@lykkebrammer Tillykke med fødselsdagen! Det er en god gave, du giver både dig selv og din datter.

@jonassmith @tomand

I was just about to suggest the same, then saw this reply. I thought it was universal. I will take the liberty of leaving the link to the toot I learnt about it from anyway, just in case anyone else comes into the thread and doesn't know it already.

I use Vivaldi too, so will be interested to see if anyone has a suggestion.

https://social.multiverset.net/@clemens/113096646844469594

@franco_vazza Agreed. It does seem a bit elitarian, like people gatekeeping. And agreed, very much agreed, about people badgering others about alt text and content warnings and the like. Newcomers tend to pick up the idea of using Alt Text naturally after a short while, in my experience, because many people 'lead by example', not because they harangue one another about it.

@beecycling Agreed. I wince every time I see someone attempt a purity test or a Gotcha! on someone who has chosen The Wrong Open-Source Solution for some extremely niche problematic reason that the complainer has worked hard to find in the weeds.

Good point about reasons for not deleting previous accounts. And some don't delete them because they've lost easy access, maybe it was created with a long-gone mail address, so it's easier to just leave it there, unused and defunct.

@bleistifterin @rgarner Ohmygod are you trying to start a flame war in the Fediverse. Milk in first!

@rgarner Two teabags

@johnlorimer @annika I'm only on Mastodon too. I am not a nerd (that I'm aware of), but I like the fact that it's human-sized and full of humans and people actually talk to one another in here. A nice corner of the internet, as you say.

@Brett_E_Carlock Sorry you got such an unwelcoming welcome. I think a lot of people choose the bigger 'official' servers for exactly the reasons you describe. That's their free choice, they can move later if they want to, no need to badger them on arrival.

The 'why that server, did you know X thing about it' questions often seem to be in the weeds. They're usually about fairness things like the ethics of big servers in a federation, not crisis things like 'there are fascists on it'.

@rgarner Why thank you, yes, that'd be nice. No sugar, a drop of milk, and strong enough for a mouse to trot across, please.

@beecycling Agreed. Let people settle in and work out how it all works. If they want to move server or ask about the merits of different open-source alternatives, they will do so in their own good time.

@psneeze Yes it is! I can't believe there are people who walk this earth saying Skon Skon Skon.

@skrivtilniels Velkommen til nabolaget!

@psneeze That someone would be me, if they pronounced it Skon, not scone-rhymes-with-Eoghan

@psneeze Someone would immediately tell them they pronounced Scone the wrong way.

@annika @johnlorimer I'll never find it welcoming to tell people who've just arrived, literally just joined Mastodon, that they're on the wrong server when it is not a server doing something actually despicable & egregious. I often see people going into the replies of Hello, Mastodon! introductions to give the newcomer unsolicited instructions to move server or questioning the way they are moving from Big Tech.

Edit to add: I know you didn't do this! You just answered an asked question (thanks)

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.

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.

@reynir I couldn't understand why it was an issue either. The Borgerservice staff were, as always, really helpful, but it was clear that their guidelines say 'app app app'. They kept assuming I just didn't know how to use a smartphone and patiently trying to explain to me how to use an app and update a phone. The request to have two physical code generators and no app was so unusual that they rang mitID HQ halfway through negotiations. We all got there in the end

@reynir @samuel That is very interesting and useful to know. I just put mine in a drawer as a back-up. Perhaps I should use the chip instead and make the kodeviser the back-up. I didn't realise the chip had these extra advantages. Mange tak for informationen!

@samuel @reynir The black kodeviser is still the standard one they issue. A friend lost theirs and it was replaced for free at Borgerservice. Great service.

The white Chip version is, as far as I understood, intended for heavy log-on use. Like an accountant who has to verify with mitID multiple times a day. It's slightly quicker to use. I got it just as a back-up. Had to pay, but it was nominal, around 150 kr. if memory serves.