@crackurbones @freemo thanks. I’ve tried, but it’s very hard to use. I now understand why Zuckerberg is such a genius
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@ErikaDesign me too! I was thinking shit! The first person I had a nice chat with was a fucking racist antisemite. The problem is that unless you click “show more” it just shows the post content not the comment. Anyway I’ll re-follow you. I take it you’ve worked out how to report this? My efforts to find an ethical facebook are doomed. They all seem unworkable techie havens or full of racist conspiracy nuts. Or both
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@ErikaDesign whew! I thought this crap was coming from you, so I unfollowed you, and was searching how to report you/this
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Holy moly. I thought this platform was supposed to be the anti nazi opponent? Within 2 hours of signing up- 4 clicks into a #- I’m confronted with an extreme vocal white supremacy tooter. A barrage of anti otherist-whites are under attack- type toots. This is just part of one example. Frankly I’m shocked.
What is the mastodon etiquette of what is/isn’t allowed? What sort of things warrent reporting? I see the report option is there, but I don’t want to faux par on my first day here.
@freemo @namark that is a wonderful rule. Would that it were the rule everywhere! I seem to have difficulty logging in, as my password doesn’t seem to be recognised. Then, without quite knowing what I’ve done, I seem to be in anyway. I also have signed up for one of your “art” servers - a photography one. This is probably a stupid question, coming from a non-techie, but is it possible to streamline them, so I can have my art ogling and my (compassionate, respectful) political rants in one place? I would like to drag my facebook friends over too, and would like a forum that is simple and easy to use
@namark thank you. I never went into the shark-infested waters of twitter, so I’m feeling a bit lost and blinking here. Clearly a lovely group of helpful and fun people, from my encounters over the past hour
@freemo thanks. I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it
@freemo didn’t understand much of that reply, I’m afraid. I guess what I’m asking, is can you link with specific people? Can you have groups with specific interests? I find facebook useful/entertaining/enlightening, but I want to move away from it because ethically it stinks. I was looking for something with similar features that doesn’t track your data and microtarget you with political lies
@freemo is there a way of friending people like on facebook?
@ErikaDesign seems quite random chronologically. Guessed you might be some sort of artist from the name
@freemo @ErikaDesign thanks!
@ErikaDesign ooh looks like i can follow you. I am now your devoted follower in the Order of the Great Sky Chameleon
@ErikaDesign I didn’t. I just like chameleons and tried making a glass one
@ErikaDesign I make glass beads. What’s your thing?
@ErikaDesign haven’t a bloody clue how this works, but I was looking for a moral alternative to facebook
Glass bead maker, and lover of all things oceanic, reptilian and amphibian. And wallabies