Satsuma @Satsuma@cat.family
sleepy af
also https://satsuma.dreamwidth.org/
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Joined Sep 2021
#Ao3TagOfTheDay does it count as a major character death if no one is upset about it?
@jonny its worth additionally noting that many admins don’t even have database access (eg. anyone who uses masto.host)
@jonny DM’s can only be accessed two ways:
- through the report interface, if one has been reported (which you shouldn’t reveal for obvious reasons)
- directly through the database
there’s no admin interface for accessing DM’s
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Okay.
If I offered SaaS managed Mastodon, similar to masto.host and others
Is this a thing you'd be interested in?
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A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:
* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis
* Avoid emojis in your display name
UPDATE: So many great questions! Please check the replies to see if your question has been asked and answered ❤️
#StrongerTogether #Accessibility #AltText #Disability #Solidarity #FediTips
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Blorbo.social is now open for applications yaaaay!!
If you apply to join, please tell us a little bit about your own blorbos.
Alternatively, you can join immediately with an invite from any current member.
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Keeping Mastodon non-toxic & benevolent requires total community buy-in when it comes to moderation.
Yes, we have mods + admins. But we must also habitually practice individual moderation using the robust safety tools at our disposal.
This means blocking clear-cut trashbags AND reporting them to admins
This means also reporting trashbags to the trashbag's own home instance admins.
It means calling out bad actors early and often & sharing information via #FediBlocks & boosts.
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So many people are having a bad first experience with Mastodon because they're using the official app which is lacking features, doesn't allow image uploads randomly, has random slowness, and doesn't give you easy access to the two most active feeds where you can find people (Local and Federated).
Please switch to Metatext, Tusky, or Tooot for a better mobile experience (or even use a browser).
Out of the >15k users that joined this week, over 11k are on the official apps.
@Lady
- mobile accessibility issues: you’ve got the general issue of the sidebar taking up space which is then exacerbated on about more by the fact that everything has been put into boxes thus wasting further screen space eg, compare the amount of useable space in our current page vs .coffees (chosen at random bc it was an instance I’d viewed recently thats on 4+)
- the “server rules” section appears to be highly limited in a way that seems to flatten communication to a set of contextless checkboxes (I’d need to investigate more to be sure of this but I haven’t seen a single one so far with rules more than a couple sentences, no allowances for internal structure/subheadings etc)
- what cat said about not allowing html, if true, would fucking suck. see previous rants about importance of community culture & self definition
the overall effect seems to be to make instances more visually similar & discourage any kind of longform / nuanced communication through a variety of unwelcome changes
@Lady you’ve heard most of mine but to try to put them in one place:
- dislike home page defaulting to /explore instead of /about/more — I have never once wanted to see another instances federated timeline and I have only very rarely been interested in browsing their tags. On the other hand “whos the admin” or “how large is this instance” or “do they have a policy against [thing I’m considering reporting one of their users for]“ are questions I have more or less constantly. Also ideologically I think communities should be able to self define which about facilitates and explore does not
- also, strongly dislike the new /about/more design (these two are the biggest like, “please fix this ASAP” requests for me lol)
- no remote follow/reply 😭😭😭😭
- the sidebar is super irritating on mobile when you’re trying to just read a thread (or another long-form thing like /about/more) bc it takes up like half the fucking screen
- “get the app” link in footer — wtf???
- get rid of “publish”, post is fine or we can do some cute theming thing like mew
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fediverse admins disgruntled with mastodon 4.0, please send me your critiques 
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fediblock
archiving is complex, but it should always be opt-in. needs from the medium like representing longform content should be taken care of by modifying the medium so, again, people can opt-in (and opt-out if they aren't interested in longform content). I say this as someone invested in scraping as a practice (ethically, against corporations who conceal information in bulk, not aggregating personal information or using it contrary to people's wishes)
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I'm helping people join Mastodon & the Fediverse this Saturday 1pm EST at @iffybooks, both in-person and virtually: https://iffybooks.net/event/mastodon-onboarding/
To help me teach newbies the basics, could you please share with me any questions you have, no matter how "stupid" the question may seem to you? Or, send me tips that helped you get your bearings in this new virtual neighborhood.
I've been on Mastodon since 2018 so I'm sure I'm forgetting some roadblocks, and some things have changed for onboarding people.
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picking a mastodon server to join is easy -- just think of it like you're allying with one of many families in a war-torn medieval land, each with their own histories, feuds, laws, blood rituals
@bloodwrites @admin @fandom yeah groups (theoretically) solve the issue of hashtags not federating completely — downside is they can get *super* noisy if people start chatting back and forth without untagging the group (#1 reason why I’ve had to unfollow groups in the past)
#Ao3TagOfTheDay Sibling Bonding, well actually it's just sibling arguing
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blorbo.social wants to be a welcoming place for marginalised people, including #BIPOC fans.
We know many areas of fandom have not been welcoming. We want to build a community where racists aren't welcome, and there's zero tolerance for microaggressions.
If you're interested in joining our moderation team, please contact me. We especially want to invite fans who are black, indigenous, or people of color.
(Boosts appreciated)
sleepy af
also https://satsuma.dreamwidth.org/
User Icon is a variegated purple and yellow highlights — made by flowerdeluce.dreamwidth.org
Joined Sep 2021
