We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #Mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
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@renwillis and very often, it's simply not true. They made their choice and now they're looking for excuses to rectify it. 50% of the statements I read about Mastodon either never were true or they address problems/lacking functions already resolved long time ago. At the same time crowds still chose BlueSky over Mastodon, when there was:
- no videos
- no Hashtags
- no search functionality
- no DMsThat's ideology
️For all the other, open-minded ones,
is continuing to improve 
@sunnythesheep There’s plenty of criticisms, many valid, about Mastodon. I love it, but it’s no panacea. People went to Bluesky because a) it was easy and b) because of *that* the “cool kids” went there and folks followed.
Add in a quick feed to get people engaging? Check done.
Mastodon & the fediverse at large can be the long term solution, but we still got a ways to go!
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@tragivictoria @WestLawns @Mastodon I prefer to forget about borders at least here.
@ellaw
Sure, up to you. However, i believe, for most users, it's a good idea to start with an instance close to their lives. This could be based on interests, language, opinion on emacs vs vi, but not everyone has a strong opinion on vi. Yet, everyone lives somewhere, speaks one of the local languages, and may have some interest in local news. You may not care much about borders. However a storm in the vicinity is going to affect @tragivictoria @WestLawns @Mastodon -
We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #Mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this experiment on our iOS and Android apps only to start.
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@Mastodon this would be great for some of the smaller indigenous communities here that might be experimenting with creating their own servers. The people I’ve spoken to up here about the fediverse were most excited by the idea of easy ways for minority language groups to create their own social spaces online.
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@sunnythesheep There’s plenty of criticisms, many valid, about Mastodon. I love it, but it’s no panacea. People went to Bluesky because a) it was easy and b) because of *that* the “cool kids” went there and folks followed.
Add in a quick feed to get people engaging? Check done.
Mastodon & the fediverse at large can be the long term solution, but we still got a ways to go!
@renwillis but I explicitly wasn't taking about the valid criticism, but about simply made up ones, which I still encounter so often. And which I really got tired to even reply to.
And about Bluesky: the moment it started, it wasn't "easy" at all. It was way behind Mastodon at the very beginning and you even had to beg and wait for an invitation code to get started
At this very moment, it DOES have better usability, than Mastodon (at least for who loves algorithms), but you'd be surprised to -
@renwillis but I explicitly wasn't taking about the valid criticism, but about simply made up ones, which I still encounter so often. And which I really got tired to even reply to.
And about Bluesky: the moment it started, it wasn't "easy" at all. It was way behind Mastodon at the very beginning and you even had to beg and wait for an invitation code to get started
At this very moment, it DOES have better usability, than Mastodon (at least for who loves algorithms), but you'd be surprised to@renwillis ... see Mastodon's current, new sign up process (so was I).
Still, federation (despite its HUGE advantages for digital sovereignty!) will always have downsides, too. It's a choice you actively have to make.
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We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #Mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this experiment on our iOS and Android apps only to start.
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@Mastodon just make sure to check the servers *before* recommending, just because the language is the correct doesn't mean the server is properly run
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@renwillis ... see Mastodon's current, new sign up process (so was I).
Still, federation (despite its HUGE advantages for digital sovereignty!) will always have downsides, too. It's a choice you actively have to make.
@renwillis and: you definitely CAN use "Trending" as your timeline! It's algorithmic, but it's personalized, too! It depends on who you follow, on your personal language settings, on the number of likes and boosts (I suspect also on the number of replys and on the hashtags you follow).
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If you’re interested in participating in this experiment, please let us know by filling out this form.
(sorry it’s in Google docs)
https://forms.gle/7uRui5VnMPfEYAgq8
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@jippi er expressional.social også med her?
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Starting now, we’re recruiting general purpose servers with open sign-ups. To be eligible, servers must:
- Run default Mastodon (for now)
- Agree to the Server Covenant
- Have existed for 1+ year
- Have shut-down & disaster plans4/6
@Mastodon So no Glitch instances at this point?
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@jippi er expressional.social også med her?
@aphandersen nej, men måske okay spændende
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@aphandersen nej, men måske okay spændende
@aphandersen "desværre" kører vi en fork, så nok ikke legible til det
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If you’re interested in participating in this experiment, please let us know by filling out this form.
(sorry it’s in Google docs)
https://forms.gle/7uRui5VnMPfEYAgq8
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@Mastodon please do not apologise for using a good free tool while it's free lol
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This is awesome! I would be happy to host more folks on my server. I just need some guidance on how to reduce the cost a bit. I am not sure how to get images, videos, etc, to less expensive storage on Digital Ocean. Anyone out there that could point me in the right direction?
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It's a double edged sword. Yes, mastodon.social is large and unweildy, but as the default it kept me from ignorantly joining a toxic instance like beigeparty. I'm for change, but it's yet to be seen how this plays out in practice.
A better solution might be something like an official introductory instance where you get 6 months to get your footing and then it prompts you to migrate and gives you a selection of vetted servers. Like pushing a baby bird out of the nest.
@contrasocial @andrewblasco @Mastodon
Twitter Refugee Camp
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This is awesome! I would be happy to host more folks on my server. I just need some guidance on how to reduce the cost a bit. I am not sure how to get images, videos, etc, to less expensive storage on Digital Ocean. Anyone out there that could point me in the right direction?
@beachbum1972
You could try with a tool like s3fs to mount an S3 bucket locally, then copy or move files over before pointing Mastodon directly to the S3 bucket. -
Starting now, we’re recruiting general purpose servers with open sign-ups. To be eligible, servers must:
- Run default Mastodon (for now)
- Agree to the Server Covenant
- Have existed for 1+ year
- Have shut-down & disaster plans4/6
@Mastodon open sign-ups is a rough requirement
Is there a way you can architect “open signups if they go through the geographical tool”? Which is probably still a bad idea…
You can’t ask us to open signups until it gets a lot easier to nuke spambots
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@Mastodon can we have something like a quota? Not to overflow a small instance?
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@Mastodon I presume by "default Mastodon", you mean that if a server has so much as changed the max characters per post from the default 500, they won't be eligible?
Otherwise, I think this is a fantastic idea!
@GrahamDowns @Mastodon good question! We’ll get back to you on that
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We are excited to share that we are beginning work on a new onboarding experiment for #Mastodon: Default Server Recommendations.
Our intent for this experiment is to recommend the closest server geographically that is in the correct language during the sign-up flow. We will be running this experiment on our iOS and Android apps only to start.
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@Mastodon really good idea, more diversity!
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@beachbum1972
You could try with a tool like s3fs to mount an S3 bucket locally, then copy or move files over before pointing Mastodon directly to the S3 bucket.@admin @beachbum1972
I have absolutely no direct experience with this, but Backblaze offers an S3-compatible API, supposedly at 1/3 the cost of Amazon. Hosted in USA.https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cloud-storage-s3-compatible-api
