"Let's play a game, to help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same."
#writing
#RPGs
#Bioware
#Xbox
#JohnScalzi
#ChuckWendig
#Marvel
Oh wow help Mastodon is full of newbies. :D
Good, up-to-date, reliable instances with nice admins that are open, if you wanna try it:
http://witches.town
http://wandering.shop
http://glitch.social
http://mastodon.art
http://queer.party
They All Ban Nazis.
Folks who're annoyed about the inability to move to another instance without being able to take your followers with you:
"Account migration" has been a feature request on the Github issue list for quite a long time. https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/177
It is a BIG job, but it is on the list and the devs are aware of it. It could take a long time.
Clicking through to the issue on Github and clicking "thumbs-up" and leaving a comment about your suboptimal new-user experience is really helpful.
CC @chuckwendig
I'm gonna take a little pressure off m.s - I'll be posting as @noelle@elekk.xyz for a while.
(Hey, if you're into #gaming/#gameing and hate the 'gate, come sign up on elekk.xyz!)
The mastodon stages:
1: getting used to the interface
2: discovering that most people are just people, engaged in everyday adventures, big & small
3: the allure of the notification sound
4: a gradual getting used to the fact that not everything is about US politics, and that it's okay to filter it out on a macro level
5: a quiet moment when you think "there can still be poetry in this world"
6: some sort of reconciliation with the quantum magic that is the federated timeline
7: pineapples
OH AND THIS IS WREX. HE IS PART KROGAN, THOUGH I'M NOT SURE WHICH PART. https://mastodon.social/media/GkRVBmZ5x2aOFTTewDs
Oh, and I'm not related to the Overwatch Reaper guy at all.
Though I do think he and Soldier76 make an adorable couple
MILLIONS OF YEARS AFTER YOUR CIVILIZATION HAS BEEN ERADICATED AND FORGOTTEN, WE WILL ENDURE. YOU EXIST BECAUSE WE ALLOW IT, YOU WILL END BECAUSE WE DEMAND IT.