The migration to another instance, this instance, went poorly, and lots of people never got 'carried' over.

[geri@veganism.social]

The migration to another instance, this instance, went poorly, and lots of people never got 'carried' over.

I lost about 50% of my followers

Incl

@david_chisnall
@aral

[thelastofhisname@beige.party]

@Geri 🫂

[thebratdragon@mastodon.scot]

@Geri @david_chisnall @aral

didn't escape me though..... mwahhhh hahhhh hahhhh

[phiznlil@mastodon.ie]

@Thebratdragon @Geri @david_chisnall @aral

You aren't getting away that easily!!

[david_chisnall@infosec.exchange]

@Geri @aral

I actually unfollowed on the previous instance: Most of your posts get boosted by other people, so I see them twice if I follow you. Which is a weird counterincentive in the Fediverse, but there we are.

[donhawkins@mastodon.social]

@Geri @david_chisnall @aral I hope they find you. I enjoy reading & reposting your material & shares. Cheers!

[geri@veganism.social]

@TheLastOfHisName maybe no one loves me x

[geri@veganism.social]

@Thebratdragon @david_chisnall @aral

ty

I just get a bit paranoid about things

Xx

[geri@veganism.social]

@david_chisnall @aral ah OK

I am a bit of a worrier x

[geri@veganism.social]

@donhawkins @david_chisnall @aral thanks Don xx

[vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de]

@Geri @david_chisnall @aral

I suspect the migration can still fail silently halfway through if it encounters someone on an instance which no longer exists (it certainly was an issue a few years back)

[geri@veganism.social]

@vfrmedia @david_chisnall @aral any ideas what to do for best?

[donhawkins@mastodon.social]

@Geri @david_chisnall @aral Of course. You’re welcome.

[anguadelphine@mk.absturztau.be]

@Geri@veganism.social

I just checked FediTips, have you tried manually exporting / importing follows & followers?
I don't know if it's automatic like Misskey.

@aral@mastodon.ar.al @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange

[vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de]

@Geri @david_chisnall @aral

it appears to be still an open issue (this is just one of them, there's also traffic on Reddit about similar problems) - unless you want to poke through CSV files and find out which of your followers are on "dead" instances it might just be better to keep tooting and hope folk eventually find you..

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/25773

[dave@europhiles.uk]

@Geri
There's a fair chance that quite a few of your followers weren't active accounts anyway. A lot of people seem to try the Fediverse for a few weeks and then give up, because it requires you to actually think.

[geri@veganism.social]

@AnguaDelphine @aral @david_chisnall you cannot manually export followers but ty for your offer of help xx

[highlandlawyer@mastodon.social]

@Geri @TheLastOfHisName
Nobody loves me
Everybody hates me
I think I'll go and eat worms
Big fat juicy ones
Long thin skinny ones
See how they wiggle & squirm...

[geri@veganism.social]

@dave possibly but then there are others such as @BigTittyBimbo who definitely is live

I had to unfollow her and follow her again so she went oh I better follow Geri

Xx

[geri@veganism.social]

@HighlandLawyer @TheLastOfHisName How to kick a girl when she's down