Eubie Drew (QOTO 🦣) @EubieDrew@qoto.org

@Warlock

Shhh! First rule of #SilentSunday is...never talk about #SilentSunday.

So, speaking of tumblr, the most enviable tumblr feature is "the queue"

Every tumblr user has a queue. Reblog/repost content to your queue, it will be posted automatically at a rate you choose (eg two posts per day) Great for timeless content like art, and not spamming your followers.

Such posts to be *marked* as being from a queue, maybe give them a gray background. Then, it's clear it's not a current event.

Twitter had a "schedule post" feature, if we adopt should also be marked IMO.

I’m new to Mastodon so here’s a little about me:

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#bird #hummingbird #photography

@Joel Just checked, my venmo account is @freemo. You are welcome to donate there and ill will ensure it gets transfered to the QOTO account.

#twitterrefugees #riptwitter #newbies #twittermigration Newcomers, if you are wondering who can see your posts, you can control the scope by pressing the globe symbol when you are writing. Public - everyone can see, Unlisted - use this for replies in threads - everyone can see, but it doesn’t repost in the local or federated timelines, so doesn’t clog things up, Followers only - does what it says , Direct - only to people you @ in the message. More details at: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-basic-tips/#WhoCanSeeMyPosts

"You maniac! You blew it up! Damn you!"

#movielastlines from Planet of the Musks #riptwitter

@Itsthecraigster great photo! You should check out https://pixelfed.org/ if you haven't already -- optimized for photo sharing, but uses the same inter-server protocol as Mastodon - it's like if Twitter users could follow Instagram users.

Is this app any good for Photographers?

Lets find out

#photography #emeraldlake

So it seems joinmastodon removed QOTO from their directory without cause, without contacting us, and without any discussion or due diligence.

Since this is the only way to actually find QOTO for new users if it isnt reversed soon it could mean the end for our wonderful community.

If you care about this place remaining fair, respectful, and inclusive environment I highly suggest everyone reach out to them annd voice your objecttion and your disapointment and having no procedure to keep this fair and inclusive.

If you want to see QOTO stick around you can email your objecttion here:

hello@joinmastodon.org

Feel free to CC me here: jeffrey.freeman@qoto.org

Please be respectful, we want to show them we are the good guys and not give them any reason to object.

@Gargron @trinsec @khird

Every time I see 20+ users sign up in a matter of a few minutes I instantly think "What dumbass shit did Musk do now..."

#twitter

Africa is huge - bigger than the US, Europe, China, India, Mexico and Japan combined!
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/True_size_of_Africa.jpg

feeling pretty good about this prediction I made over five years ago here https://xoxo.zone/@andybaio/12626

I joined this site a fortnight ago today.

I did not have a clue how it worked, or about its lore and culture.

Now, it seems intuitive - though not because I am adept but because networks and protocols are familiar and practical things.

We use them all the time: www, mobiles, emails, etc.

And this place is structured to encourage calm civility.

It was Twitter which was strange and, in many ways, inhumane - rewarding clicks and rage and vileness.

We just got used to it.

And now we are out.

I don't know if this is a Mastodon issue or a journa.host ( @info ) issue but searches for hashtags return almost nothing. Instead I go to the URL bar and enter

https://journa.host/tags/finance (for example) and see scores of posts. Strange.