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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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 signed up on mastodon.social because it seemed the obvious choice, and because the explanations of servers and "instances" were invariably written from an unhelpful technical point of view with no explanation of why any of that had any impact on me, and because I could find no information about the support capabilities and average lifetimes of individual Mastodon servers.
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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 Ha. The instance I first landed on, on arriving in the Fediverse, was so inclusive yet protective of its users it was a severe culture shock and left me reeling. I was left to find my feet and when I moved to less protective environments more to my taste I had the fullest Fediverse etiquette training you could get. I’m not naming them cos there’s lots of vulnerable people there that prefer to feel safe.
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@CiaraNi I'm on .social. When I joined Mastodon a few weeks ago I didn't know about anything about all the different servers and how to join them.
Now I know a tiny bit more, but I've yet to deside if I'm moving and where to move to.
@lykkebrammer I hope nobody issued instructions to you about moving! I can think of nothing more tiring, just having arrived and unpacked and not even looked around, only to be told 'you're in the wrong neighbourhhood, pack your stuff and move'.
I am happy in my neighbourhood (mastodon-green) so never considered moving, but I don't fancy the idea, to be honest, because you can't take your existing posts and conversations with you.
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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 thats how i ended up trapped in this mess. I want my wings back!
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@JadziaMD Exactly. Agreed!
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@beecycling @CiaraNi Most cabins in the woods are built from unsustainable wood by underpaid workers...
/s
@oz1sej @beecycling Haha, yes, this kind of thing
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@CiaraNi very good point.
to everybody in that situation welcome!
would you like green tea, chamomile, delete your facebook account, or coffee?
@falcennial Oooh sneaking Facebook in there among the nice teas and coffees
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@lenotaire @CiaraNi welcome, introduction not, now here are 407 rules to follow...
@rupertcutler @lenotaire Ha yes. "Welcome. Now here's your homework, go do it"
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@falcennial Oooh sneaking Facebook in there among the nice teas and coffees
@CiaraNi it's my personal favourite, I am a simple man Ciara
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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 So much this! I call them the 'Mastodon Police'. And because of such guys I had nearly left Mastodon again. Since then I block them radically.
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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@mastodon.green damn. and if you have Linux you should change because your distro is evil, if you like a game you should not, the devs are evil capitalists.. -
@CiaraNi I say skon. It's the correct way, a northern hill to die on.
@DavidBridger @CiaraNi there were few survivors of the scone/skon wars. #skonskonskon
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@lykkebrammer I hope nobody issued instructions to you about moving! I can think of nothing more tiring, just having arrived and unpacked and not even looked around, only to be told 'you're in the wrong neighbourhhood, pack your stuff and move'.
I am happy in my neighbourhood (mastodon-green) so never considered moving, but I don't fancy the idea, to be honest, because you can't take your existing posts and conversations with you.
@CiaraNi Noone ever mentioned a word about me being on .social.
Someone recommended Fedi.Tips and there I read about the servers.
I like my .social for now and I'm still learning my way through Mastodon, so I'm staying where I am.
If I move it'll be because I decide to, not because others tell me to.
Everyone I've been in contact with have been very welcoming and friendly.
Oh - I thought it moved everything when you move...
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@CiaraNi it's my personal favourite, I am a simple man Ciara
@falcennial I mean, don't get me wrong, I think Facebook has done terrible actual damage to people and social relations and society and politics, but I think we can just have a nice cuppa first before getting into the subject
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@rupertcutler @lenotaire Ha yes. "Welcome. Now here's your homework, go do it"
@CiaraNi @rupertcutler work in sunday? Oh dear, where I put myself into
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@psneeze Yes it is! I can't believe there are people who walk this earth saying Skon Skon Skon.
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@CiaraNi Noone ever mentioned a word about me being on .social.
Someone recommended Fedi.Tips and there I read about the servers.
I like my .social for now and I'm still learning my way through Mastodon, so I'm staying where I am.
If I move it'll be because I decide to, not because others tell me to.
Everyone I've been in contact with have been very welcoming and friendly.
Oh - I thought it moved everything when you move...
@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.
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@falcennial I mean, don't get me wrong, I think Facebook has done terrible actual damage to people and social relations and society and politics, but I think we can just have a nice cuppa first before getting into the subject
@CiaraNi
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@CiaraNi @rupertcutler work in sunday? Oh dear, where I put myself into
@lenotaire @rupertcutler If you don't have a dog, borrow one from someone on DogsOfMastodon and the dog can eat your homework for you
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@CiaraNi @bleistifterin @rgarner amateurs tea is supposed to hurt, teaspoon of loose leaves, boil for a min and steep for at least 5. The best pull is the stuff that is forgotten for a day at the bottom in the swamp of leaves, almost opaque, caffeine content over 9000, bitter like the soul of a 16y old goth who just got dumped
@Primavera You remind me that I wanted to colour some fabric with tea today, thanks!
@CiaraNi @rgarner
