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

@LittleWytch Ok.... Tell you what, maybe you might like something I am quite enjoying.

Do you like reading and writing letters? having a penpal or quite a few of them, all over the world?

I say yes to all those, and have been enjoying an amazing app that allows that, FREE and with outstanding design and features.

It's called Slowly - https://www.getslowly.com/en/

Any questions, just ask - I am the local fan and supporter extraordinaire. #slowly is for #writers, #friendship and #culture interchanges.

@vnarek if you have any questions just ask - I am a big supporter of the app. And experienced too, so can give local support here. 😄

@vnarek It is a wonderful app. Been using it for almost a year, and have written hundreds of letters.

I love it!

https://www.getslowly.com/en/

@freemo You have created a rich platform, with multiple services, stable, backed up daily, and not asking anyone for a penny to cover the significant monthly and recurring costs for all that.

And the mastodon instance is unique on it's Theme - that is what I consider the most important thing (besides the positives in the last paragraph above).

So, thank you for all this effort and hard work.

I am sure you don't get anywhere near the proper recognition for all that. But it's important, and many people would agree, I think.

#TuxieLove too.

#cats #mastocats #catsofmastodon #meow #xp
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RT @PickleAndNancy
Have a happy #whiskerswednesday furpals, love Pickle! #PickleAndNancy 😸❤️🌺
https://twitter.com/PickleAndNancy/status/1260456721438433283

@freemo I am not impressed by what I have seen in general from some of the FS instances.

Not that I follow them closely, I do have some good contacts at p's instance, but they are great people that don't need to wrap themselves in a flag.

Think about things and maybe reconsider editing our About/more page once again? I don't think many people read it at ALL, and even less of those would care for FS statements.

Personal opinion -- those actually turned me off when reading the page, upon first joining here; I was afraid it could be rife with arguments.

I Follow people I care for. I block Stupid. I block whole instances in extreme cases, in my personal account, as any mastodon user can equally do.

WE going out?

#cats #mastocats #catsofmastodon #meow #xp
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RT @EveningMews
Murphy is a certified car roof inspector. He is certified to say this is a car, and it has a roof 😹😹😹😹😹
#CatsOfTwitter
https://twitter.com/EveningMews/status/1260315128500752386

A little dusty, that's all. Beautiful Murphy. #BlackCats lover here.

#cats #mastocats #catsofmastodon #meow #xp
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RT @EveningMews
⁦@RolfatWarwick⁩
Murphy wanted to share his version of “schmutz” with you and your humans. You are certainly not alone in enjoying a good dust/dirt roll 😸
https://twitter.com/EveningMews/status/1260364347559366657

@freemo I must have missed the topic you are referring to. The FS flag waving people are quite weird, imo, it's a very localized world view that is odd for most other countries.

Glad you got out of it -- not arguing with stupid is a good thing. 😛

@freemo I am thinking of a campaign here, to get people involved and interacting, like we used to have (up to end of December, certainly).

It's not the sheer numbers of incoming users that makes an interesting, lively Local Timeline, but the contents people bring, and us relating to each other.

Too many posts go unacknowledged. A small comment, a boost, a Favourite, a thank you to the poster makes a big difference.

Make Qoto Great Again is a campaign. I am working on it. We will get support if we explain and show, by example, cajoling, etc.

Cleaning up the place is a good start. 😄

Ooops. [ caught on the act ]

#cats #mastocats #catsofmastodon #meow #xp
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RT @Farahis_joy
#Slowly but #surely 🖤
https://twitter.com/Farahis_joy/status/1260228896949243904

@2ck @fakemoewbot Unfortunately, currently each service does require an account creation, like 2ck mentioned. WE recommend using the same name as in the mastodon instance.

But the Discourse Forum is WAY nicer in many ways compared to the default Mastodon experience. Why?

* EDIT posts, whenever you like.
* Text Formatting options!!!
* Full Support for MarkDown language formatting.
* Insert Images in-line, where they belong, so they relate to the text better.

And many more. I like it a lot, and post copies of my personal Blog there, which are Almost Identical to the Blog pages; and add Comments which the Write.as blog platform I use doesn't support yet.

@freemo The real thrill seems to be Approving an account, so far -- to have someone who understands we expect a response, and provides it.

Those I heartly Welcome to Qoto. Just pushed that button a sec ago. 😄

@freemo LOL.... Yeah, we got the snapshot here, and on Discourse Forum too. 😛

@freemo More Fun to be head....

Just returned, a sunny day and lots of people out riding bikes, after a miserable cold week, we all needed it.

And then, This.

LOL... Loved Approving ONE valid account that was waiting, and taking this Snapshot.

Didn't think it would be so much Fun, to use that * Nuke_Them_All * button. 😜

Goodbye, Johnies... #Fediverse #Rejects #spammers #Qoto

@freemo Yes, I just checked email and saw to sequential applications -- from the same user (same email, just not getting what we are asking -- both blank forms).

Hopefully this thread can be seen by curious new prospective users, and they can understand what this is all about.

For now, the 4% is good - - they READ and respond to the text. Kind of people we can welcome in a Sci Tech Eng Math focused instance...

If we could keep that average (unlikely, I know, 2 out of 5 ? ), our new user count could even get reasonable.

Not counting on it, but I am certain we are moving in the right direction.

Speak up, or try again later, as we are NOT accepting blank responses, or junk ones.

** Just checked my mod email – 5 new applications, and TWO of them with responses.

I am ecstatic, friends. Thank you!!! Welcome !

[ repost - edited image, removed IPs.]

It's NOT that Hard.

Want a Qoto account? Please tell us why, and we can welcome you in.

See the story here --- https://discourse.qoto.org/t/want-to-join-our-mastodon-instance-welcome-but-please-fill-in-the-requested-information-for-signups-thank-you/239

Ready to signup? Come to https://qoto.org/about

...and fill in a bit of info, and you can get it.

#newusers #QOTO #Fediverse #STEM focused Instance

@M0YNG @freemo @arteteco LOL..... 😝

We get the Escort services people too. And other colourful ones.

Time we show people that it takes work and money, time and talent to provide them a Free service.

We are not corporations, we don't collect or sell information, like the corporate networks. So, play nice in our playground, will they?

I am all for keeping a gate and controlling things a bit. Tired of spam, escort, pirated video and other accounts we have to remove daily.