Mastodon.social has no advantages at all over any other server.
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Mastodon.social has no advantages over any other Mastodon server. It has no special status or privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.
In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server
TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.
If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden
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Mastodon.social has no advantages over any other Mastodon server. It has no special status or privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.
In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server
TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.
If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden
@FediTips I was deciding between mastodon.social and mastodon.plus. ended up choosing mastodon social. I'm happy with my decision, although I am still relatively new here. I will say having all those different servers is confusing for new people. I remember when Mastodon first started, I didn't join because it was so confusing. That's definitely off-putting for new people. Fediverse and the concept of it is still confusing for me but I am trying to learn it.
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Mastodon.social has no advantages over any other Mastodon server. It has no special status or privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.
In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server
TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.
If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden
@FediTips I blocked mastodon.social a while ago because an awful lot of #antisemitism came from users on that server. Haven't missed it.
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Unfortunately this is a risk with any online service, even the largest
(e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/18/myspace-loses-all-content-uploaded-before-2016 )What was the process by which you chose OpenBiblio by the way? I'm wondering if there's some way to improve the listing site. I don't think I've listed them on Fedi.Garden, were they on JoinMastodon? If they were listed on either site, they should have had daily backups to avoid this scenario.
@FediTips @LappenjammerDieZweite It's possible to avoid it on ATproto, but it takes some extra steps. Mainly adding a rotation key for adversarial migration. Non-Bluesky platforms, relays, and PDSes would need to move to one of the major PLC mirrors if the collapse was big enough.
AP might become the same if the recent initiative to advance ActivityPods and C2S takes off.
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Mastodon.social has no advantages over any other Mastodon server. It has no special status or privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.
In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server
TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.
If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden
@FediTips Though you can't easily move to another instance if that instance has 'suspend' on mastodon.social ... and not all instances seem to publish their suspend/silence lists ...
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Mastodon.social has no advantages over any other Mastodon server. It has no special status or privileges, it uses exactly the same software as other Mastodon servers.
In fact I'd strongly advise people *NOT* to sign up on mastodon.social, here are the reasons why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server
TL:DR - It's far far too big, it's putting the entire decentralised nature of the Fediverse in danger.
If you want help choosing a good reliable server, have a look at https://fedi.garden
@FediTips
Thanks for the information! I just moved from mastodon.social to muenchen.social.Thanks to your helpful instructions everything went well
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@FediTips
Thanks for the information! I just moved from mastodon.social to muenchen.social.Thanks to your helpful instructions everything went well
Brilliant to hear it went well!
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@FediTips Though you can't easily move to another instance if that instance has 'suspend' on mastodon.social ... and not all instances seem to publish their suspend/silence lists ...
Most instances don't suspend mastodon.social, but if they do the workaround is to move to a third server that federates with both, then from the third server to the one you want.
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@FediTips @LappenjammerDieZweite It's possible to avoid it on ATproto, but it takes some extra steps. Mainly adding a rotation key for adversarial migration. Non-Bluesky platforms, relays, and PDSes would need to move to one of the major PLC mirrors if the collapse was big enough.
AP might become the same if the recent initiative to advance ActivityPods and C2S takes off.
You can't avoid this risk on any online platform, anything online could shut down or be misconfigured.
Also, ATProto isn't decentralised: https://plus.flux.community/p/banning-controversy-reveals-blueskys
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@FediTips I was deciding between mastodon.social and mastodon.plus. ended up choosing mastodon social. I'm happy with my decision, although I am still relatively new here. I will say having all those different servers is confusing for new people. I remember when Mastodon first started, I didn't join because it was so confusing. That's definitely off-putting for new people. Fediverse and the concept of it is still confusing for me but I am trying to learn it.
Thanks for the feedback
I've made a sign-up site at https://fedi.garden which hopefully avoids this confusion. If there's anything I can do to make it even less confusing, feedback welcome there too.
I know it is confusing but there are really important reasons why there are so many servers: https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers
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Most people only need one account on one server, because the servers talk to each other: https://fedi.tips/do-i-need-multiple-accounts-do-i-need-to-join-lots-of-servers
But there are certain situations where multiple accounts are useful: https://fedi.tips/using-multiple-accounts-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
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Most instances don't suspend mastodon.social, but if they do the workaround is to move to a third server that federates with both, then from the third server to the one you want.
@FediTips Thanks, I think I found that further down your move tips page, but I was a bit surprised by this stumbling block !
While I could do A->[C]->B I suspect it will be easier just to find an instance C that I like and do A->C ... and there are some accounts on mastodon.social that I follow and wouldn't be able to see on B ... -
Yes, Mastodon.nl is an instance (also known as a server).
Sharkey is a very different kind of platform, it's got a very different interface. I'd recommend beginners starting on Mastodon as it's a bit easier and currently better supported, as you can move to a Sharkey server later if you want to.
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You say that you have over 200,000 followers and is on a single user server.
What kind of server do you have? I mean, what kind of RAM and storage, if these are the relevant specs?
I use the managed hosting service @mastohost
They do all the techy stuff so they would know the specs. I assume I'm on some kind of shared server with other instances.
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I use the managed hosting service @mastohost
They do all the techy stuff so they would know the specs. I assume I'm on some kind of shared server with other instances.
Thank you!
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You can't avoid this risk on any online platform, anything online could shut down or be misconfigured.
Also, ATProto isn't decentralised: https://plus.flux.community/p/banning-controversy-reveals-blueskys
@FediTips @LappenjammerDieZweite Has nothing to do with what I said. Aside from being wrong.
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@FediTips @LappenjammerDieZweite Has nothing to do with what I said. Aside from being wrong.
If it's not decentralised then there's no meaningful migration.
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If it's not decentralised then there's no meaningful migration.
@FediTips I'm not interested in your weird anti-Bluesky tangent. Demonstrate you read and understood literally anything I actually said or go away.
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@FediTips I'm not interested in your weird anti-Bluesky tangent. Demonstrate you read and understood literally anything I actually said or go away.
Um... you're the one replying to my thread?
Kind of weird to reply to someone and tell them to go away?
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Um... you're the one replying to my thread?
Kind of weird to reply to someone and tell them to go away?
@FediTips A mention of Bluesky exists but my comment isn't _about_ Bluesky. If you bothered you read instead of go off on a weird ideological rant based on a single word you would know that. _You_ made it about Bluesky.
Now buzz off.
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and see if mastodon.nl is one. Can you answer this 