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* Mastodon - Options for Moving an Account ? *

*** "Take your information and do what you want with it." ***

That suggestive text sounds like Freedom of movement is granted and important, doesn't it? That is directly copied from Documents at JoinMastodon.org -docs.joinmastodon.org/user/mov.

The truth is less rosy though. There are easy and reliable ways to :

* Export the list of people you Follow.
* Export lists of people you Mute (hiding their posts from your view)
* Export lists of people and instances you Blocked (barring their content reaching you).

But, sadly -- your personal data, all the Toots you spent time in, the images and videos contained in them. Not easily accessible.

If an instance dies (and it does happen), it's all Lost. We need better. Facebook is now offering a wonderful User Data Export tool.

I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

[That is the Topic of today's Blog -- write.tedomum.net/rgx/mastodon.

* This post is dedicated to *maique* mastodon.social/@maique, a fellow user who also has looked into an account move.

Please see Original post for my intended / desired Formatting : muensterland.social/@rgx/10438

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* Pleroma - Finding the Good Instances, part 2 *

*** As Requested; Recommended Instances Suggestions ***

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon -- write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

So this page is intended to provide :

* some thoughts on why it is important, which instance you are in.
* general tips on looking up information for any Pleroma instance.
* and a list of recommended Pleroma instances for your consideration.

As usual, I love Writing, so this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** -- write.tedomum.net/rgx/pleroma-.

* This post is dedicated to ** Puniko ** -- fedi.absturztau.be/absturztaub, who was so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB -- fedi.absturztau.be

Please See the Proper Versions of this Announcement - here :

OP link : muensterland.social/@rgx/10438

FAB : fedi.absturztau.be/notice/9wDI

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* Todon.nl - Admin Reacts to Polite Inquiries. *

***Surprises on Fediverse always.***

Like, this morning when I start visiting the various instances where I have accounts, friends, a presence.

And then I switch my *Pinafore client*, which is really useful for someone like me. *Easy to connect, one click instant switching*.

Except, it shows '*Internet Request Failed - Showing offline content*' when Todon.NL is the selected instance. A sign something is wrong, like the Net connection at our end being down, or even a remote server being offline for maintenance or other reason. That wasn't the case here though.

All the Details, plus *an official* ** Moving account announcement ** *for my current, main personal account*.

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** write.tedomum.net/rgx/todon-nl .

*This post is dedicated to Niklas @nipos -- muensterland.social/@nipos/ , so was so gentle and welcoming when I joined Muensterland.social.*

OP link : muensterland.social/@rgx/10437

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** Pleroma - Finding the Good Instances, part 1 **

I was pleasantly surprised by the interest generated by my "Discover Pleroma. An alternative to Mastodon" -- write.tedomum.net/rgx/discover page. Various people contacted me, interested in trying out Pleroma, and asking for some recommended instances.

* Is it important, which instance you are in ? *

Yes, I believe so. And wrote a blog page about that *which is currently my most popular one* -- "Is it Important, which Instance you are in?" write.tedomum.net/rgx/is-it-im)

This will be Part 1, with detailed suggestions on finding and evaluating Instances, via Fediverse.network or Federation.info sites. I will walk thru the exact criteria I used on a personal search about 10 days ago, and the nice results found.

Part 2 will be separate to keep page size reasonable -- and will directly and clearly list Recommended Instances. Writing and posting it next!

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the *** Topic of today's Blog *** -- write.tedomum.net/rgx/pleroma-

See the OP for more complete info and intended Formatting -- muensterland.social/@rgx/10437

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** Pleroma -- Instances Suggestions & Recommendations ? **

I did not forget, and am working on it.

Screenshot from my Dark Theme Write.Freely editor, 1122 Words already in it. More to come.


at the office.

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For those of us who love to watch the Blinken Lights.

Amazing. Live system stats, updating, and oh so pretty.

stats.jaeger.website/#menu_sys

@igel

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* Screenshots of Alternative Pleroma Front Ends

1 and 2 : SoapBox FE, by Alex Gleason, a project still in progress but can be seen and tested already at some places. Light and Dark modes shown. jaeger.website/

3 : BloatFE running on Expired.Mentality.RIP instance, one of the 3 front ends supported there.

Thanks to @igel and @a1batross for the service.

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* Memories - Starting in Computing, in the 70's *

* Programming, can be Fun or Frustrating

A recent conversation, which started naturally once I saw Klimi's post - qoto.org/@k11m1/10418579927731 :

> *sigh*.... Why code can't run without errors on the first go....

My response to this simple statement was a long reply -- qoto.org/@design_RG/1041865682 , which I thoroughly enjoyed writing, and now forms the body of this page.

As usual, I love Writing, and this is Long Form prose. Lavishly illustrated, References and links included. A Web Magazine page I am proud of.

That is the Topic of today's Blog --> write.tedomum.net/rgx/memories .

*This post is dedicated to @absturztraube@fedi.absturztrau.be and the FAB community -- fedi.absturztau.be/ , so were so gentle and welcoming when I joined FAB yesterday.*

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OP link : muensterland.social/@rgx/10436

FAB : fedi.absturztau.be/notice/9wDI

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@zleap I would suggest a better course.

* a simple graphics editor is a Must Have tool for any serious contributor. Along with a nice Text editor and a good file manager, so we can store and retrieve things with ease, organize and all.

Tools that I use and suggest -- Keep in mind that I am a seasoned Windows Server admin, and love ; not productive at all in Linux, although I recognize Unix is tops.

All recommendations are for Windows platform. Equivalents for other O.S.es abound.

* Image Editor -- the wonderful Irfanview does it for me. All. The. Time. Simple and powerful. Free. Does software get any better than that simple description?

irfanview.com/ for details and downloads. Get the Plugins package there too!

* Text Editors - these are like Religions, and equally charged discussions will come alive when what's best is discussed. Without opinions offered on others, EditPad Lite is the one I use and recommend.

editpadlite.com/

* File Manager -- essential, can't live without it. Used various over the past 30 years of intensive life in Computing. Nowadays the Windows 10 Explorer is good and daily used here.

Excellent ones can be found and used. Honours mention to MultiCommander, I use the x64 bit version.

multicommander.com/

ToolKit explained. Blog post upcoming!

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Update :

I have just finished posting a new Suggestion issue at Glitch-Social's Github.

...which summarizes the findings I described in a Forum post, and requests consideration of the idea of adding these enhancements into the Glitch-Social code base.

Forum post : discourse.qoto.org/t/mastodon-

If that was done, and the source for Eskuero's Collapsed Mastodon is available for review and adoption, all users could benefit, without the need of using an add-on, and better compatibility with future releases as changes are made.

The Suggestion is on this page. github.com/glitch-soc/mastodon

OP : muensterland.social/@rgx/10436

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....and a question was asked recently, in our Discourse Forum. Right on my popular "Discover Pleroma" topic.

>> Is Pleroma still a thing and can there be a QOTO version of Pleroma?

Yes.

There's Work in Progress, a Qoto-Roma so to speak (being creative here, might not stick).

>> I have an account on QOTO and I want the Pleroma interface.

You would get it, as comes with two front end or User Interface options -- details in the post bellow!

>> Wondering if there is a ‘best of both worlds’ scenario there.

I am wondering too, as it's something I am getting adamant about.

Mastodon limitations are Intentional in some cases, and I am tired of waiting for progress.

I am charting my own course and sailing the seas, finding nice harbours and dropping in.

Won't stay using mastodon much longer, as I already have nice Glitch-Social and Pleroma accounts.

Hopefully it will happen here too, as I have a lot invested in this instance, my main account.

Pleroma project at Qoto ? Details in this post :

discourse.qoto.org/t/discoveri

on the job. archived.

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@fristi Fristi started, like a number of other Admins, at FAB (the instance also know by an unpronounceable name) (ok, it's Absturztaube -- fedi.absturztau.be/ )

...fristi started at FAB, like I was saying; and like many others, started her own Pleroma node.

FAB is also considered the Mothership, I am realizing. Like mastodon.social for this side of the network (except, FAB is much, much nicer and cooler. NO comparison)

And she has an AWESOME listing, on her own instances, of Kudos and Friends instances.

A great idea! Thanks, Fristi for mentioning -- this is prime material, upcoming Blog page will include mention and your list.

On Kartoffel.cafe Terms of Service, aka /about page -- just scroll down to "Associated Instances".

kartoffel.cafe/about

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** And while I will be writing the long form Recommended Pleroma Instances as a nice Blog post, I am giving an advanced Heads Up for the good people who already asked me for suggestions.

@mewmew gets one too. blob.cat/ looks nice from the outside (and from my inquiring into its listing at fediverse.network/blob.cat page as well.

And -- a first hand, user endorsement in this post, from a recent thread.

for by this

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-- my Blog post yesterday on Pleroma as an Alternative to Mastodon was surprisingly well received.

I have received messages from various people, asking for recommendations of good Pleroma instances to join.

And i am working on it. Serious. As I write here, I am logged in and chatting with friends I just met, all in various Pleroma nodes, that responded to my post there, thanking the admin for the service.

I will prepare a detailed Blog post, with more suggestions and reasons, but for now, kudos and a mention are appropriate.

Highly Recommended -- FAB

Also known as the German instance with the impossible to remember name, which is *completely accurate*.

Thank you to @absturztaube

for FAB

fedi.absturztau.be/

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* Nomad is my Heart. *

To love is sometimes to let go, respect someone's need to be out and observe, marvel at so much the world has to offer.

Sometimes people have a hard time accepting that, while part of a community, or in a closer relationship with someone, all humans have curiosity and it's rich to see and let it blossom.

I offer this post to my friend Coralie, we met very recently, and yet she has such a sensibility, that it saw deeply into my heart and soul.

Yesterday she surprised me, messaging privately and offering a comment that delighted me -- that she could perceive my inner nature so clearly.

It closely related to the theme of this page. A toot, written from the hip, not polished or edited but coming from inside, prose flowing. A response to a local system administrator - qoto.org/@freemo/1043089546768, which sometimes shows concern about my wanderings all over the Fediverse.

This morning, she favourited and boosted it - which brought it into my notifications and a re-read confirms it's poetic, and should be published. To Coralie, I offer this.

Thanks dear friend.

> "One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." -- Antoine de Saint Exupery

That is the Topic of today's Blog : write.tedomum.net/rgx/nomad-is

OP link : muensterland.social/@rgx/10435

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* Kudos to a fellow instance - Recommended *

Really nice server setup -- responsive, kick ass experience. Self Hosted so there's less costs to keep it going.

Server specs :

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8- (16) @ 3.900GHz
HDD: 2TB in RAID configuration
RAM: 64 GB

Great software, Glitch-Social goodness plus Koyu's personal touches all over the place.

to koyu.space/about

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A sweet TL;DR short and sweet intro on Ingo's instance. NerdCulture.de is a Mastodon instance located in Germany.

nerdculture.de/about/more

500 characters maximum toot is painful and unusual punishment for me though. 😜

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* Why the World can be a Better Place with MarkDown ?

...just see my fresh new post. Here in the Discourse Forum for now, but it's practically ready for a Write.Freely blog post.

Mastodon cannot even come close to displaying content that well, sadly. Friendica can though.

And -- my favourite platform, the elegant and fast Write.Freely blog I love.

Forum thread here : discourse.qoto.org/t/superb-th

Thank you to Tom, @emuz for all his work at his instance -- Recommended by this

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@freemo Well done, very good.

And excellent work on implementing that feature, new in non-Japanese instances (in Nippon they created that for Misskey).

I was honoured that you pursued this feature to serve my own nomad lifestyle, lol, but I need the real thing, to join and post as a Local in any instance I am interested it is my modus-operandi.

Thanks to the power and flexibility of the great Pinafore client for Fediverse instances, each of my current 11 or so are ONE click away; I do keep various tabs of Pinafore open, with the most frequently used instances loaded in each.

As I have stated and explained before, this is a personal choice, for a inquiring mind and mid to advanced level users. Not for the average user, who is better served by locating one good instance and staying with it.

Qoto.org has Many good things, and that is the reason I volunteer and put many hours and thousands of posts here.

But that's only one side of me; and I have interests that make having various accounts desirable; and I act on them, as you know.

This morning I am connected and actively communicating from 3 instances atm; each with a focus and local feature set that makes it interesting and useful.

But the feature you are referring to, and which got endorsed by a well created poll, is not an important one for me (reasons stated above).

Getting a better software instance is Number one -- I am moving to Glitch-Social as much as possible. Pleroma awaits a thorough evaluation, which I plan to publish in my Blog.

Enhanced text formatting is so satisfying that I dread anytime I post something significant -- like this very post, which I will use as part of a Blog, real soon -- in an instance which doesn't off me that.

I remain a user here, but Nomad is my heart.

Muensterland.Social – a new Instance joined. -- write.tedomum.net/rgx/muenster

in response to : qoto.org/@freemo/1043089546768

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And if you know me, you know I am a free thinker and a curious Traveller in this of ours.

Just joined a new community -- the Mastodon instance for the Write.as company, who are the developers of my beloved Write.Freely blog platform.

I wanted to be close to them (already been a member on their Forums for months), so I can see new ideas, comment and suggest my own, be an active contributor to what for me is a GREAT project.

write.as/

and the free open source site at writefreely.org/

Big thank you to Matt, @matt , the project leader - great work, friend.

I will be signing in as @rgx there.

My personal Tech oriented Blog :

write.tedomum.net/rgx/

Subscribe to it? @rgx

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