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   Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:27:43 JST Ruud

   I get many questions, so:

   Mastodon does not have verified accounts!

   When you see anyone with a blue/green checkmark behind their name, that's just an emoji. Anyone can set that in their Display Name.

   To avoid confusion, we disabled the :verified: emoji on Mastodon.world a while back.

   If you want, you can still pay $8 like you can on Twitter. Just go to the donations page https://opencollective.com/mastodonworld

   Note: I've been told using emoji in your displayname isn't nice for people using screenreaders.

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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:31:56 JST Ruud

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     • Michael Band

     @mb In Admin area, under custom emoji, you can disable emoji

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     Michael Band (mb@mastodon.au)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:31:58 JST Michael Band

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     @ruud What method did you use to disable : verified : ?

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     Martin Sukaný (martin@analogphoto.social)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:36:37 JST Martin Sukaný

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     @ruud there is just a way to verify against the domain. If you put on your site special <rel me="mastoton profile url"> and your site is mentioned in your BIO custom section it will be marked as verified.

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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:41:21 JST Ruud

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     • Martin Sukaný

     @martin Yes, thanks. That didn't fit in the first message. I'll add a second.

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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:41:23 JST Ruud

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     • Cold Hotman

     @coldhotman It didn't fit in 500 charcters. Let me add another post.

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     Cold Hotman (coldhotman@sone.nrsk.no)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:41:47 JST Cold Hotman

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     @ruud Why not also try to increase public knowledge of the green "verification" field on the profiles?
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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 22:43:58 JST Ruud

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     As a follow-up: It is possible to get your website / domain verified.

     You need to add a link on your site containing <a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.world/@username">Mastodon</a> (You can change the last 'Mastodon' to any text you like)

     Then your link will show in green, with a green checkmark, on your profile.

     (See my profile for an example)

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     Clay Rivers (clayrivers@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 23:35:13 JST Clay Rivers

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     @ruud Thanks for this! As someone who’s not tech savvy, to be clear, the link includes everything from <a to /a>, yes?
     And why would one want to change the second ‘Mastodon’?

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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 23:36:40 JST Ruud

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     • Clay Rivers

     @clayrivers Yes it's the complete link (replace 'username'). The last word Mastodon is what will show on your page. You could also put 'My profile on Mastodon' or whatever text you like.

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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 23:37:48 JST Ruud

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     • Clay Rivers

     @clayrivers PS the text can also be replaced by an image/icon, as you use on your website for the other social links at the bottom

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     Clay Rivers (clayrivers@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 23:43:52 JST Clay Rivers

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     @ruud Brilliant! I’m trying this now!

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     Ruud (ruud@mastodon.world)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 23:50:51 JST Ruud

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     • Morten Toudahl :verified:

     @mortentoudahl Your name shows the : verified : behind your name, not the emoji.

     We might reconsider this disabling.

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     Morten Toudahl :verified: (mortentoudahl@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 09-Dec-2022 23:50:52 JST Morten Toudahl :verified:

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     @ruud I think that's (semi) important to know. Don't take people with the verified checkmark seriously.

     But what happens when someone using it interacts with an instance where it has been disabled? Does it still show?

     I think that would add more confusion.

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     Luis Aguila (5thsun@mastodon.world)'s status on Saturday, 10-Dec-2022 02:09:50 JST Luis Aguila

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     @ruud Hi, Ruud! I tried this on my profile and I don't get the green checkmark. Does this happen immediately, or does the change happen as a result of some batch process?

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     Luis Aguila (5thsun@mastodon.world)'s status on Saturday, 10-Dec-2022 02:16:44 JST Luis Aguila

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     @ruud Nevermind... seems to be working now. Thanks for all your work on this instance! ??

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     Vincent St. Pierre (vsp@mastodon.world)'s status on Saturday, 10-Dec-2022 18:09:23 JST Vincent St. Pierre

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     • Morten Toudahl :verified:

     @ruud @mortentoudahl I was confused at first (seeing the emoji text, and not the emoji). I've grown to appreciate the soft-blocking of the verified emoji. Thank you for doing it, Ruud. ?

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     lune_muette@mastodon.world's status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 16:52:54 JST Lune_muette

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     • arif2300

     @arif2300
     Is that what you asking about??