Post 1846613 by Gargron@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #1846392 by Gargron@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T01:40:07Z
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I started Mastodon because I believe in decentralization. The more servers there are, and the more people are spread throughout them, the stronger the network is.I encourage people to join other servers, or start their own. However! mastodon.social is the gateway for those who are undecided, or who don't yet know about decentralization. It is also my baby just like the software itself. I do not appreciate hostility towards it when promoting the benefits of other servers. Thanks
(DIR) Post #1846393 by thegibson@hackers.town
2018-12-09T01:41:06Z
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@Gargron You do you Eugen.Just glad I'm not dealing with that drama.
(DIR) Post #1846425 by minaciousvixen@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T01:41:32Z
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@Gargron we love you
(DIR) Post #1846612 by brainblasted@social.libre.fi
2018-12-09T01:44:42.649438Z
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@Gargron as a gateway, m.s is still suboptimal. As is, it provides a very poor experience of Mastodon for users. Multiple people I know have stated they don't use the federated and local timelines because there's just too much noise - meaning a large chunk of the experience is blocked off on m.s.Users who join m.s see this and are discouraged, meaning other people need to get them to find alternatives so they stay on fedi.
(DIR) Post #1846613 by Gargron@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T01:49:38Z
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@brainblasted Yes, but many of the smaller servers are not welcoming to new users at all. Invite-only, or open only during the full moon. Without mastodon.social this network has a lot of elitist vibes.
(DIR) Post #1846772 by bird@nulled.red
2018-12-09T01:56:13Z
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@Gargron mastodon dot social stinky
(DIR) Post #1846787 by Gargron@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T01:56:53Z
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@bird I will tell colby
(DIR) Post #1846885 by thegibson@hackers.town
2018-12-09T01:57:33Z
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@Gargron @brainblasted I can open up if it'll help.
(DIR) Post #1847130 by djsumdog@hitchhiker.social
2018-12-09T02:11:43Z
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@brainblasted @Gargron The Federated Timeline is just best to freeze once in a while to grab and instant .. find people interesting, reply, follow .. It's not something you can really actively dive through. ActivityPub instances are more like a chat room.
(DIR) Post #1847598 by SinnahSaint@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T02:20:59Z
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@Gargron is there an instance directory available for those of us who are currious?
(DIR) Post #1847599 by Gargron@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T02:22:50Z
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@SinnahSaint There's a couple. The nicest, but not the most complete, is on joinmastodon.orgThe most complete, but not very good looking, is on instances.social
(DIR) Post #1847600 by admin@humblr.social
2018-12-09T02:32:12Z
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@GargronHow does on get listed on JoinMastodon.Social? @SinnahSaint
(DIR) Post #1848459 by mattskala@mstdn.io
2018-12-09T03:27:36Z
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@Gargron There are a lot of other server operators who also do not appreciate hostility towards their babies.
(DIR) Post #1848506 by Gargron@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T03:31:45Z
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@mattskala What do you mean?
(DIR) Post #1848532 by mattskala@mstdn.io
2018-12-09T03:33:30Z
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@Gargron Lies are routinely circulated about some instances - most commonly that their administrators are "Nazis" or encourage harassment.
(DIR) Post #1848554 by Gargron@mastodon.social
2018-12-09T03:34:44Z
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@mattskala Not by me. Or was that just a general comment?
(DIR) Post #1848573 by mattskala@mstdn.io
2018-12-09T03:35:37Z
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@Gargron It was a general comment - not directed at you specifically, but meant to be read by some of the people circulating and endorsing your statement.
(DIR) Post #1848692 by devrandom@hackers.town
2018-12-09T03:43:15Z
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@Gargron Mastodon.social was exactly the stepping stone I needed to get me started. It wasn’t long before I found an instance and community that was right for me. It seems the more popular Mastodon gets the more jerks that think their opinion should be your highest priority, show up. I don’t have an answer but I hope you can continue to draw from the positive experiences and keep on rocking like you have been!
(DIR) Post #1856431 by starbreaker@octodon.social
2018-12-09T05:35:21Z
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@gargron How about hiring some moderators and paying them, then? Put your money where your mouth is.
(DIR) Post #1856432 by Amber@witches.live
2018-12-09T05:41:57Z
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@starbreaker @GargronIs there like a patreon for development or something? it doesn't seem like Eugene would be making money off of this site without outside influence. if not i don't think it's fair to say "just buy mods"
(DIR) Post #1856433 by lis@niu.moe
2018-12-09T13:38:26Z
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@Amber @starbreaker Yes, right there… https://www.patreon.com/mastodon
(DIR) Post #1861949 by chartier@toot.cafe
2018-12-09T17:09:09Z
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@Gargron @fitheach I love this approach, and I appreciate all that you’re doing.The one catch I feel with the ‘gateway’ concept is that switching to another instance is problematic. Since we cannot automatically take our followers with us, it breaks those relationships.I implore you to please prioritize a way to automatically bring followers with us when we move.