Post AXEFGWAFSwkBmUt8zo by msprout@fosstodon.org
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 (DIR) Post #AXEEQl9aUUU3DAtnwe by msprout@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-30T19:46:53Z
       
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       damn i can't get any instance of Nitter to work.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEEQlrBsNMVOPIcuO by khird@qoto.org
       2023-06-30T20:49:44Z
       
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       @msprout apparently they all broke as a consequence of Twitter no longer serving content except to logged-in users. I wonder if this is what will push corporate accounts onto the Fediverse - it's no good for a company to say "watch our Twitter feed to learn about upcoming sales/flight delays/we're coming to your neighbourhood" if the general public can't do that anymore.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEEqehR6qDqiw502C by msprout@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-30T20:54:25Z
       
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       @khird absolutely, I can't even imagine what this is gonna do to places like libraries, town halls, charities and so forth who use Twitter and Facebook as tools to communicate with their constituents. Sorta gives me an idea for a charity — a Mastodon instance with no sign up, dedicated to any 501.11C.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEF1rUhsZzraiT9BQ by khird@qoto.org
       2023-06-30T20:56:27Z
       
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       @msprout I think the ideal would be for your library to fire up its own instance and give its librarians accounts. Sort of like how you get a company email address at your job.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEFGWAFSwkBmUt8zo by msprout@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-30T20:59:05Z
       
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       @khird yeah, but unfortunately a lot of libraries are skating on zero infrastructure, handling 10 things with the budget of one. I think it would be a boon to have someone knowledgeable out there webmastering for em. Like a ton of libraries use Gmail for their email because even $10/Mo for an email service is a big dent.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEG5VRvso6IKiTOuu by khird@qoto.org
       2023-06-30T21:08:19Z
       
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       @msprout understandable. I figure that since the library already has a website, getting a subdomain is typically free and you're likely to have some always-on hardware handy to run a service like Mastodon - so the extra cost isn't much, maybe an SSL cert for your subdomain, and the recurring extra cost is even less.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEGCzyEnxdt1H9kgq by msprout@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-30T21:09:40Z
       
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       @khird makes me think about different applications of the same idea. Imagine if NSAs had Mastodon instances that allowed Bahais to chat. Hehe.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEH125FDsOw3II9HE by khird@qoto.org
       2023-06-30T21:18:43Z
       
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       @msprout that's a very interesting idea. I recall there was some guidance on using social media responsibly - I'd be intrigued to see how that gets interpreted from the standpoint of operating such a service rather than just using it. As a mod here I can tell you it always ends up messier when you have to enforce a policy than when you draft it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXEHb3Oxndz4Z5gvWy by msprout@fosstodon.org
       2023-06-30T21:25:13Z
       
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       @khird no joke. I started the largest Bahá'í community on Discord, and administering that was a whole different ball of wax compared to administering a nerd forum. You have to have steely resolve because answering people's doubts every day just eats at ya.