Kind: Notes

Hey #mastoadmin – for folks running their own Mastodon servers, are there any hot setup tips or gotchas to avoid from your experience? Any setup guide preferred over the official one?

I have a tiny server and won’t be doing anything complex (for now), but if there’s something I can do now to make scaling later easier (ex. make sure sh*t won’t break if I need to add a CDN for assets?) I’d prefer to!

I’ve been researching to get ready but wanted to check for any tacit knowledge here 🙂

—@tweedge

Can you all please send some good vibes and energy to Bruce Perens? He had a heart attack and is not doing well. If you don’t know Bruce and what he has done for #OpenSource – still send good vibes, ok?

—@jwildeboer

There are now no less than 42 curated lists of academics on Mastodon, in various subject areas, on this GitHub, as well as links to groups, preprint and bibliography bots, and servers/communities. Check it out, tell others about it, and bookmark it for future reference! https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon

—@ryanschultz

All,

I’ve gotten a small team together and we have started development on the Mastodon server for the disability community.

I am in the process of outlining some additional roles we will need to fill to make this succeed, and will put out a solicitation for that at a later date.

I am also making an outline for the information database we want to build, and will likely recruit people (or solicit information) for various pieces of it.

—@PanickedFoodie

Many of these users are entering things for their reason for signing up as “twitter going down” or “.” or things that do not identify why they feel this instance is a good fit for them.

We want to do everything to ensure this community maintains the awesome vibe it has already grown in the past week. We do not want to risk diluting or losing all of your voices.

We look forward to welcoming even more members of our community!

—@McCullohMD

Reading an instance’s ruleset. No homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, racism, sexism, etc etc. It goes on for a bit, but #Ableism doesn’t make the list.

“Well you can’t list EVERY form of discrimination! There are so many!”

Yeah, see, #Disabled people have been hearing for over a century that we’re just not as important as others. We should wait our turn.

You want to be an ally to disabled people? CALL OUT ABLEISM. Actively, intentionally, every time.

—@meredith

It’s going to get messy as we all discuss, argue and butt heads about rules, expectations, and norms as more of us newcomers show up.

But damn if it isn’t awesome that it’s happening in the open, between admins, developers, and users to make the community stronger. These things won’t be decided by shareholders or board members or executives behind closed doors to maximize profits or growth.

And that’s fucking awesome.

—@rooster

If some rich dude can buy the public square, then it wasn’t the public square.

—@irwin

Hello, new folks!
Would LOVE to see more people using #AltText to describe images. There are a number of blind and low vision folks here, and #accessibility is a thing we can create together!
Don’t know where to start? It’s easier than you might think. Here’s a guide!
https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images
#a11y #FediTips #NewHere #HowTo #CollectiveCare

—@b_cavello

This will probably be my last toot mentioning the #birdsite. Instead of putting the spotlight on Elon, I want to thank all the #Twitter employees for their amazing achievements over its 16 year history.

Your contributions have not gone unnoticed, and you’ve created a space like no other. I am beyond grateful for everything that you’ve done. I may just be a random, but you’ve made such a valuable part of all of our lives.

Thank you. 💙

#TwitterMigration #RIPTwitter

—@Database

If you’re joining Mastodon now, here’s important advice:

1. Join a small instance
2. If you’re part of a big instance, consider joining a small instance
3. If you have technical know-how, self-host your own instance
4. If for whatever reason you want to stay on a big instance, make your own back-up instance (like I have)

MOST IMPORTANTLY: If you don’t know what an instance is, learn about it immediately.

—@atomicpoet

Pro-tip: tusky is a lot better option than the official app on Android.

—@maxzillian

Hello new people! 👋

If you need help getting started on Mastodon, have a look at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

It’s written in non-technical language, it’s a beginner’s guide.

If you can’t find the answers you want on the site, @ me or message me.

—@feditips

Made an iOS Shortcut to let you follow someone from a different Mastodon instance without the copy/paste hoop-jumping.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e109c8e6b8c0420c902134049b13c064

Once added to your Shortcuts app, you can share a Profile (or webpage or text that contains a profile link or username) to this Shortcut to be taken to the Follow confirmation page without ever copying or pasting anything.

Let me know if you find it helpful or run into any issues.

#iOS #Shortcuts #Projects

—@justin

If Elon bought Microsoft we could make Linux on the desktop a thing

—@egirlterra

A few folks have asked for tips on #Mastodon so here goes:

– Use hashtags. It helps to connect with interesting people who have similar interests. (ex. I found fellow #science themed bakers!)

– Mastodon isn’t #Twitter & there’s more to social media than outrage & doomscrolling. Cross posts from the birdsite & RTs look odd.

– Don’t worry about follower counts. Tailor the experience to what you want to see.

– Share what you’re passionate about! That’s why so many of us are enjoying it here.

—@Sheril

I made a Spreadsheet with InfoSec account names! Twitter-Mastodon mapping to aid finding in the new place.
Add yourself here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxXz9Y7Y2xWs2mRyX6jZWe0UR4nFKBAXfXWsw-zEkxRuEZqQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
The list is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t13k5_cNhP9_TgoUmqDZk2ROkWkF6Bg3O5269vKIqWw/edit#gid=2024884983

#cybersecurity #list #TwitterMigration

—@LukaszOlejnik