared with your followers, boost something by clicking on
or below a post, also "re-blog""CW" = Content Warning, click
️ when posting to add one, people have to click the warning to see your CW-ed posts"Instance" = Alternative name for a Fediverse server, also "node"
"Vanilla Mastodon" = Standard non-customised Mastodon
"Birdsite" = Twitter/X
Any others?
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services AFAIK "toot" is deprecated and even Mastodon refers to them as just "post"
You can't deprecate culture
People will use whatever words they want to use, even if no one official uses them.
