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  1. Given that they've been around for a while now, what's the general verdict on quoots?

    My timeline has been clean of people who deal in snarky remarks or cheap dunks for a while now, so my experience is heavily skewed. 😅

    #MastoMeta #Quoots #QuoteBoosts

  2. Given that they've been around for a while now, what's the general verdict on quoots?

    My timeline has been clean of people who deal in snarky remarks or cheap dunks for a while now, so my experience is heavily skewed. 😅

    #MastoMeta #Quoots #QuoteBoosts

  3. Given that they've been around for a while now, what's the general verdict on quoots?

    My timeline has been clean of people who deal in snarky remarks or cheap dunks for a while now, so my experience is heavily skewed. 😅

    #MastoMeta #Quoots #QuoteBoosts

  4. Given that they've been around for a while now, what's the general verdict on quoots?

    My timeline has been clean of people who deal in snarky remarks or cheap dunks for a while now, so my experience is heavily skewed. 😅

    #MastoMeta #Quoots #QuoteBoosts

  5. Given that they've been around for a while now, what's the general verdict on quoots?

    My timeline has been clean of people who deal in snarky remarks or cheap dunks for a while now, so my experience is heavily skewed. 😅

    #MastoMeta #Quoots #QuoteBoosts

  6. CW: Bluesky, Fedi, and Community Building/Moderation

    I'm still pretty upset that furries largely chose Bluesky over Fedi, and Bluesky's decision to start haphazardly banning babyfurs is the main reason why. :drgn_thinking:​ Bluesky doesn't understand the intricacies of furries to moderate them, especially our various subcultures. The benefit of Mastodon et al. is that the servers are managed by people from your subculture.

    A lot of my reservations about Bluesky being a Twitter 2.0 were hand-waved away because ATProto (the protocol Bluesky is built on) is federated like ActivityPub (the protocol the Fediverse/Mastodon is built on). ATProto is federated, yes, but it's not a protocol that promotes community-building like ActivityPub does. ATProto is a workbench for building out large monolithic social networks, instead of the tapestry of communities that make up the Fediverse. ATProto seems to focus on individual data sovereignty, while the Fediverse is focused on community sovereignty. Unfortunately, yes, that makes the Fediverse a little harder to use than ATProto AppViews, but ultimately I think it's worth it.

    I dunno. I've rambled about this kind of thing a lot of times in the past, sorry I keep bringing it up. :soft_shrug:​ Just something I enjoy thinking about.

    #Bluesky #ATProto #FediMeta #MastoMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub

  7. CW: Bluesky, Fedi, and Community Building/Moderation

    I'm still pretty upset that furries largely chose Bluesky over Fedi, and Bluesky's decision to start haphazardly banning babyfurs is the main reason why. :drgn_thinking:​ Bluesky doesn't understand the intricacies of furries to moderate them, especially our various subcultures. The benefit of Mastodon et al. is that the servers are managed by people from your subculture.

    A lot of my reservations about Bluesky being a Twitter 2.0 were hand-waved away because ATProto (the protocol Bluesky is built on) is federated like ActivityPub (the protocol the Fediverse/Mastodon is built on). ATProto is federated, yes, but it's not a protocol that promotes community-building like ActivityPub does. ATProto is a workbench for building out large monolithic social networks, instead of the tapestry of communities that make up the Fediverse. ATProto seems to focus on individual data sovereignty, while the Fediverse is focused on community sovereignty. Unfortunately, yes, that makes the Fediverse a little harder to use than ATProto AppViews, but ultimately I think it's worth it.

    I dunno. I've rambled about this kind of thing a lot of times in the past, sorry I keep bringing it up. :soft_shrug:​ Just something I enjoy thinking about.

    #Bluesky #ATProto #FediMeta #MastoMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub

  8. CW: Bluesky, Fedi, and Community Building/Moderation

    I'm still pretty upset that furries largely chose Bluesky over Fedi, and Bluesky's decision to start haphazardly banning babyfurs is the main reason why. :drgn_thinking:​ Bluesky doesn't understand the intricacies of furries to moderate them, especially our various subcultures. The benefit of Mastodon et al. is that the servers are managed by people from your subculture.

    A lot of my reservations about Bluesky being a Twitter 2.0 were hand-waved away because ATProto (the protocol Bluesky is built on) is federated like ActivityPub (the protocol the Fediverse/Mastodon is built on). ATProto is federated, yes, but it's not a protocol that promotes community-building like ActivityPub does. ATProto is a workbench for building out large monolithic social networks, instead of the tapestry of communities that make up the Fediverse. ATProto seems to focus on individual data sovereignty, while the Fediverse is focused on community sovereignty. Unfortunately, yes, that makes the Fediverse a little harder to use than ATProto AppViews, but ultimately I think it's worth it.

    I dunno. I've rambled about this kind of thing a lot of times in the past, sorry I keep bringing it up. :soft_shrug:​ Just something I enjoy thinking about.

    #Bluesky #ATProto #FediMeta #MastoMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub

  9. CW: Bluesky, Fedi, and Community Building/Moderation

    I'm still pretty upset that furries largely chose Bluesky over Fedi, and Bluesky's decision to start haphazardly banning babyfurs is the main reason why. :drgn_thinking:​ Bluesky doesn't understand the intricacies of furries to moderate them, especially our various subcultures. The benefit of Mastodon et al. is that the servers are managed by people from your subculture.

    A lot of my reservations about Bluesky being a Twitter 2.0 were hand-waved away because ATProto (the protocol Bluesky is built on) is federated like ActivityPub (the protocol the Fediverse/Mastodon is built on). ATProto is federated, yes, but it's not a protocol that promotes community-building like ActivityPub does. ATProto is a workbench for building out large monolithic social networks, instead of the tapestry of communities that make up the Fediverse. ATProto seems to focus on individual data sovereignty, while the Fediverse is focused on community sovereignty. Unfortunately, yes, that makes the Fediverse a little harder to use than ATProto AppViews, but ultimately I think it's worth it.

    I dunno. I've rambled about this kind of thing a lot of times in the past, sorry I keep bringing it up. :soft_shrug:​ Just something I enjoy thinking about.

    #Bluesky #ATProto #FediMeta #MastoMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub

  10. CW: Bluesky, Fedi, and Community Building/Moderation

    I'm still pretty upset that furries largely chose Bluesky over Fedi, and Bluesky's decision to start haphazardly banning babyfurs is the main reason why. :drgn_thinking:​ Bluesky doesn't understand the intricacies of furries to moderate them, especially our various subcultures. The benefit of Mastodon et al. is that the servers are managed by people from your subculture.

    A lot of my reservations about Bluesky being a Twitter 2.0 were hand-waved away because ATProto (the protocol Bluesky is built on) is federated like ActivityPub (the protocol the Fediverse/Mastodon is built on). ATProto is federated, yes, but it's not a protocol that promotes community-building like ActivityPub does. ATProto is a workbench for building out large monolithic social networks, instead of the tapestry of communities that make up the Fediverse. ATProto seems to focus on individual data sovereignty, while the Fediverse is focused on community sovereignty. Unfortunately, yes, that makes the Fediverse a little harder to use than ATProto AppViews, but ultimately I think it's worth it.

    I dunno. I've rambled about this kind of thing a lot of times in the past, sorry I keep bringing it up. :soft_shrug:​ Just something I enjoy thinking about.

    #Bluesky #ATProto #FediMeta #MastoMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub

  11. CW: Mastodon STF Proposals

    I'm really leery of the new blocklist sharing feature being proposed as part of Masotdon's Sovereign Tech Agency funding. While I'm excited Mastodon is receiving an STF grant, blocklist abuse has been a recurring issue and I'm not eager to see it codified in the admin interface.

    For those that weren't here a few years back, Mastodon has a pretty ugly history with blocklists. They've been repeatedly used to block sex positivity, kink, and LGBTQ+ content. While I agree there are a lot of really bad servers on the Fediverse, I'm nervous that blocklist sharing will lead to the same kinds of censorship we saw a few years back. Plus, and no shade to the people who use it, but the Fediblock hashtag has a lot of posts from people who operate on little to no proof of their claims, or who just want to abuse it.

    To be totally honest though, my hangup with blocklists comes from the fact that CubHub still has to deal with being suspended by a lot of servers from a bad blocklist. We were wrongfully flagged because someone didn't bother to check our About page that clearly states we do not allow porn of under-age characters, because stupid people think "cub" automatically means cub porn. :blobfoxdisapprove:​ It doesn't.

    So yeah, I dunno. The other proposals look interesting, and, while I've never been one to think we really need E2EE on private messages and who thought it'd just introduce a lot of friction for users, I'm not opposed to it if they can get the UX of it working well.

    #Mastodon #MastodonMeta #MastoMeta #Blocklist

  12. CW: Mastodon STF Proposals

    I'm really leery of the new blocklist sharing feature being proposed as part of Masotdon's Sovereign Tech Agency funding. While I'm excited Mastodon is receiving an STF grant, blocklist abuse has been a recurring issue and I'm not eager to see it codified in the admin interface.

    For those that weren't here a few years back, Mastodon has a pretty ugly history with blocklists. They've been repeatedly used to block sex positivity, kink, and LGBTQ+ content. While I agree there are a lot of really bad servers on the Fediverse, I'm nervous that blocklist sharing will lead to the same kinds of censorship we saw a few years back. Plus, and no shade to the people who use it, but the Fediblock hashtag has a lot of posts from people who operate on little to no proof of their claims, or who just want to abuse it.

    To be totally honest though, my hangup with blocklists comes from the fact that CubHub still has to deal with being suspended by a lot of servers from a bad blocklist. We were wrongfully flagged because someone didn't bother to check our About page that clearly states we do not allow porn of under-age characters, because stupid people think "cub" automatically means cub porn. :blobfoxdisapprove:​ It doesn't.

    So yeah, I dunno. The other proposals look interesting, and, while I've never been one to think we really need E2EE on private messages and who thought it'd just introduce a lot of friction for users, I'm not opposed to it if they can get the UX of it working well.

    #Mastodon #MastodonMeta #MastoMeta #Blocklist

  13. CW: Mastodon STF Proposals

    I'm really leery of the new blocklist sharing feature being proposed as part of Masotdon's Sovereign Tech Agency funding. While I'm excited Mastodon is receiving an STF grant, blocklist abuse has been a recurring issue and I'm not eager to see it codified in the admin interface.

    For those that weren't here a few years back, Mastodon has a pretty ugly history with blocklists. They've been repeatedly used to block sex positivity, kink, and LGBTQ+ content. While I agree there are a lot of really bad servers on the Fediverse, I'm nervous that blocklist sharing will lead to the same kinds of censorship we saw a few years back. Plus, and no shade to the people who use it, but the Fediblock hashtag has a lot of posts from people who operate on little to no proof of their claims, or who just want to abuse it.

    To be totally honest though, my hangup with blocklists comes from the fact that CubHub still has to deal with being suspended by a lot of servers from a bad blocklist. We were wrongfully flagged because someone didn't bother to check our About page that clearly states we do not allow porn of under-age characters, because stupid people think "cub" automatically means cub porn. :blobfoxdisapprove:​ It doesn't.

    So yeah, I dunno. The other proposals look interesting, and, while I've never been one to think we really need E2EE on private messages and who thought it'd just introduce a lot of friction for users, I'm not opposed to it if they can get the UX of it working well.

    #Mastodon #MastodonMeta #MastoMeta #Blocklist

  14. CW: Mastodon STF Proposals

    I'm really leery of the new blocklist sharing feature being proposed as part of Masotdon's Sovereign Tech Agency funding. While I'm excited Mastodon is receiving an STF grant, blocklist abuse has been a recurring issue and I'm not eager to see it codified in the admin interface.

    For those that weren't here a few years back, Mastodon has a pretty ugly history with blocklists. They've been repeatedly used to block sex positivity, kink, and LGBTQ+ content. While I agree there are a lot of really bad servers on the Fediverse, I'm nervous that blocklist sharing will lead to the same kinds of censorship we saw a few years back. Plus, and no shade to the people who use it, but the Fediblock hashtag has a lot of posts from people who operate on little to no proof of their claims, or who just want to abuse it.

    To be totally honest though, my hangup with blocklists comes from the fact that CubHub still has to deal with being suspended by a lot of servers from a bad blocklist. We were wrongfully flagged because someone didn't bother to check our About page that clearly states we do not allow porn of under-age characters, because stupid people think "cub" automatically means cub porn. :blobfoxdisapprove:​ It doesn't.

    So yeah, I dunno. The other proposals look interesting, and, while I've never been one to think we really need E2EE on private messages and who thought it'd just introduce a lot of friction for users, I'm not opposed to it if they can get the UX of it working well.

    #Mastodon #MastodonMeta #MastoMeta #Blocklist

  15. CW: Mastodon STF Proposals

    I'm really leery of the new blocklist sharing feature being proposed as part of Masotdon's Sovereign Tech Agency funding. While I'm excited Mastodon is receiving an STF grant, blocklist abuse has been a recurring issue and I'm not eager to see it codified in the admin interface.

    For those that weren't here a few years back, Mastodon has a pretty ugly history with blocklists. They've been repeatedly used to block sex positivity, kink, and LGBTQ+ content. While I agree there are a lot of really bad servers on the Fediverse, I'm nervous that blocklist sharing will lead to the same kinds of censorship we saw a few years back. Plus, and no shade to the people who use it, but the Fediblock hashtag has a lot of posts from people who operate on little to no proof of their claims, or who just want to abuse it.

    To be totally honest though, my hangup with blocklists comes from the fact that CubHub still has to deal with being suspended by a lot of servers from a bad blocklist. We were wrongfully flagged because someone didn't bother to check our About page that clearly states we do not allow porn of under-age characters, because stupid people think "cub" automatically means cub porn. :blobfoxdisapprove:​ It doesn't.

    So yeah, I dunno. The other proposals look interesting, and, while I've never been one to think we really need E2EE on private messages and who thought it'd just introduce a lot of friction for users, I'm not opposed to it if they can get the UX of it working well.

    #Mastodon #MastodonMeta #MastoMeta #Blocklist

  16. So if you pop onto Mastodon and catch up some, how do you do it?

    Boost for reach, if you would - I'm actually curious about this. I've been reordering toot chains when boosting for ages based on something I don't even know is true.

    #mastodon #meta #fediverse #FediMeta #MastoMeta

  17. So if you pop onto Mastodon and catch up some, how do you do it?

    Boost for reach, if you would - I'm actually curious about this. I've been reordering toot chains when boosting for ages based on something I don't even know is true.

    #mastodon #meta #fediverse #FediMeta #MastoMeta

  18. So if you pop onto Mastodon and catch up some, how do you do it?

    Boost for reach, if you would - I'm actually curious about this. I've been reordering toot chains when boosting for ages based on something I don't even know is true.

    #mastodon #meta #fediverse #FediMeta #MastoMeta

  19. So if you pop onto Mastodon and catch up some, how do you do it?

    Boost for reach, if you would - I'm actually curious about this. I've been reordering toot chains when boosting for ages based on something I don't even know is true.

    #mastodon #meta #fediverse #FediMeta #MastoMeta

  20. So if you pop onto Mastodon and catch up some, how do you do it?

    Boost for reach, if you would - I'm actually curious about this. I've been reordering toot chains when boosting for ages based on something I don't even know is true.

    #mastodon #meta #fediverse #FediMeta #MastoMeta

  21. I really need to get off my lazy ass and write an acceptable upload policy with more robust content warning guidelines, but I'm not exactly sure how or where to post an AUP page on Mastodon. :blobfoxmeltsob:​ I don't want it to dominate the (already admittedly too long) About page.

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MastodonMeta

  22. I really need to get off my lazy ass and write an acceptable upload policy with more robust content warning guidelines, but I'm not exactly sure how or where to post an AUP page on Mastodon. :blobfoxmeltsob:​ I don't want it to dominate the (already admittedly too long) About page.

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MastodonMeta

  23. I really need to get off my lazy ass and write an acceptable upload policy with more robust content warning guidelines, but I'm not exactly sure how or where to post an AUP page on Mastodon. :blobfoxmeltsob:​ I don't want it to dominate the (already admittedly too long) About page.

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MastodonMeta

  24. I really need to get off my lazy ass and write an acceptable upload policy with more robust content warning guidelines, but I'm not exactly sure how or where to post an AUP page on Mastodon. :blobfoxmeltsob:​ I don't want it to dominate the (already admittedly too long) About page.

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MastodonMeta

  25. I really need to get off my lazy ass and write an acceptable upload policy with more robust content warning guidelines, but I'm not exactly sure how or where to post an AUP page on Mastodon. :blobfoxmeltsob:​ I don't want it to dominate the (already admittedly too long) About page.

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MastodonMeta

  26. Mastodon feature request:

    Filters should work on trending article headlines

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Filters automatically hide posts from Mastodon users that contain the words you're filtering for.

    This feature should work on articles on the /explore/links page, too.

    If you agree, please click through to Github using the link above and add your 👍 at the bottom of the first post. You'll need a Github account, so if you don't have/want one, please boost instead.

    #MastoMeta

  27. Mastodon feature request:

    Filters should work on trending article headlines

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Filters automatically hide posts from Mastodon users that contain the words you're filtering for.

    This feature should work on articles on the /explore/links page, too.

    If you agree, please click through to Github using the link above and add your 👍 at the bottom of the first post. You'll need a Github account, so if you don't have/want one, please boost instead.

    #MastoMeta

  28. Mastodon feature request:

    Filters should work on trending article headlines

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Filters automatically hide posts from Mastodon users that contain the words you're filtering for.

    This feature should work on articles on the /explore/links page, too.

    If you agree, please click through to Github using the link above and add your 👍 at the bottom of the first post. You'll need a Github account, so if you don't have/want one, please boost instead.

    #MastoMeta

  29. Mastodon feature request:

    Filters should work on trending article headlines

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Filters automatically hide posts from Mastodon users that contain the words you're filtering for.

    This feature should work on articles on the /explore/links page, too.

    If you agree, please click through to Github using the link above and add your 👍 at the bottom of the first post. You'll need a Github account, so if you don't have/want one, please boost instead.

    #MastoMeta

  30. Mastodon feature request:

    Filters should work on trending article headlines

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Filters automatically hide posts from Mastodon users that contain the words you're filtering for.

    This feature should work on articles on the /explore/links page, too.

    If you agree, please click through to Github using the link above and add your 👍 at the bottom of the first post. You'll need a Github account, so if you don't have/want one, please boost instead.

    #MastoMeta

  31. My top tip for getting into Mastodon is:

    1) Make a post that says "hi, I'm interested in..." followed by like 10 hashtags about your interests.

    2) Click and follow all the hashtags in your post.

    3) People will boost your post and it'll go further because of the hashtags, due to the nature of the fediverse. Follow all the people who boost you; you can unfollow later if it's too many people.

    Diagram source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #forkiverse #introduction #introductions

  32. My top tip for getting into Mastodon is:

    1) Make a post that says "hi, I'm interested in..." followed by like 10 hashtags about your interests.

    2) Click and follow all the hashtags in your post.

    3) People will boost your post and it'll go further because of the hashtags, due to the nature of the fediverse. Follow all the people who boost you; you can unfollow later if it's too many people.

    Diagram source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #forkiverse #introduction #introductions

  33. My top tip for getting into Mastodon is:

    1) Make a post that says "hi, I'm interested in..." followed by like 10 hashtags about your interests.

    2) Click and follow all the hashtags in your post.

    3) People will boost your post and it'll go further because of the hashtags, due to the nature of the fediverse. Follow all the people who boost you; you can unfollow later if it's too many people.

    Diagram source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #forkiverse #introduction #introductions

  34. My top tip for getting into Mastodon is:

    1) Make a post that says "hi, I'm interested in..." followed by like 10 hashtags about your interests.

    2) Click and follow all the hashtags in your post.

    3) People will boost your post and it'll go further because of the hashtags, due to the nature of the fediverse. Follow all the people who boost you; you can unfollow later if it's too many people.

    Diagram source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #forkiverse #introduction #introductions

  35. My top tip for getting into Mastodon is:

    1) Make a post that says "hi, I'm interested in..." followed by like 10 hashtags about your interests.

    2) Click and follow all the hashtags in your post.

    3) People will boost your post and it'll go further because of the hashtags, due to the nature of the fediverse. Follow all the people who boost you; you can unfollow later if it's too many people.

    Diagram source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #forkiverse #introduction #introductions

  36. What happens if you boost a toot from a Mastodon server that has gone offline (perhaps forever)? Does it work as normal, unless you try to visit the original website? Or do weird things break?

    Below I will link to the test toot (that is currently unreachable). Next I will boost it.

    @kateiacy med-mastodon.com/@kateiacy/115

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MedMastodon

  37. What happens if you boost a toot from a Mastodon server that has gone offline (perhaps forever)? Does it work as normal, unless you try to visit the original website? Or do weird things break?

    Below I will link to the test toot (that is currently unreachable). Next I will boost it.

    @kateiacy med-mastodon.com/@kateiacy/115

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MedMastodon

  38. What happens if you boost a toot from a Mastodon server that has gone offline (perhaps forever)? Does it work as normal, unless you try to visit the original website? Or do weird things break?

    Below I will link to the test toot (that is currently unreachable). Next I will boost it.

    @kateiacy med-mastodon.com/@kateiacy/115

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MedMastodon

  39. What happens if you boost a toot from a Mastodon server that has gone offline (perhaps forever)? Does it work as normal, unless you try to visit the original website? Or do weird things break?

    Below I will link to the test toot (that is currently unreachable). Next I will boost it.

    @kateiacy med-mastodon.com/@kateiacy/115

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MedMastodon

  40. What happens if you boost a toot from a Mastodon server that has gone offline (perhaps forever)? Does it work as normal, unless you try to visit the original website? Or do weird things break?

    Below I will link to the test toot (that is currently unreachable). Next I will boost it.

    @kateiacy med-mastodon.com/@kateiacy/115

    #Mastodon #MastoMeta #MedMastodon

  41. Today I had to unfollow someone because they posted a link to an article and a word I had filtered was in the article preview (but not the post text or the link URL), which was frustrating and sad.

    Here is a feature request/bug report on the Mastodon Github issue list asking that filters also be applied to preview cards of links in posts:

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Add a thumbs-up or a comment to the Github issue if you also want this to be fixed! :) (If you don't have an account but still want it to be fixed, maybe a boooost? 🚀)

    #MastoMeta #meta #MastoDev

  42. Today I had to unfollow someone because they posted a link to an article and a word I had filtered was in the article preview (but not the post text or the link URL), which was frustrating and sad.

    Here is a feature request/bug report on the Mastodon Github issue list asking that filters also be applied to preview cards of links in posts:

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Add a thumbs-up or a comment to the Github issue if you also want this to be fixed! :) (If you don't have an account but still want it to be fixed, maybe a boooost? 🚀)

    #MastoMeta #meta #MastoDev

  43. Today I had to unfollow someone because they posted a link to an article and a word I had filtered was in the article preview (but not the post text or the link URL), which was frustrating and sad.

    Here is a feature request/bug report on the Mastodon Github issue list asking that filters also be applied to preview cards of links in posts:

    github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i

    Add a thumbs-up or a comment to the Github issue if you also want this to be fixed! :) (If you don't have an account but still want it to be fixed, maybe a boooost? 🚀)

    #MastoMeta #meta #MastoDev