@khird Thank you for explaining that "copypasta" is a colloquialism for content that gets duplicated.
I worry that the words in the bulleted segments below are copypasta. What I was trying to do is to use the words of the Oxford dictionary to make my meaning clear and easy to grasp.
I wrote, "The Mastodon Covenant functions as an axiom defined by Eugen Rochko for the Mastodon federation and for each Mastodon instance, yes? In other words,
• "the Mastodon Covenant is "a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure [of the federation of Mastodon 'instances'] is based."
• "the Mastodon Covenant is "a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure [of each Mastodon 'instance'] is based."
• "the Mastodon Covenant is "a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure [of QOTO.org] is based."
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Three organizationally distinct entities are functionally the same in the unique context of words I copied from the Oxford dictionary. What I'm trying to do with this copypasta is clear, right?.
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In the diagrams below, the relationships may be more easily described and understood, yes?
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A. A and B are disjoint sets where
U = Mastodon Covenant
A = @QOTO.org
B = Any Mastodon instance other than @QOTO.org
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B. B is a proper subset of A where
U = Mastodon Covenant
A = Mastodon federation of instances
B = @QOTO.org
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QUESTION/AXIOM? The study of Mastodon federation, Mastodon instances and QOTO.org, including questions about QOTO arising from the Mastodon Covenant, is a STEM subject.
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QOTO = Question Others to Teach Ourselves?
@chikara
Yes, discussions of the operation of the system, either at the individual instance, or at the large federated level are indeed Technological in nature, and right along Qoto's mandate.
Don't know if you saw it, but I found a great article, an academic study indeed, about how smaller instances can provide better socializing for their members.
I thought you might enjoy reading it, it's very well done.
https://qoto.org/web/statuses/103232702494863935
@khird