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

@freemo LOL, that would be awesome.

If I can do some of the housekeeping and keeping watch, that might free senior developer time for looking at merging the glitch-soc niceties. 👍

@shibaprasad

@freemo
That's wonderful! I wish I had the knowledge to help with that, sorely don't. I have the time but nowhere close to the skill or experience needed.

@shibaprasad

@shibaprasad
The thread is becoming fast paced and I am not sure what looks good, lol.

I agreed the questionnaire at the door does discourage new users, specially first time ones.

I did apply to one of those two, and will do it for the second, as I am aligned with them and like their users I have met on the Feeds.

Regarding new posts containment -- we NEED a really LOCAL, Instance-ONLY feed, where any posts are NOT federated.

This if it could be the only area a new user could post at first, could help contain problems.

Glitch-Soc mastodon fork already has that, the purely local feed. I don't know if it allows restricting users to posting only on that area, but it would be a good idea. Some forums act that way, and open more areas upon the user showing what they are like.

@freemo

@freemo @shibaprasad

Here's another example of the "Tell us about yourself", with a different bent on the questions. I will translate, as they are in Portuguese. Bing machine translation, give them credit for a quickie job.

"Why do you want to register?

This will help us review your application. Add the following information to prevent your application from being denied:

Have you read our rules?

Do you know anyone around here, if so, who?

Do you know you can communicate with mastodon users here from other mastodon instances?'

@freemo

That is true, yes.

Posted as an example of what people have done regarding the entry policies.

@shibaprasad

@namark
LOL, sorry, it's early and I just got up - I do my best thinking and writing in the morning.

And the suggestion is good, happens to align with my own thinking as a curious user too.

Seeing the local timelines, my experience on visiting other instances pages and looking is that Tilled page wit ha ton of posts, not our usual vertical feedline.

The tiled view sometimes doesn't even show the Local feed, it might be the Federated one as I have seen other instance's posts there.

Would be nice if a client can display only local feed without needing to create a local account for that. I got to look at Fedilab Lite on my not so used mobile for that. Thanks for mentioning it!

Thanks also for the advice on keeping emotional guards, I can see the wisdom. 🙇

@khird @realcaseyrollins

@shibaprasad @freemo Snapshot of one.

@shibaprasad
Some instances have a registration page with a "Tell us about yourself" field, and a text entry box for the user.

I have seen questions like:

- do you know any users at our instance?
- why would you like to join us?
- please explain how your political views align with ours (for a more politically active instance).
- etc.

I have applied to a couple with this kind of front door, and had to wait for their Staff to read and verify, approve or not the request.

Works well, if you ask me.

@freemo

@freemo @shibaprasad

Forgot to add it in the heat of the motion, but this thread really belongs in the proposed new hashtag #RateMyInstance !! 😉

I had the idea and made some Mastodon posts here about it.

Then collated then into a more permanent home at our Discourse Forums - here: https://discourse.qoto.org/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-rate-my-instance/130

Check it out, on the third posts in the thread I posted my detailed rating for QOTO.org. --> 4.5 ⭐

That post is at : https://discourse.qoto.org/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-rate-my-instance/130/3

@shibaprasad @freemo Also -- having a more restricted entry might be an idea.

Accounts approved when staff is online, then open to the new user first posts, and catching some of the more blatant abuse.

@shibaprasad @freemo

We will have someone in the Americas region soon.

Would be nice to have someone in the Asian region, as their hours are a lot different from the main crew ones.

@shibaprasad

You have my full aggreement, amen!

The instance is well run, technically stable and fast, offers a large number of other fediverse projects run locally too (audio, video, forum, github).

The administration is open to suggestions and takes a light handed approach to restricting content. While they have their own preferences, they prefer to allow people to make their own selections on who to follow and restrict federation with other instances only in the few cases were the remote administration is non-cooperative.

A great place too. I recently visited the what I consider the largest fediverse mastodon instance (home of the project developer) and wasn't impressed.

If that had been my first instance, my entry point into the fediverse, I might have left and never returned after a day or two there.

We owe huge kudos and thank yous to our host here, indeed.

Thank you for creating and keeping this place for us all. 👍

@freemo

@namark

And that is now preserved for posterity in our Discourse Forum at QOTO.org too. Thanks for the great suggestion, Namark!

https://discourse.qoto.org/t/how-about-spending-some-time-at-other-instances-local-timelines-love-it/137
@khird @realcaseyrollins

@namark
I think that is an excellent idea. I have various accounts, as a way to see what other places are like.

There's nothing comparable to seeing them first hand, as we will get the pulse of the place, seeing all that is there.

We might see some of their content if we follow one or more of their users, and maybe see some of their local posts boosted by them. But that is not the full experience.

I love the Pinafore client for mastodon, and one of the things it does really well, apart from being very fast, is esily supporting switching between different instances. A couple clicks and it can change from instance A to B, C or D. You can also have custom color themes for each of them if that helps not confusing where you are currently.

The fediverse is rich, and the fact each instance can have it's own personality is wonderful. Nice to be able to find good ones that fit our personal affinities.

Have another one at least in mind I should be joining, as I like the people from there I have met so far, they are progressive and I think I should enjoy it.

Below, screenshot of Pinafore settings for instance selection, adding new ones.

https://pinafore.social

@khird @realcaseyrollins

@shibaprasad yes, indeed. It felt a bit like the birdsite itself. Half the people lost, looking around, the other half screaming out for attention.

I was curious to see what an instance with such numbers could be like; conclusion, not a good thing.

Here, I had reported Escort service women accounts a couple times earlier too.

@shibaprasad If something shows up on our Local timeline we should take action asap -- the post in question has been made 14 hours before, but luckily I looked and saw the scandal pics boosted on his profile.

I visited mastodon.social yesterday and was shocked by what I saw there. Similar pics, with a CW and NSFW on the description - but if you opened the image, it was a man's penis and text bragging about it.

This kind of thing has no place on a general instance, in my opinion. Kids can get an account there without any trouble.

I was not impressed by what I saw there, if I had joined mastodon there instead of here I would not be around for more than a day or two.

@shibaprasad But don't want to spoil your morning, have a good day! 😃