✨ linguangst ✨ @linguangst@witches.town
phd student, lump of sugar, probable sorceress. research: online communities, harassment, trolling. [she/her]
Mastodon is making me almost as excited about the internet as the widespread adoption of RSS did c. 2003. That is to say: a lot.
I honestly thought I was too jaded to get truly excited about anything on the internet ever again.
normie wank Afficher plus
oh, question for the folks on non-mastodon instances Afficher plus
@maloki oh no! i'm glad you're back at it now.
still on the hunt for Queers, Witches, Feminists, and more on Mastodon :crystal_ball: :sparkles: lets follow each other and be awesome together :heart:
@fenwick67 i will definitely explain federation! i also quite liked @frankiesaxx's harry potter explanation :] https://social.tchncs.de/users/frankiesaxx/updates/24600
@achaela oh man, that would be amazing. i'll ping you once i have something written. thanks!
@maloki i double-majored in english and linguistics! :D
I cant say enough times I love the 500-characters model.
@Alda <3<3<3
@aemarc you might be interested in goffman's self-presentation (and online communities research that draws from theories of self-presentation and identity play, like early sherry turkle and judith donath)
Another factor to consider is that the demographic of fediverse folks probably includes a higher proportion of non-normative views and lifestyles than you might find in the silos. These non-normative people are precisely the groups which the really bad guys always seek to target. So as maintainer you should be concerned with your user's interests and practice metadata minimization which can limit any potential damage.
i'm preaching to the choir but instance level blocks are better than huge personal blocklists because mastodon should be free from harassment as a default, and i don't want to have to say to my friends "hey come to mastodon, there's no nazis once you've blocked all hundred of their accounts!"
IT'S BEEN Afficher plus
Good morning. It is pleasurable to see new tooters complain about how difficult it is to aggregate and monetize analytic content on here. https://mastodon.social/media/aCy9j-y_cXi0Oy1fqoA
@cmdrspacebabe also 80% of cat/dog ownership tbh (5% "stop licking the cat"; 15% cuddles)
Mashable: Myself and Actor, Author, Social Media Star, and Good Friend of Mine William Shatner are Trapped in Mastodon, and We Still Can't Find Each Other - By Lance Ulanoff
I am mostly following back but if you don't have any toots and little bio I don't know what you're about, so I'm a little more cautious, just fyi!
thanks to all with ideas so far—i'll be working on this through tomorrow, so feel free to add. i'll ping everyone about credit/any screenshots i potentially include before i post.