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Föderation EN Do 07.11.2024 19:22:00 Partisan Quick Guide To X Alternatives So, you're finally deciding to leave X. Good for you. Here are your choices and you can pick more than one: 1. Threads - Commercial (Meta). Lots of popular ex-X accounts. Looks like X. No ads yet. Algorithm driven. 2. Bluesky - Commercial (Private). Looks like X, No ads yet. Customizable algorithm. 3. Mastodon - Open System Collective. Totally Awesome. Doesn't look like X. Threads/Bluesky bridges. No Algorithm (That's a good thing!) |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 02:54:44 @mastodonmigration my only problem with Mastodon is that they make it very confusing to follow accounts from different servers. This is probably why Mastodon is mostly filled with Millenials (we know our way around technology) but you almost never see folks from other generations. Until they make it simple to use, Mastodon isn't going to grow. |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 02:57:47 Not trying to argue, but what about Mastodon do you find makes following people from different servers complicated? Would really like to understand your issue. |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 03:21:48 @mastodonmigration my complaint is mainly about the Mastodon web version: if I want to follow an account from a different server, I go to the account's profile page in their server, and I can't just click Follow. In fact, I don't even show up as logged in, even though it says "Mastodon" at the top. Someone who isn't very good with tech will almost instantly give up when they hit this "Follow someone from a different server" barrier. |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 04:31:02 @foo_fighter @mastodonmigration You don't have to go to the other site to follow an account. For example I'm on a different server but you can click on my profile name and follow me without leaving your server or your server's website. The only time there's the weirdness about not being logged in is if you visit the other server's website. The workaround for this is to paste the web address on the other site into your own search box and it will make the profile or post appear on your server. |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 04:32:52 @foo_fighter @mastodonmigration I agree this isnt ideal, but this is a result of having many indpendent servers each with their own site. It's like email, you can't log in on GMail's website with a Yahoo Mail account even though they're both on the same email network. But fortunately, if you just stick to following people who appear in posts on your own server's timelines, you won't have to go to other servers' websites at all. |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 04:43:30 Thanks FediTips for helping with this one! Would just add that a good way to follow if you know the address, but for some reason it is not in a post you are looking at in your timeline, is to type it onto the 'Explorer' search box and hit return. Explore should find it and you can click on the result and it will bring up a local version of the profile you can follow. |
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Föderation · Mo 11.11.2024 15:04:18 @FediTips@social.growyourown.services @foo_fighter@dotnet.social @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online A problem that I see , especially with smaller instances is that most users outside the instance are not federating because there are no interactions. This make fedi feel more empty than it may be. Same issue with likes and reposts. The values are not what they are on the source instance. |
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Föderation EN Mo 11.11.2024 22:48:13 @nuekaze @mastodonmigration @foo_fighter There are lots of ways you can make a smaller instance see a much wider view of the Fediverse: https://fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quickly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse/ |
