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Hello everyone!

I write my bachelor's thesis about Mastodon as an alternative social network and how its users perceive the platform.

I would be gratful if you would participate in my survey:
(The link is deactivated now)

It only takes 10-15 minutes and would help me a lot.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

In case you want to support me, you can repost the access link, which would also help me.

Thank you!

#MediaStudies #AlternativeMedia #Mastodon #Survey


Poll: What are you looking for in the fediverse?

(You can check more than one response ... and if you've got other suggestions, leave them in a reply!)

#mastodon #fediverse

  • A Twitter replacement (36%, 21 votes)
  • A place to stay in touch with friends (35%, 20 votes)
  • A place to meet new people (61%, 35 votes)
  • Discussions on technical topics (70%, 40 votes)
  • Music, photography, art, books, and other creative stuff (54%, 31 votes)
  • Potential job opportunities (19%, 11 votes)
  • Promoting my music, photography, writing, art, etc (15%, 9 votes)
  • Breaking news (40%, 23 votes)
  • Mutual aid (19%, 11 votes)
  • A social network that's not run by a corporation making money from my data (89%, 51 votes)
57 voters. Poll end: 2 days ago


Poll: how would you describe Mastodon and the migration from Twitter that started in late 2022 after the acquisition?

(You can check more than one reponse. Or, if you've got other descriptions, please leave them in the comments)

For my take, see Mastodon could have leaned into what it's good at

@fediversenews

#mastodon #fediverse

  • A success (37%, 20 votes)
  • A failure (1%, 1 vote)
  • A missed opportunity (37%, 20 votes)
  • Progress (38%, 21 votes)
  • Better than expected (35%, 19 votes)
  • A disappointment (11%, 6 votes)
  • It's too early to know (9%, 5 votes)
  • Other (please leave a comment) (1%, 1 vote)
54 voters. Poll end: 2 days ago


Инструкция. Как правильно переехать с одного инстанса #mastodon на другой.
1. Зарегистрировать новый аккаунт на новом инстансе.
2. На новом инстансе зайти в "Настройки" → "Учётная запись" → "Управление учётной записью" → "Переезд с другой учётной записи" и ввести там полное имя старого аккаунта "@имя@старый_инстанс"
3. На старом инстансе зайти в "Настройки" → "Учётная запись" → "Управление учётной записью" → "Перенос учётной записи" и ввести полное имя нового аккаунта "@имя@новый_инстанс"
Готово


Increasingly convinced that people shouldn't run a #Mastodon instance for others to rely on unless they:
1. use a specialised, managed hosting service; or
2. legitimately want to learn about the gory details of how federation works, managing and scaling a large Ruby on Rails application, tuning a database server and background task runner, orchestrating careful back-ups, setting up an alert system, and many more things.

Those can be extremely useful things to learn, but it's becoming clear that it isn't as relatively uninvolved as, say, throwing WordPress on a server to run a low-traffic blog. And those are only the technical tasks.


@Christians@a.gup.pe Just thought about this and decided to create a #GuppeGroup for #Christians, so Christians throughout the #Fediverse and #Mastodon can have a place to talk to and meet each other. For those who don't know about #Guppe groups, it's a group that automatically boosts posts mentioning it, and you can follow it to see posts.


If there is a subject of #RSS happening, I recommend taking advantage of @thunderbird's built in RSS reader for those that use #Thunderbird. I use both for websites and podcasts. And yes, it can be used for #Mastodon accounts as well.


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#Phanpy #Mastodon #Update #Localization #OpenSource


A couple years ago I opened a thread to add #AltText on #Mastodon banners and profile pictures. Now detailed todos are being posted. Is there anyone who could help in this case?

github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…
#a11y #Acessibility


The wait is over*—The #Mastodon stuffed toy is now available for purchase in the EU! Other regions to come later. Share your pictures with the #Plushtodon hashtag!

shop.joinmastodon.org/products…


About 2.5 years ago, dozens profiles on some supposedly "free speech" #Mastodon fedi were blocked for a few posts like this one. I was one of them.
The fact that it's now a book is called vindication against some nazi friendly admins

Despite Chrystia #Freeland’s denials, her grandfather was complicit in the Nazi #genocide
A new book provides the most authoritative study of Mykhailo Chomiak and the history of #Ukrainian_Nazis in #Canada

breachmedia.ca/chrystia-freela…


I have my Mastodon server working ... mostly.
It seems there some kind of problem when searching for users on other instances. I was able to interact with my admin@procrastodon.net account by mentioning @admin from this account, but before that, neither account could seem to follow the other. The biggest clue I have is an error 500 that shows up in Mona when I try to search for users after switching to the Procrastodon account. I think Tweesecake performs a search with many of its user-related commands and just selects the first result, so I assume it's also failing there. I don't get any visible error if I search with the web interface, nor can I seem to find anything in logs--although that's likely because I just don't know where to look.
Curious if anyone has ever experienced something like this, or knows where I can go to get some slightly more useful troubleshooting done.
#MastoAdmin #Mastodon


Which Global Superpower do you trust most to maintain a mutual peace and invest in a sustainable future?

#Mastodon

  • USA (22%, 8 votes)
  • China (77%, 28 votes)
  • Russia (0%, 0 votes)
36 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago


A very long shot once again on the #Fediverse and #Mastodon but I keep trying because I desperately wish that one day it'll give me better answers to niche questions than Tiktok and Google.

Calling all #Sudanese. What's your recipe for fit-fit? I received a container of it, made by a bunch of dudes from #Sudan (They know my cousin, I swear they're not just randos), and I refuse to believe that they have the best recipe. Google gives me Ethiopian recipes, which are vastly different from what I had tonight. I found one recipe that I don't really trust.

So, do you eat it raw?
Do you include lungs and livers? What about kidneys?
How much peanut butter do you add?

There's an underwhelming number of sources for sudanese recipes online, I guess for very understandable reasons, but dang, I have a feeling those guys can't really cook and I must know how their elders made it.


OK, es ist (fast) Wochenende und wieder Zeit für ein Experiment – diesmal zum Mitmachen 😉:
Welcher der beiden nachfolgenden Posts sieht für euch besser aus und auf welchen würdet ihr eher klicken.

Gerne schön weit teilen, damit das von vielen und mit den unterschiedlichsten Clients gesehen wird.

Wenn der Unterschied besonders groß ist, gerne auch mit Screenshots antworten. Danke!

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Apps

  • Post 1 (mit generierter Preview) (75%, 57 votes)
  • Post 2 (mit Titelbild als Anhang) (25%, 19 votes)
76 voters. Poll end: 2 weeks ago


Ich finde den neuen Eingabebereich der Weboberfläche für Mastodon 4.3.0 nur so semi … ich habe den Zoom der Seite auf 125% stehen, und wenn ich dann einen längeren Text tippe, gibt es einen doppelten Scrollbalken.

Schade, dass es mal wieder für die Barrierefreheit und die Usbabilty außerhalb der Geräte der Entwickelnden nicht gerreicht hat.

#Mastodon #Barrierefreihei #Weboberläche #Zoom


There better be a way to tell Mastodon I never want to be notified of quotes. How hard is this for others to understand? I don’t want to be notified if anybody quotes me, at all! To me, quotes are seen as a passive aggressive form of interaction and if you can’t message me directly/mention me directly, I simply just don’t want to interact with you if you’re going to quote me.

With the 4.3 release complete, we’re turning our focus to 4.4, which will include:

Quote Posts: We are resuming work on this long-awaited feature, and it will be our main focus for the rest of the year.
Block list improvements: We are evaluating several improvements, including subscribing to external blocklists and offering an optional default “worst of the worst” blocklist for new Mastodon installs. We’re also exploring ways for operators to approve blocks from external lists.
Post Parsing: We’re experimenting with potentially changing to a new parser for posts, which will be more modular and enable features like basic text formatting.

From Mastodon’s latest post. #Fediverse #Mastodon


I like Pinafore, (yes it still exists), lol. I wish it had notification sounds, but it's not a big loss. Though I thought it was a drawback at first, I like how it doesn't autorefresh, so I can get a feel for how busy my timeline really gets at various hours. I know Twitter has had this for years, but I never thought of it like that. Besides, Mastodon means more, of course. #Mastodon


All you #Mastodon sysadmins who upgraded to Mastodon 4.3.0: Have you noticed that after you dutifully upgraded the #Yarn dependency to version 4, a message like this scrolled by:

$ yarn install --immutable<br>➤ YN0065: Yarn will periodically gather anonymous telemetry: https://yarnpkg.com/advanced/telemetry<br>➤ YN0065: Run yarn config set --home enableTelemetry 0 to disable<br>

I for one almost missed this. You may want to do what I did (as user mastodon in /home/mastodon/live):
yarn config set --home enableTelemetry 0<br>

I'm sure the Yarn people think their telemetry is perfectly harmless, but I hope we all agree that telemetry should not be used in the fediverse.

#MastoAdmin #telemetry


Co je nového ve verzi Mastodon 4.3: Vylepšení a nové funkce

arch-linux.cz/co-je-noveho-ve-…

#mastodon


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#Phanpy #Mastodon #Update #Localization #OpenSource


#Mastodon 4.3 is out! 🎉 We've made notifications easier to manage and improved the look and feel of the whole app across the board. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! See what you can expect once your server upgrades:

blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/10/…


A small compendium of the Fediverse platforms I use/know well.

In the past few days, I revisited some of my old Fediverse instances since some friends asked me to help them set up a new one. I also took the chance to perform maintenance on some leftover instances. Here's my experience:

Akkoma: My oldest instance still running, opened in 2022. It was offline for a few months (3/4). I updated everything to the latest version and restarted it. I’m not sure why, but it’s extremely slow, with a heavy load on Postgres and many queries just to open the main page. I like Akkoma - I'll investigate further.

GoToSocial: I updated a friend's instance - GoToSocial itself was up-to-date, but the underlying system wasn’t. I noticed that once it exceeds 2000 followings, it becomes a bit slow. The database is PostgreSQL, but that's not the issue. The GoToSocial process becomes somewhat heavy on the VPS. Still, it's very usable and a software with great potential, in my opinion. The Mastodon API is implemented quite well and works with the major software.

Mitra: It seems well-built. The person had around 1000 followers and followings on a Mastodon account, which they moved from a large instance. No speed issues, though sending a message makes the server “heavy” for a bit, but it’s temporary. The Mastodon API is partially implemented, but the software is advancing quickly, and I find its native interface quite pleasant.

Snac2: I've always had a soft spot for Snac2. The lack of a database and some design choices make it an excellent solution for small instances. For example, sending posts to all known instances increases visibility and interaction. Its basic, JavaScript-free interface is very clear, though it might not be the best for those used to Mastodon. But the Mastodon API is improving version by version, and I think the developer is doing an excellent job. It struggles a bit with larger numbers, but that's due to the underlying file system, not the software itself. If "move" support (both in and out) were added, I would recommend it to anyone starting self-hosting for single-user or small community instances because "move" is one of the options that gives the most freedom in Fediverse software.

Mastodon: My “old” personal instance was stuck at version 4.1.x and had been offline for a few months. I updated the FreeBSD Jail and upgraded Mastodon to 4.2.12 and then to 4.3.0-beta1. No issues. I also helped a friend (who had an old Pleroma-based instance they barely used) migrate. This user has around 5000 followers and followings - Mastodon is running on FreeBSD on a VPS (arm64) for just over 3 euros a month, with no significant issues (apart from media storage, but that's not Mastodon’s fault). Mastodon is sometimes said to be heavy, and that's partly true, but its modularity ensures that even in cases of overload, queues may slow down, but navigation and the local timeline remain reasonably fast. I think this is a good thing for any larger-scale use of an instance.

In short, I think things are moving in the right direction, and the software is evolving nicely. Well done, devs!

#Fediverse #Akkoma #GoToSocial #Mitra #Snac2 #Snac #Mastodon #SelfHosting #InstanceManagement #FreeBSD #OpenSource


General question, what is your profession, how much do you use #X (ex #twitter), how much do you use #Mastodon ?
Why?


I'm just going to say it. Whoever designed the new notifications layout and design for Mastodon needs to go back to the drawing board (and UI design school). In some cases, esp if you start off with a tag, it looks and works horribly. (desktop view). Way worse than the old way just a month or two ago.

#mastodon #fediverse #design #uidesign


Hey #blind #students of #Mastodon.

So I'm running into some accessibility issues in my algebra course involving graphing. I do not have the support of state services for the blind, however I'm connected with disability services on campus. Otherwise, I'm going at all this on my own and for the most part handeling things well.

However, I'm not exactly sure how best to overcome things where advanced math and graphing come into play.

My tools currently include a standard, non-graphic calculator, a laptop running NVDA as a screen reader, 80-cell braille display on lone from disability services and a whole lot of tenacity. So far, I've maintained a consistent A in my course, but with the graphing stuff, I'm concerned that might change.

So, what are your tools and techniques for dealing with this and more advanced calculatory things? What add-ons may be of use, what tools should I be looking at, and what questions should I be asking?

Thank you so much in advanced to anyone who offers any advice.


A stupid question to powerful #Mastodon users. Is there a web page where I can get all the users of a particular instance? Not feeds, not timelines, just users, either names or profiles? Thanks! #MastoAdmin


Here's an interesting question related to the character limit issue. Does the limit only apply to the posts you create or does this also apply to posts you read from other instances as well since your home instance is a proxy for all the posts you read in general? #mastodon


Tiny Mastodon Tip About Boosts :mastodon: :boost_ok:!

First, yes! You should absolutely boost the posts that you like on Mastodon! :neocat_heart:

Boosting (reposting) is a very important feature on Mastodon! Because there are no algorithm to push content in your timeline, it is what others post and repost that you see chronologically.

Boosting keeps Mastodon alive!
Do it! Boost it! :boost_ok: :blobcatrainbow:

That being said,
if you personally get annoyed by someone else's boosts, know that you have options:

1. Everyone should enable the "Group boosts in timelines" option. You can find it from the browser interface in "Preferences" > "Other" at the very top. This will hide new boosts for posts that have been recently boosted :ablobslurp:

2. You can hide all of someone's boosts without hiding their original posts. Go to the person's profile, select the 3-dot "Menu" button (in the browser interface, this will vary per mobile app), and select "Hide boosts from [handle]" :blobcatthinksmart:

3. You can mute someone's posts temporarily (boosts and originals). On the same "Menu", select "Mute [handle]" then "Show options." You can select between 24 hours, 7 days, or 30 days 🤐

4. Know also that you are more likely to notice someone boosting a post repeatedly if you follow few people. Because there are no algorithm here, it is also a good idea to follow more people. Especially if you find your timeline too quiet :acongablob:

5. Don't forget to boost the posts that you like! :awesome:

#TinyMastodonTip #Mastodon #Fediverse


So... Has anyone on here actually talked with the people from the #SocialWebFoundation?

I can tell the #Mastodon Organization has, but #Threads is also listed there, while I don't see any other names that aren't some corporate entity. I'm all for groups that want to expand the #Fediverse, even for-profit ones, but it's a red flag when an organization that purports to be for a general movement doesn't have an open line of communication with rank-and-file server-runners and volunteers...

Edit:
I just realized that it was founded by @evan who is actually very active in mainstream Fedi, and one of the maintainers of the actual protocol. While that doesn't elaborate on actual intentions, it is good to know that at least it's someone who is directly involved, and not some random corporation. #EvanProdromou


Reminder that the original Metatext third party app is no longer being maintained, as its lead developer had to step back due to health issues.

However, there is a new version of Metatext run by different people called Feditext which is currently in public beta testing. You can follow the official Feditext account at:

➡️ @Feditext

If you would like to join the public beta testing, it's on Apple TestFlight. There are more instructions here:

➡️ mastodon.social/@Feditext/1128…

#FediTips #Mastodon #iOS


What language do you toot/post in the most?

Do you write and read Toots mostly in the same language or do you stick to one language or mix it up;
If you use a different language for different topics or day time i would be curios to know

#Mastodon #Language #SocialMedia #OnlineCommunities #Multilingual #Sprache #Idioma #語言 #Lingvo #Lingua #言語 #언어 #שפּראַך #Langue #Taal #Мова #Язык

  • English 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇦🇬 🇧🇧🇮🇪 🇯🇲 🇳🇿🇱🇨 . .. (100%, 7 votes)
  • Japanese 🇯🇵 (0%, 0 votes)
  • Spanish 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 🇦🇷 🇨🇴 🇨🇱 🇵🇪 🇧🇴 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 🇸🇻 🇺🇾 . .. (0%, 0 votes)
  • Chinese 🇨🇳 🇭🇰 🇹🇼 🇲🇴 🇸🇬 (0%, 0 votes)
  • German 🇩🇪 🇨🇭 🇦🇹 🇱🇮 (28%, 2 votes)
  • French 🇫🇷 🇨🇦 🇧🇪 🇹🇫 🇼🇫 🇾🇹 🇵🇲 🇬🇵 🇧🇯 🇭🇹 . .. (14%, 1 vote)
  • Italian 🇮🇹 (0%, 0 votes)
  • Portuguese 🇧🇷 🇵🇹 🇦🇴 🇨🇻 🇬🇼 🇸🇹 🇲🇿 (0%, 0 votes)
  • Dutch 🇳🇱 🇸🇷 🇦🇼 (0%, 0 votes)
  • Esperanto 🏳⭐💚 (0%, 0 votes)
  • Other (tell me in the comments!) (0%, 0 votes)
7 voters. Poll end: 4 weeks ago


I read that the official Mastodon instance of the Swiss government will be closing down.

They say there are few active users, low engagement, and minimal interaction, which seems quite plausible. Additionally, they claim that "on platforms like X or Instagram, the Federal Council and the Federal Administration have many more followers." I believe that too, of course.

However, I do not agree with their decision. I think a government shouldn’t be overly concerned about follower counts and interactions, but rather about providing free, autonomous communication that is independent of third-party companies. In my view, a government shouldn’t operate like a business focused on "numbers."

Still, I appreciate their experiment - many governments, like the Italian one, haven’t even tried.

Regarding costs and management effort: an instance with 5 users and 3,500 followers (numbers provided by them) can run on a VPS for €3 a month and doesn't require heavy moderation. The cost for them is nearly zero. Yet, the freedom of information and discussion, especially for a Neutral Country, should always be a priority.

I believe that maintaining control over one’s information channels is crucial, especially in today's world. But, I fear that decision-makers only consider the numbers, which often favor the flashiest - but worse - solutions.

Encouraging citizens to use closed platforms is, in my opinion, a wrong choice.

Thanks to the Swiss government for at least giving it a shot.

admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-inizial…

#Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Switzerland #Fediverse #SocialNetworks


Intentando entrar en #Mastodon por tercera vez... Dios me guarde y que de verdad a la tercera va la vencida.

Como #presentación, poca cosa: Mucho dinero tirado a las magic, mucha cosa de programar, demasiado tiempo que paso haciendo como que leo.


👋 Hi, #scholars, tell us, why are you on #Mastodon?

🔍 We are researching how and why academics use Mastodon compared to other platforms. Is it key for #academic #discourse?

🔜 We'll launch our #research survey by mid-October, so stay tuned.

📣 Meanwhile: what features of Mastodon do you find most valuable for academic discourse?
And which other questions should we include in our research, you think?

#AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #OpenScience #SocialMedia


#Fediverse #OpenSocialWeb #Mastodon #Canada #CanPoli
This morning I got a response Letter (by email) from the Speakers Office of the House of Commons of Canada in response to the Open Letter* so many of you all signed back in June!

Here is Speaker Fergus’ letter in full. Reply with what you think we should do next to encourage MPs and Parliamentarians to ask for this!
___________________
Dear Mr. Alemany:

Thank you for your letter and proposal concerning Open Social Web.

Many Members, their staff, members of the Press Gallery and Canadians use social networks as a primary tool for consuming news, sharing stories of interest or to comment on news or information. The House of Commons established a presence on social networks in 2017, with a consistent branding, to share information and, critically, to provide Members increased and mobile access to relevant parliamentary information so that they may share this information with their social media followers.

Although the creation of an Open Social Web would present a promising opportunity with several advantages for the House of Commons, as enumerated in your letter, it also brings numerous challenges and risks to the organization (e. g. extensive engagement from many stakeholders, adoption of specialized and secure infrastructure and the need for content moderation and curation).

To date, we have had no requests for this type of service from Members. This would be a substantial undertaking that would require direction and approval from the Board of Internal Economy (BOIE) before being considered for prioritization and implementation. Even if mandated to offer such a service, we would be unable to ensure its adoption and widespread use among parliamentarians.

Thank you for your interest, and please be assured of our continuous support for more open, secure, engaging and informative multi-channel experiences for our users.

Sincerely,
Hon. Greg-Fergus, P.C., M.P

*Open Letter: chrisalemany.ca/2024/05/31/ope…
cc: @Paulatics