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Should Macalester be on Mastodon? I’d love to encourage them, though honestly I’m not sure.

Colleagues, yes, for sure. Lots of good chat about ideas here. But the institution?

Are they going to reach many prospective students here? Doubtful. Are people going to use Mastodon as a primary source of news about the institution? Also doubtful.

Opening a simple announcements-only account with links to school news seems like a good idea. But who fields replies? Is it worth their time to wade in?