@freemo I wish Mastodon would support the html img tag directly.
Discouse does it well. Just posted a new thread there and bam, instant pic, hosted here at masto, no sweat.
https://discourse.qoto.org/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-rate-my-instance/130
@design_RG @realcaseyrollins @maison_faim I also have a good list of creative instances here: https://mastodon.art/@Curator/103128327614838775
Let me know if you'd like an invite, I can definitely make that happen! ![]()
@freemo Of course.
I'm just frustrated that the media brands free speech as being only for the alt-right and racists
@freemo Well my point is whenever I search for free speech Google assumes I'm looking for a Nazi instance
@maison_faim @spike is pretty cool
Listening to Desire by #JuiceWRLD while sitting at a table by myself lol
@design_RG One thing giving me pause is, at least from Gab, none of the media I post here shows up.
@realcaseyrollins LOL... 😜
So, you got a special badge? j/k
I came along with the Indian Diaspora, it was a BBC article in early November that informed me this Mastodon thing existed.
A month and 2300 posts later, I am having great fun. 😺
@design_RG 👍🏾 which is why I might just make this account my main.
@realcaseyrollins The rules here at QOTO are not as restrictive as I have seen in some instances.
One, in special, really raised my eybrows - I would not consider setting an account there and abiding by their terms.
Our own terms, though, allow for unpopular theme discussions, as long as people respect each other. It's explained in lots of detail in the About This Instance page, and our sys admin hails from USA, and values first amendment respect.
I have come across other instances that blocked me as a QOTO user from using some of their services (a very nice crossposter tool), the reason being Qoto was on their instance's blacklist as "unmoderated free speech".
I disagree with that perception, and used the crossposting tool with another account I have. Mentioned it to their sys admin by tagging him on our discussion of crossposting tools. He saw and favourited my DM about it, but no changes so far.
Back to your posts, as long as you don't disrespect other users, and stop tagging and writing to them if requested, I don't think we would have a problem here.
I have been nominated for the December Mod nomination thread, and look forward to being part of Staff here and helping people out, as I have been doing so far.
Communities are built by us, users participating and making them a nice place to visit and spend our time on. 😉
I think we have a pretty good one here, and we are not restricting entry, unlike some others I have looked at.
LOL just remember guys, I joined #QOTO * before * the Indians made it cool
@freemo Yep. Even if those rules were on a different site, that would be fine with me.
@realcaseyrollins I agree it is worrisome at the level it is presented. I wouldnt mind so much those rules on an individual instance. But I dont feel they have a place on joinmastodon.org itself in which case it begins to act a bit like moderating the universe of instances.
@design_RG It's bad for someone like me, whose comments at times can come across as racist (most notably, at one point on Gab I argued for the existence of a white ethnostate so all the white supremacists can live there and leave everybody else alone. I have since backtracked.), homophobic and transphobic, as I am a Christian and opposed to non-heterosexual lifestyles.
Also I would like to be able to oppose racists once in awhile, but adherents to the covenant must provide a "safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia".
I'm not a baby and don't want any instance treating me as such.
Official non-alt-right molotov cocktail of the Fediverse.
Opposer of racism.
(I'm black, it's my job.)
(I'm also Christian, so that makes it my job even more.)
Fugitive of the rule of Andrew The Unstable and his cohort, Disco The Intern. #coomergate
I've been around these parts for awhile, using alt social media since April 2018 and joined the Fediverse on July 4, 2019.
Let the 2020s be the decade of positive vibes and supporting each other, bios!!
I also have a podcast now w/ Counter Points Media btw, sub here bois:
https://bitbucket.org/caseyrollins/countercast/raw/master/rss2.xml
Matthew 22:37-39 is my mantra:
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
But Phillipians 4:4 is my favorite verse of all time:
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Headspace indicators (inspired by @pizza):
🔵 = I'm in a good headspace
⚪ = Not doing great, but still ok
🔴 = Terrible headspace, feel free to ask me how I'm doing but no accusations or political or societal discussions pls or I'll rant lol