Notices by jaz :twt: :wales_flag: (jaz@toot.wales), page 3

#AskFedi is there a contemporary suite or set of plays-nice #opensource community / collaboration tools that can cover discussion (threaded boards), chat, and wiki-like that can share credentials and/or work from a single auth provider, either one of the three or an external auth source? Paid/managed preferred. #ActivityPub aware preferred.

I'm tempted to consider a Wordpress kludge extraordinaire, but hoping for some hands-on experience with similar community groups.

#FediDev #FOSS #FLOSS

Greetings #Fediverse members!

I've been joining a number of conversations about the recent growth on the Fediverse, and I keep hearing the term "users".

I'd like to remind everyone here that the community is made up of people, humans, members.

"Users" dehumanises, alienates, and allows for a particular brand of technospeak that smacks of addicted eyeballs and lost privacy.

I am a member of the community, not a user of software. Please try to reduce, ahem, using the word.

#FridayThoughts

? If you can see this toot you are on the #fediverse enjoying #BetterSocialMedia

How flippin' awesome is that!?

In one sentence, tell why you're having a good time here.

(And if you're ok with me using your answer in promotional material to get more people here, add the tag #TellEveryone)

@moderation

Greetings #MastoMods and Fediverse #Moderation community members!

In a world of #BetterSocialMedia we will need more and more moderation resources to support a growing community.

Surveys have shown need for access to legal and compliance resources, additional #moderators , improved moderation tools and template documentation.

What would you like to see made available to help continue supporting a safe and civil Fediverse?

@charlesgaba @Gargron @Mastodon

from your article:

"I agree that I forgot to include a "sensitive media" content warning on them...because, again, it simply never occurred to me that this would be considered "sensitive media."

Speaking for myself, the desire is that you -do- take the mindful approach and consider the sensitivity of what you present to the world. Had you done so, I doubt these posts would have been reported.

MPAA: "Rated PG for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence"

<<RT @newyorkwelsh: It takes a village to raise a champion. Based on the incredible true story, shot in #Wales and starring Toni Collett and @lewis_damian, @DreamHorseMovie comes to theaters this spring. #DreamHorse https://t.co/DmjW66Dddp>>

Over the past week we've seen a noticeable uptick in men joining, following dozens of accounts presenting as women, and then messaging them directly.

Some appear to be real people, some are fake accounts with stolen identities.

Either way, this is stalking and harassing behaviour, and we have zero tolerance for it.

For those affected by accounts we fail to catch, please report them. We _will_ take action, and you'll help keep the community safe and welcoming for all.

Diolch.

#MastoMods

Bore da, today is #DyddDilyn #FF #FollowFriday

(We're not huge fans of followbackfriday, sort of implies it's a race to get followers)

Instead, we like to recommend people we think you should follow, whether they follow you back or not.

So, please, take a look back over the week and recommend someone you found interesting, on toot.wales or any other server!

I'll start:

Our fantastic volunteer volunteer staff ? ? ?

@davidoclubb
@gomez
@ChrisWere
@lexicaleigh
@gethin76
@TCMuffin

Quick update on the toot.wales server

Turns out it's nothing to do with Twitter, the server had a sudden drop in #Defaidodon content causing the fnergs to wibble-shift which will need drabsoft infernae to dust off the lag weevils.

Sorry for the technobabble, shorn story is we need more photos of #Sheep #SheepOfMastodon to feed the #Defaidodon hopper.

I know you can do this #WelshMastodon #MastodonGymreig

@jitteringrunt @rugby I tried mowing them to make it easier to blow away, but trust me, it's never ending and they blow into all the nooks and crannies, two foot deep of wet leaves = pests, rot and general no thank you. The picture is 12 hours after blowing it clear.

I'll do a quick (re) #introduction for the newcomers.

I'm an Internet dinosaur, started #Web development in the mid 90s. Born in Llanilltud Fawr, #Cymru but now living in #NY in the beautiful #HudsonValley.

I like #Crosswords #RetroGaming #Writing and #Rugby (follow @rugby for the Rugby group)

I quit my job April 1, so I'm now underemployed as a startup consultant and leaf blower.

I am the lead admin for the toot.wales service, and there are getting started tips in my profile.

#Croeso !

@fu Only Union I'm afraid ? ?

@fu we all have our shortcomings ?

@Sbectol don't forget Filters!

https://toot.wales/filters

While we monitor servers and members across the network, and respond to all reports sent our way, all members have powerful tools to moderate their content

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moderating/

@Sbectol tricky question. Unless you manage your followers and set toots to followers-only, then technically you have chosen to publicly broadcast your content. So it's in the ether at that point, and you cannot control what remote servers do and don't do.

See https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon#so-if-i-lock-my-account-only-approved-people-can-see-my-posts for better context

@Sbectol correct, that's you managing what -you- see. Managing what -they- see is through your follower settings.

It just occurred to me that across the 4,000 #Mastodon servers each with their #MastoAdmin plus their moderator teams... we have more content moderators tracking reports and complaints than Twitter does.

For the folks who keep asking about how we're going to scale, we're on it.

#CommunityNotContent

@Gargron I've paid $25-30k / month for far smaller setups. If you offload everything including managed services, you can get up there pretty quick, especially with 4M users. They also have Rumble to pay, not sure if they're paying that bill.

Far as I can tell neither Save America nor TMTG have any ownership in RightForge nor Rumble.

Maybe he's funneling money from the $100M PAC that has no reason to exist other than to continue soaking money from retired bigots.

https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs/save-america/C00762591/expenditures/2022

@Gargron I mean how else can they pay Nunes 750k salary?

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/a-glimpse-at-devin-nunes-comp-as-ceo-of-trumps-truth-social