#rpadmin — Public Fediverse posts

Trying to sniff out what’s a bot new account signup and what’s legit has got me like this

https://www.404media.co/your-ai-use-is-breaking-my-brain/

#MastoAdmin #RPAdmin #AdminLife #FediAdmin

Trying to sniff out what’s a bot new account signup and what’s legit has got me like this

https://www.404media.co/your-ai-use-is-breaking-my-brain/

#MastoAdmin #RPAdmin #AdminLife #FediAdmin

#RPAdmin: Noticed that things look just a little different? Mastodon's got a big blog post breaking down the biggest changes in 4.6!

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

#RPAdmin: Noticed that things look just a little different? Mastodon's got a big blog post breaking down the biggest changes in 4.6!

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4.6/

Hey retro.pizza folks, our host has tweaked some things and moved some things around and I blocked a reported scraper so *hopefully* we should see better performance on the server now! Let me know if things act up again. #RPAdmin

Hey retro.pizza folks, our host has tweaked some things and moved some things around and I blocked a reported scraper so *hopefully* we should see better performance on the server now! Let me know if things act up again. #RPAdmin

Hey retro.pizza folks, if you noticed any weirdness with uploading videos this week, it was an actual issue with our media hosting but it’s now fixed! It wasn’t just you. :3

#RPAdmin

Hey retro.pizza folks, if you noticed any weirdness with uploading videos this week, it was an actual issue with our media hosting but it’s now fixed! It wasn’t just you. :3

#RPAdmin

Limiting mastodon.cloud for spam fyi #RPAdmin

Limiting mastodon.cloud for spam fyi #RPAdmin

Ugh, looks like mastodon.world isn't smacking down this scam spam wave as well as the big dot social did last night, so I'm putting them on Limited for a bit. #RPAdmin

Ugh, looks like mastodon.world isn't smacking down this scam spam wave as well as the big dot social did last night, so I'm putting them on Limited for a bit. #RPAdmin

#RPAdmin: So, a quick 🧵 on CWs.

What I ask, at minimum, is that people on retro.pizza make a good-faith effort to pause before posting something that they want to share because it made them angry and put a content warning on it. Just go with your gut: Are you posting it because it made you mad, or feel despair, or feel hopeless? Then just CW it. You're welcome to do more than that, to CW news posts in general or CW food pics for people with eating disorders or CW insects. But bare minimum, if you're posting it because it makes you angry, please CW it. 🧵 1/4

#RPAdmin: So, a quick 🧵 on CWs.

What I ask, at minimum, is that people on retro.pizza make a good-faith effort to pause before posting something that they want to share because it made them angry and put a content warning on it. Just go with your gut: Are you posting it because it made you mad, or feel despair, or feel hopeless? Then just CW it. You're welcome to do more than that, to CW news posts in general or CW food pics for people with eating disorders or CW insects. But bare minimum, if you're posting it because it makes you angry, please CW it. 🧵 1/4

A clarification on my announcement about taking CWs more seriously: What I’m most concerned about is the subjects that are making people genuinely, legitimately afraid for their lives, their well-being, or that of their loved ones. Posts about ICE need a CW. Posts about anti-trans polices and legislation need a CW. Posts about lower-stakes political topics like tariffs are less of a priority.

Just please, stop and think: Is the subject you’re posting about something that is currently or threatening to be causing direct harm to people in our community? If so, CW it so people can have a choice. A special thing about Retro Pizza is that a LOT of people read the Local feed and make friends with folks there. Remember that’s the community you’re part of.

#RPAdmin

A clarification on my announcement about taking CWs more seriously: What I’m most concerned about is the subjects that are making people genuinely, legitimately afraid for their lives, their well-being, or that of their loved ones. Posts about ICE need a CW. Posts about anti-trans polices and legislation need a CW. Posts about lower-stakes political topics like tariffs are less of a priority.

Just please, stop and think: Is the subject you’re posting about something that is currently or threatening to be causing direct harm to people in our community? If so, CW it so people can have a choice. A special thing about Retro Pizza is that a LOT of people read the Local feed and make friends with folks there. Remember that’s the community you’re part of.

#RPAdmin

RE: https://sfba.social/@drahardja/115908542368696091

#RPAdmin: I’m leaving this up to user choice, but if you bridged to Bluesky and want to unbridge, here’s the instructions:

RE: https://sfba.social/@drahardja/115908542368696091

#RPAdmin: I’m leaving this up to user choice, but if you bridged to Bluesky and want to unbridge, here’s the instructions:

#RPAdmin: I’m preemptively putting a Limit on that new Forkiverse server because everything about it screams “security/harassment time bomb”. Not a full Suspend (yet), just a limit.

#RPAdmin: I’m preemptively putting a Limit on that new Forkiverse server because everything about it screams “security/harassment time bomb”. Not a full Suspend (yet), just a limit.

RE: https://retro.pizza/@trixter/115514546582322391

Okay, NOW we’re on 4.5, which you can tell because I’m using a quote retoot to post about it! #RPAdmin

RE: https://retro.pizza/@trixter/115514546582322391

Okay, NOW we’re on 4.5, which you can tell because I’m using a quote retoot to post about it! #RPAdmin

Hey Retro Pizza, as of today we are on Mastodon 4.5!

What does that mean?

Most significantly, you can now quote-boost! If you'd rather people not quote-boost you, you can change that under Preferences > Other.

Also this version is better about pulling remote replies to remote posts, which is great for a little server like ours!

Also I just finished my second watch of that leaked Micronauts cartoon and I'm not sure what to do with my life now. I need more people to be excited about it with me.

#RPAdmin

Hey Retro Pizza, as of today we are on Mastodon 4.5!

What does that mean?

Most significantly, you can now quote-boost! If you'd rather people not quote-boost you, you can change that under Preferences > Other.

Also this version is better about pulling remote replies to remote posts, which is great for a little server like ours!

Also I just finished my second watch of that leaked Micronauts cartoon and I'm not sure what to do with my life now. I need more people to be excited about it with me.

#RPAdmin

When I do my next revision of the server rules, I should make sure to clarify that it's perfectly acceptable to express positive feelings about the deaths of horrible people, unlike SOME social media platforms. #RPAdmin

When I do my next revision of the server rules, I should make sure to clarify that it's perfectly acceptable to express positive feelings about the deaths of horrible people, unlike SOME social media platforms. #RPAdmin

I don’t plug the server donations too hard because we’re paying our bill hosting bill with what I’m already getting, but the extra that’s my “tip” for keeping things running is actually a huge help with as tight as my budget is these days and right now at the end of the month when I need to “run the numbers” I really, really appreciate it. :blobcat_blush: #RPAdmin

I don’t plug the server donations too hard because we’re paying our bill hosting bill with what I’m already getting, but the extra that’s my “tip” for keeping things running is actually a huge help with as tight as my budget is these days and right now at the end of the month when I need to “run the numbers” I really, really appreciate it. :blobcat_blush: #RPAdmin

Looks like there’s likely to be a big Mastodon software update next week, so if everything suddenly looks strange and frightening, that’s why! 😅 #RPAdmin

https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115458266320828604

Looks like there’s likely to be a big Mastodon software update next week, so if everything suddenly looks strange and frightening, that’s why! 😅 #RPAdmin

https://mastodon.social/@MastodonEngineering/115458266320828604

Alright Retro Pizza, I’m off on a birthday overnight camping trip! Poke @Meadhbh if anything catches fire. #RPAdmin

Alright Retro Pizza, I’m off on a birthday overnight camping trip! Poke @Meadhbh if anything catches fire. #RPAdmin

I’m thinking I should probably add something to the server rules about generative AI — not sure I want to call a blanket ban, but it’s definitely worth noting in the rules that the community is pretty firmly opposed to it so any use needs to be in a limited, thoughtful context. #RPAdmin

I’m thinking I should probably add something to the server rules about generative AI — not sure I want to call a blanket ban, but it’s definitely worth noting in the rules that the community is pretty firmly opposed to it so any use needs to be in a limited, thoughtful context. #RPAdmin

The renewal for the retro.pizza domain this year is going to be $58.99. 😭

FORTUNATELY we still have enough people donating through Patreon/Ko-Fi/PayPal to cover it on top of the actual hosting so this isn’t a call for funding, just venting and possibly a cautionary tale about fancy domains.

#RPAdmin

The renewal for the retro.pizza domain this year is going to be $58.99. 😭

FORTUNATELY we still have enough people donating through Patreon/Ko-Fi/PayPal to cover it on top of the actual hosting so this isn’t a call for funding, just venting and possibly a cautionary tale about fancy domains.

#RPAdmin

Looks like the queue has processed, so text search should be functional again and we should have access to all the stuff that happened on other servers while we were down.

I’ll email the new host about increasing the character limit tomorrow!

Let me know if you encounter any lingering weirdness!

#RPAdmin

Looks like the queue has processed, so text search should be functional again and we should have access to all the stuff that happened on other servers while we were down.

I’ll email the new host about increasing the character limit tomorrow!

Let me know if you encounter any lingering weirdness!

#RPAdmin

WELCOME BACK RETRO.PIZZA! There may be some weirdness for a few hours as the server wakes back up from its journey but we are once again posting! #RPAdmin

WELCOME BACK RETRO.PIZZA! There may be some weirdness for a few hours as the server wakes back up from its journey but we are once again posting! #RPAdmin

Okay retro.pizza what are we thinking? #RPAdmin #PizzaMigration

Okay retro.pizza what are we thinking? #RPAdmin #PizzaMigration

Official server migration time and date set, here we goooooo

#RPAdmin

https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-pizza-131163280

Official server migration time and date set, here we goooooo

#RPAdmin

https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-pizza-131163280

Hey Retro Pizza folks, what’s your server location preference? #RPAdmin

Hey Retro Pizza folks, what’s your server location preference? #RPAdmin

I want to reassure everyone that any downtime for server migration will *not* interfere with Monsterdon. #RPAdmin

I want to reassure everyone that any downtime for server migration will *not* interfere with Monsterdon. #RPAdmin

All right, here we go (and just before Monsterdon picks up): A State of the Pizza about the server hosting issues, open for comments from anyone:

#RPAdmin

https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-pizza-131027549

All right, here we go (and just before Monsterdon picks up): A State of the Pizza about the server hosting issues, open for comments from anyone:

#RPAdmin

https://www.patreon.com/posts/state-of-pizza-131027549

Here's what I'm thinking for now:

Unless there's significant opposition, I'd like to limit the remote cache to two years and see how much that helps. This will mean any bookmarked posts you have that are older than that will disappear. You won't be able to see posts from other servers that are older than that. Posts from this server will be fine.

If there is opposition, and also as a long-term solution, I'm looking into migrating the server to a different host. #RPAdmin

Here's what I'm thinking for now:

Unless there's significant opposition, I'd like to limit the remote cache to two years and see how much that helps. This will mean any bookmarked posts you have that are older than that will disappear. You won't be able to see posts from other servers that are older than that. Posts from this server will be fine.

If there is opposition, and also as a long-term solution, I'm looking into migrating the server to a different host. #RPAdmin

And… retro.pizza is over the hosting limit for the database again, which is going to add another $50 to the monthly bill (but that hosting tier should hold us for a while). I need to sit down tomorrow and write up a post explaining what’s going on with this, but the short version is the older the server gets, the larger the database gets, and limiting that will make things like older bookmarked posts from other servers inaccessible. #RPAdmin

And… retro.pizza is over the hosting limit for the database again, which is going to add another $50 to the monthly bill (but that hosting tier should hold us for a while). I need to sit down tomorrow and write up a post explaining what’s going on with this, but the short version is the older the server gets, the larger the database gets, and limiting that will make things like older bookmarked posts from other servers inaccessible. #RPAdmin

There, finally got around to lovingly hand-crafting a new server "thumbnail" graphic out of available free graphic design resources and also the dinner I had a few weeks ago. Image editing software is my big computer blind spot. #RPAdmin

Donations are right about $30 short of the server hosting bill again this month, someone remind me to do a big "Hey, Mastodon servers are run like an NPR station, please chip in if you can!" post for the newcomers later this afternoon.

Maybe I need to offer tote bags...

Also I'm looking forward to getting back to a level of personal financial stability where I can just absorb that with only a momentary grimace.

#RPAdmin