*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@qoto.org

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Come to Qoto for a visit, we love to have Guests. And it adds a nice touch to our Local timeline.

Reminder -- a couple of particpants on this active thread have requested sign-off, and attrib removal -- absturz and Tom.

@realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @alex @fluffy @freemo

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We added the Local Only toot options here at Qoto.
It was ported from Glitch Social, and code for it is on Renato Lond's Git hub. Freemo imported it along wit other enhancements back in Januray, the last big Hail Mary round, lol..

Mentioning this in case you are interested in adding it, afaik it should be ok for someone with experience configuring mastodon (not me).

Details : https://qoto.org/@design_RG/103399557424636201

@realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @alex @fluffy @freemo

@emuz I can;t help you with the variables holding those strings - -but maybe ask Freemo who's worked deep into the souce code and modified it.

The post size limit will NOT break anything -- other instances will store and display long posts, it's just Eugen dictating that this 500 chars limit shall be obeyed.

He buried it in various places, so changing requires editing all of them, typical obstrucionist behavior. He opposed a pull request with Code included - denied and closed it.

See screnshots here : https://qoto.org/@design_RG/103461213224735815

@stux LOL... Yes indeed.

It just makes me feel better in case I am being an annoyance to someone.

Goes back to my Fidonet days, and the simple motto which was mantra.

1. You should Not be Annoying.

Followed by :

2. You should Not be Easily Annoyed.

...that spirit, if applied to #Fediverse, honestly would do great good. [ FediBlock, take that and Smoke it. ]

Source -- Fidonet Policy document, Section 9. http://www.fidonet.us/policy4.html

@emuz 500 is clearly less than I expect, as I already mentioned. 😛

But I am glad you are willing to change. 1500 I could live with -- I am loving a new instance I joined and is very progressive, GS, but only 800 and I suffer to post a Release for a new blog for example.

1500 would cover that well. I have a new home in Germany now too, where it's 5,000 and I don't think I would ever ask for more. I have got that long, on occasion, but not frequently, mostly for a full content post.

@freemo
> the fact that someone provided a excellent PR that basically added the ability to configure toot size in the configuration file. It was rejected, and glitch was born.

Yes, that is a True Fact -- I have screenshots of the topic, even. [saved and planned to use in a critical article as you can imagine]

Only correction to add -- the PR in case (editor note : code ready for implementation, not a vague suggestion), the proposer of that was LambadaLambda.

...Who is Pleroma's Lead Developer. 😔

Eugen's style has turned many collaborators away over the years. I have notes and bookmarks of Medium posts by someone like me -- who couldnt write Code, but could fill a much needed position.

As in -- writing all kinds of user fronting documentation. She left, after repeated put downs and no acknowledgement of her contributions. Never got a mention in the Credits.

Really well written and explains a lot. It opened my mind, and I plan to refer to it as I explain my own decisions and personal campaign for Better Alternatives.

@alex @absturztaube @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @fluffy

@emuz

Ah, thank you.

On attracting more users, you do have some goodies on offer. I would list them in an upcoming version 2 of my post linked previously.

Including :

* running on a more advanced platform, Glitch-Social.
* larger image supported, great for photo and art content producers.
* a smaller and likely less noisy experience. Growing with like minded people.

And a few others, which you might be able to think of; I would gladly include your instance if you were interested. What is your max too length, Tom? (important for me)

@freemo
> That very well could be the case. I would love to see a feature rich solution take over the scene that is less opinionated than mastodon
> (give the power to the admins).

The mastodon project leadership doesn't even accept or listen well to reasoned and production ready code provided -- case in point, the refusal to consider MarkDown inclusion. Code Pull request in masto Git home. Refused and closed by E.R.

As a User, that pisses me, the people in the Git discussion (long) were half pro, half against.

I think it will be Excellent for the Fediverse to see alternatives growing up - and stealing users from vanilla, rigid and unresponsive admins. [ I have campaigned for a simple increase of Max Toot Length, and was refused. Repeatedly. Annoying is to say the least ]

I have already moved some of my work to Glitch-Social instances, and am enjoying them - it seems oddly limiting now to use Plain Text here.

@alex @absturztaube @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @fluffy

@alex

Loving to hear that -- Pleroma is a bit strange at first, for migrating mastodon users, but if a little love is added to the Web (masto FE UI) it could be my Home in a second.

I just have too active a Notification stream to be able to be productive in PleromaFE single column mode.

@absturztaube @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @freemo @fluffy

@freemo

Detailed and illustrated Guide for that : https://discourse.qoto.org/t/qoto-org-new-january-2020-features-added-detailed-descriptions/192/7?u=design_rg

[ reference link for readers of this topic ]

@freemo

That bug we detailed (for other thread members, an overlay of images in feed showing over the Toot editor area) that bug is present NOW, and I haven't complained, since I have tweaked so much to get a proper Full Screen using interface.

I was going to suggest if you could get and install the plain Mastodon Vanilla Themes from a Glitch-Social instance -- it works perfectly with that at Koyu.space.

But don't let that hold you back -- this is a Niche concern, most people will not encounter it.

And honestly -- I am loving Pinafore, and it makes it easier to flow the feed, as we had a multitude of Long Post with Big Images and it crowds even my AWI interface here. Pinafore, look easier on the eye, although uses less screen area.

Honest -- don;'t waste time and energy with that side project you made a survey on, who needs another Text chat server?

I can get us a Matrix room today if we wanted, TeDomum.net already told me that; months ago.

@absturztaube @alex @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux

@absturztaube

Ah, thank you!! 😺
@alex @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @freemo

@alex

I made a fully detailed Forum post with all the new features documented. The one Freemo referred to is on : https://discourse.qoto.org/t/qoto-org-new-january-2020-features-added-detailed-descriptions/192/7?u=design_rg

...and it really works.

@absturztaube @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @freemo

@absturztaube

.xm media format, how to open that ? curious, have no idea. TY.

@alex @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @freemo

@freemo

Get the goodies from Glitch-Social and you could really offer me something I am yearning for.

Qoto remains my main account, but I so enjoy crafting a neat #MarkDown love post.

OMG. No comparison.

A real, real plus for me at Qoto -- major kudos as I use it ALL the time --Is the FULL TEXT search enabled. 2 years of posts and I CAN find things, if I use the right word.

Mastodon vanilla feature, but Disabled in most instances as it takes rAM and processing power to offer. Should be standard, but it's not, I miss it even in Elite instances like Hackers.Town which have outstanding performace.

@absturztaube @alex @emuz @realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux

@emuz

Tom, you deserve for sure -- smaller instances take a lot of love and dedication, and can sometimes be so expressive, customized and crafted to serve the needs of their user base. I think yours is a good example.

I made a Blog post back in January which I really enjoyed, and think is a Good Read for users interested in learning and exploring.

Re-reading it, I still like, and think it's due to a volume 2 sometime soon (6 months and things evolve, I have found other interesting instances and reasons for considering them; from the software they use to the improved conditions they offer.)

That Blog is at :

Is it Important, which Instance you are in? : https://write.tedomum.net/rgx/is-it-important-which-instance-you-are-in

...and a follow up is on the clipboard plans stage. Thank you!

#InstanceAdminDay #QotoJournal

@realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social @stux @absturztaube @alex @freemo

@wabbster LOL.... 😝

@realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social
I had heard some comments about it (the instance name is impossible for me to remember though!!).

Our friend @a1batross - who is a very competent admin and operates a cool Pleroma node as well (which I am grateful for, always superb performance there), he mentioned having been at Puniko's place first. For the record ---> https://expired.mentality.rip/

Thanks for the link, I will check it - always interested in what people say and post regarding other instances. #FediReporter hat on, I will go, read and take notes. 😛

Great that you found the userbase and the instance climate agreeable - it sounds like our very own Qoto here. Like us, they are bad-mouthed by some of the fedi block brigade (bunch of losers that they are).

I did a search and located a nice Pleroma instance, registered there earlier this week. Freemo asked why, and we had an interesting back and forth.

How did I find it, what criteria -- I posted Long Form, and it's basically ready for a proper Full Love, rich formatted Blog post. LOL, ideas, I have lots those days, sleep has been reduced as a result, but writing and publishing is so gratifying for me.

[ made Two full Blog posts yesterday; never happened before, but I was inspired ]

@stux @absturztaube @alex @emuz @freemo

@realcaseyrollins@mstdn.social
and I checked in and added a follow to Puniko - hers seems to be a nice Pleroma instance, with SO MUCH more than the vanilla masto with 500 chars Toots allowed (and unbending admins when you request some more)

Will visit and check out Facilities -- the front page has some hints of a good place to be!

* 60, 000 (60 Thousand!!) characters limit, take that, Eugen.

* choice of the Pleroma UI/Front End -or- the more mastodon user friendly Mastodon FE (which is the Elite Glitch-Social variety -- so lots of new and improved features compared to masto.social variety)

* As in ALL Pleroma instances, rich formatted text is a Human Right -- and I absolutely love the posts I have been creatign with #MarkDown at Glitch-social instances I have recently joined.

Another pinprick to Eugen, lol... Don't gimme what I want, I am out, friend.

Kudos, thank you and appreciation to Puniko!

#InstanceAdminDay

@stux @absturztaube @alex @emuz @freemo