currently on cybre.space @maunzikation@computerfairi.es

NETWORK STATS
users: 723,980 (+5759 today)
instances: 1,485 (+2 today)

CYBRESPACE STATS
users: 495 (+36 today)
connections: 1,228 (+4 today)
pings: 55,775 (-1295 today)

pretty

https://mastodon.social/media/02S7NzqhYO_aN_fgcY0 https://mastodon.social/media/xtPCylKHp93IfFenWeo https://mastodon.social/media/JjoQfoR8Wk3P77RfvLo https://mastodon.social/media/E9KqD5YwkJH6UKF-lVI

Historical note: ITS BEEN began as a spoof of / means of testing CW's when they were first introduced months and months ago and is probably one of the most Masto-specific memes

Most of us came from Twitter once, too. Be patient, and answer questions if you got the spoons.

if we aren't calling "report", "mute" and "block" reportoot, mutoot and blootck then what is the point

A reminder about free/open source software for new ppl:

Twitter is a big corporation that has many programmers, designers, user support ppl, etc. Mastodon doesn't.

We just have average people doing this on the side, often in their underpants at 2 a.m., on a volunteer basis/for donations. It's up to US to help improve Mastodon.

To help out:
https://discourse.joinmastodon.org/
https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon
https://www.patreon.com/mastodon

also new and old masto users alike: while we're a lot more secure & private, mastodon code does allow your admin(s) to look for anything your post, including DMs. i'm betting there are no DM-snooping admins out there right now, but it does mean you have to trust your admin to maintain good security practices to keep hackers out, & to just generally be a decent human. it also means you should look at the code of conduct for your instance and make sure it's in line with your own values & needs.

the most important ways in which instances differ from each other are:

- moderators and moderation policy
- the public timeline, i.e. connections to other instances. some instances connect with new ones automatically, while others do it manually and are more selective
- the local timeline - basically, your instance neighbors!

hello newcomers. your instance is your "home base", but you can follow and be followed by people from other instances. feel free to shop around and see if there's one you feel most at home at! however, you shouldn't feel pressured to *maintain* accounts on multiple instances unless it's for a specific reason.

@Trev Want to add: You can keep your blocking and following lists. There's import/export under settings.

Don't stress about your followers. Make a few posts that you've moving over and then be happy in your new home.

Hey, if your current server's Local Timeline isn't all that interesting or has content you don't like, you can move to one that better matches your interests or has moderation policies you like better. You can still talk to your friends from your new instance.