Ian Kenway @iankenway@qoto.org

Are you a cyclist in the UK? I need YOUR help, please: I'm creating route guides for traffic-free cycling routes in the UK. You can see the 60-odd routes already listed here, but I need to add many more: https://www.willcycle.com/2022/10/12/new-traffic-free-cycling-route-guides/
Please will you tell me about routes not yet listed?
And please would you boost this post?
#UKCyclingTweeps

Currently Masto.host is experiencing the highest volume of traffic that has ever reached the infrastructure.

The service is partially degraded and I will be doing fast upgrades on the platform.

These can lead to partial downtime, errors and large delays in support requests.

Really sorry. Doing the best I can on my end. Hope you understand. Thanks.

@mastodonusercount The migration to Mastodon is not slowing down. Sustained at around ten thousand registrations per hour. Been like that for twenty hours now.

For comparison back in October there used to be only about 50 registrations per hour.

#twitterexodus #riptwitter #Mastodon

With very nearly 60% of Brits agreeing that Labour supported Tory #Brexit was a dreadful mistake and we were wrong to leave the EU, when are the politicians in Westminster going to start listening to and acting on the will of the people?

#UKPolitics
#ReJoinEU

Link to #BBCQT video: https://pewflix.com/w/aHcfGEFMjQ2fChdH8tD41z?start=0s

For Twitter folks who are brand new to Mastodon

Few pointers from a veteran of <checks notes> 2 weeks:

1️⃣ BOOST generously: If you see a Toot you like & want others to see it, boost (RT) it. Unlike Twitter, liking it does nothing for visibility

2️⃣ HASHTAGS are important, use liberally. They're the only way to make content discoverable by search

3️⃣ Use alt-text for images/gifs for accessibility

4️⃣ Err towards content warnings - not just for obv triggering content; helps keep feeds uncluttered

Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body? - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63602501

#Health #Heating #Poverty #CostOfLivingCrisis

So it seems joinmastodon removed QOTO from their directory without cause, without contacting us, and without any discussion or due diligence.

Since this is the only way to actually find QOTO for new users if it isnt reversed soon it could mean the end for our wonderful community.

If you care about this place remaining fair, respectful, and inclusive environment I highly suggest everyone reach out to them annd voice your objecttion and your disapointment and having no procedure to keep this fair and inclusive.

If you want to see QOTO stick around you can email your objecttion here:

hello@joinmastodon.org

Feel free to CC me here: jeffrey.freeman@qoto.org

Please be respectful, we want to show them we are the good guys and not give them any reason to object.

@Gargron @trinsec @khird

I think I found the only post he could have possibly meant by "harassment". I want to post it here for the record, as this was the last communication we had before his server blocked me.

In short he had boosted an inflammatory (and outright lie) about QOTO. It was about one of our features and it lied about how itt worked in order to frame us as privacy violating, despite the feature respecting post privacy.

Since me and David at this point were on very good terms as far as I knew I was personally hurt by this but responded respectfully. I even made sure to do it in private so he didnt feel attacked. Attached our the interactions from me that he considered "harassment", as you can see I went out of my way to be considerate.

A shame he wouldnt post the evidence itself, probably because he knew if he did it would discredit his accusation... really a shame.

Hello everyone!

I'm a recent arrival, still figuring things out, but #QOTO seems delightful so far!

About me:
* Electrical engineer (chiphead) by training.
* Software architect/dev-herder (of late) by vocation.
* Computational quantum chemist by avocation.
* Tool-builder by compulsion.

Designed chips, joined/lead a few startups, VC wannabe for awhile. Then the wavefunction collapsed.

Technophile.
Autodidact.
ADHD sufferer/beneficiary.
Burner (the Man).
Dysthymic.
Romantic.
Kitten foster Dad.

I learn differently than others.

#Engineering #QuantumMechanics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumChemistry #MonteCarloSimulation #ComputerArchitecture #Software

The vile and toxic shit I've been dealing with from outtside of QOTO has put my stress levels to a point I've never expiernced before... It is effectively my health both mental and physical. I am having trouble sleeping, and is very quickly moving from anxiety to depression to a point where it is very dangerous for my health..

My blood pressure is so high right now it would be enough to get me admitted to the emergency room alone.

The really messed up part is if all these lies and toxicity wind up killing me these people are so horrible they would probably dance on my grave....

Frankly im not sure where to go from here. But I do want to say thank you foe the overwhelming support from so many of you, it helps.

#introduction Making one of these so I can pin it ^.^

I'm Del, Welsh but I've been living in South Africa for over a decade with @warpgate9 . We have nine cats and two dogs and a garden full of birds and geckos.

I'm primarily a mandala and colouring book artist, but I also do #photography , #writing and #music . I have experience working with clay, paint, ink, wire wrapping, making jewelry, crochet - I'm a creative jack of all trades, which is good since I'm also @Curator :D

Keir Starmer: I will abolish House of Lords to ‘restore trust in politics’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/19/keir-starmer-i-will-abolish-house-of-lords-to-restore-trust-in-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

I am considering adding the following phrasing to QOTO's ToC.. Before I do I'd like some feedback from the community

> While QOTO aims to provide a community where our users do not fear being punished for their personal opinions, that does not mean we allow people to disseminate ideologies that are abusive or violent towards others. Demonstrating support for or defending ideologies known to be violent or hateful is a bannable offense. This includes, but is not limited to: racial supremacy, anti-LGBTQ or anti-cis-gender/anti-straight, pro-genocide, child abuse or child pornography, etc. While we allow questions and conversation regarding these topics in general, doing so in bad faith will result in immediate expulsion.

@trinsec @khird #QOTO

It looks like another surge of twitter users might be on the way... One user just mentioned some drama over at twitter with musk locking out employees. I looked at the users bot (see attached quote) and youll notice a distinctive spike starting to form off to the right... here we go

#twitter

I’m going to miss Twitter. But. It couldn’t have happened to a better company (before Musk). It did not allow speech - it required groupthink. Both on the Left and Right. We have a better environment here to talk freely where you can be in a safe environment based on the community you join. My point is to just be fair. And let us hear both sides and to decide for ourselves. I’m of the lib side on most things, but sometimes we went too far in excoriating the other side.

Local news just called #Twitter a $44 billion dumpster fire - couldn’t agree more.

I never expected Musk to go to such great lengths to promote the fediverse.... but here we are.