Notices by Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)

@simsa04
You might be overthinking it :)

I'm suggesting we normalize a ceiling on follower numbers, until most instances have them, for their own sustainability. Then people who want to have large numbers of followers (celebrities etc) will need to either join instances whose admins are set up to cope with that, or have their own instance and pay the costs themselves.

Thinking some more about this article by @aral :
https://ar.al/2022/11/09/is-the-fediverse-about-to-get-fryed-or-why-every-toot-is-also-a-potential-denial-of-service-attack/

I wonder if fediverse accounts ought to have a max number of followers as a default? This number could be changed or the limit removed by the server admin for all accounts. There could also be options for the person using the account to set a limit even when their admin doesn't, or set the number lower than the server allows.

@ghost_bird
> to please CW anything to do with politics and particularly “look at the awful things these right-wingers are doing”

... or just don't share this stuff at all. Where attention goes, energy flows, particularly online. Don't feed the trolls. Post about stuff you support, that's solving important problems and making the world a better place. That way you can address the bad stuff indirectly, in a more inspiring and empowering. Read up on #SolutionsJournalism:

https://www.solutionsjournalism.org/

@Kirstie
Glad to see this guide too recognizes that Mastodon instances are not the entire fediverse. Would be nice to see these guides recognize that the fediverse is older than Mastodon, and that it wouldn't exist if it wasn't for pre-existing projects like Diaspora, Friendica, and particularly Identi.ca and GNU Social. One day someone will write a canonical history of federated social media...

@futureisfoss Yes, they are at @riseup . They haven't accepted my follow request so I have no idea if it's active.

@thebiologist837