@ezpy mastodon.art doesn't federate with qoto, because qoto "federates with instances that violate our ToS/CoC such as Gab, Kiwifarms.cc, freespeechextremist.com, etc."

As I understand it, "not federating" means:

- people on the different servers can't follow each other
- posts from one won't show up in the other's global timeline

You can still see posts on the other server by searching for hashtags, and you can still *subscribe* to people on the other one. I *think* this makes it impossible to have a conversation across non-federation border.

@ezpy @wood See previous toot for reason.

@peterdrake @ezpy that’s unfortunate—I wish we didn’t federate with those instances. Sounds like I might want to migrate too.

@peterdrake thank you for the explanation!

@peterdrake @ezpy Yeah it's just a passive aggressive way to say "we're blocking you"

@wood @peterdrake Yes, mastodon.art blocks qoto.org. Qoto is one of the most connected servers around because of our no-block stance.

@trinsec @peterdrake if other instances block us because of their ToS, wouldn’t that make us less connected? Or is it just a handful that block us?

@wood @peterdrake
No, @freemo has explained it to us before in https://qoto.org/@freemo/108259611628098699

The result is that we see more than the ones who block heavily as they also usually get blocked in return.

We don't have that many blocks against us at all. It just draws your attention because mastodon.art is one of the bigger ones and if you're heavily interested in art that might be a bummer.

My suggestion? Create another account elsewhere for art stuff if you want to interact with mastodon.art. Nobody's saying you're restricted to just one account. :)

@trinsec

Exactly, that’s why I have multiple accounts to see the various global feeds.

@wood @peterdrake @freemo