Post B2flvjDBuZFdihqB8K by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
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(DIR) Post #B2fBPdpCo7svOe1Qae by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
2026-01-25T08:39:24.434743Z
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Right, again thinking of migrating to elsewhere in the Fediverse, but might actually have the energy to follow through this time. Previously recommended was No Agenda Social, which if it still exists seems tied to a podcast I've no intention of listening to. I would like to take the easy route out and go with Mastadon, but I'm getting the idea that it's not the sort of place you can say TWAW when the 'A' stands for 'aren't'. Being Irish I like the idea of having "TheGab" after my name but that seems to be right wing Trumper space, similar with Rebel Base. Poa.st it is then?
(DIR) Post #B2fBPeZe1T21ifkVyS by Flick@spinster.xyz
2026-01-25T09:27:01.041299Z
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@Jont_K I have alts on poast and NAS. I get on reasonably well with the poast lads, but they’re not to everyone’s taste and a lot of Spinsters have them blocked. NAS isn’t really focussed on the podcast any more, most of the people I follow there don’t listen any more. There are lots of good people on it, but my biggest gripe is that it runs mastodon, so no emote reacts (OTOH, this can be seen as a feature: there is far more actual interaction as a result). Gab doesn’t federate, afaik, so you won’t be able to interact with other instances. Anywhere on the other side of the great fediblock (which I think is what you mean by “mastodon”) is effectively not free speech, any hint of terfery will cause you trouble. Maybe think about FSE or SPW? Why do you want to move away from Spinster?
(DIR) Post #B2fBPi3t3U0OXKvD1s by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
2026-01-25T08:55:29.330609Z
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Right, so definitely not Poa.st Necessary criteria :-uncensored-non-partisan-but not unprincipled -room to graze my unicorn
(DIR) Post #B2fBTIsEe4BhZmBYKO by Ree@shitposter.world
2026-01-25T09:28:30.712749Z
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@Jont_K ask @sun
(DIR) Post #B2fdQiPq1PSEdnSOv2 by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
2026-01-26T05:53:29.927129Z
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@Flick Thanks for the infographic which if nothing else so far confirms that this is maddeningly complex and I'm right to ask for help. I want to migrate because as my bio states I am a man and while I feel alright posting on here when I've got something to say or point out on the pressing issue of the day I'd also like somewhere that I can just post whatever I want off the top of my head, while still following the people I follow here, and giving those that follow me the opportunity to keep doing so.
(DIR) Post #B2fdQjelPOzIUNRpp2 by Flick@spinster.xyz
2026-01-26T08:02:10.302087Z
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@Jont_K Spinster does allow men, but I get your point. NAS would be my first choice, given your wanting to stay in touch with people who are mostly on Spinster. You can check which instances block which here: https://fba.ryona.agency/
(DIR) Post #B2flbbtZP7bvEk4OvI by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
2026-01-26T08:23:09.948094Z
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@Flick Oh yeah, I wouldn't be here if it didn't, but sometimes it's only going through my post history do I realise just how long I've been on. I don't need it for the more vital service it provided at the start, when I was suspended from Twitter for very politely stating one of the realities of sex, say what you want about Musk, him taking over Twitter put an end to that problem, but since then I've permanently lost that Twitter account largely due to my own incompetents, partly due to a broken at the time verification and appeals system. Thanks Musk, Tusk. I may or may not return to the Twitter maelstrom at some point, but in the meantime I want somewhere I can post my art and rantings on any subject without reservation, I'm here hopefully to offer provision to the women's movement, not to exploit it.
(DIR) Post #B2flvjDBuZFdihqB8K by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
2026-01-26T09:36:38.270168Z
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@Flick I mean my incompetence, not my incompetents, I'm resisting the urge to pretend I have minions.
(DIR) Post #B2fzzh0hR9xBPPmZLk by Sherri_Ingrey@spinster.xyz
2026-01-26T08:26:43.954157Z
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@Jont_K @Flick yeah I never got suspended pre Musk, got banned in a mass reporting incident. And I never did a truly original post, either.
(DIR) Post #B2fzziHkhFBjMalhZI by Jont_K@spinster.xyz
2026-01-26T08:38:16.890016Z
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@Sherri_Ingrey @Flick So to clarify, you got banned during Musk's reign? Mind I ask what the theme of the offending post, or was it a mob attacking your account directly? I'm banned because it asked for a date of birth and I gave a fake one, a date that put me as well over 18, but they backdated it to the decade or so previously when I created the account and inferred that I was underage then so zero tolerance, but for a clearly broken appeal process that took me round in circles and promised to delete my data after thirty days. So however many years of activity and a not insubstantial personal word count forever lost, I don't think even a GDPR request would get me anything.