mcneely @mcneely@librem.one

There are so many awesome people and creators in the #fediverse now it's making my head spin. This has gone _way_ beyond programming/FLOSS/data nerds.

It feels like one huge party where people making cool shit are just bumping into each other and giving each other high-fives. I love love love it. 😍

Hey, so, we've hit 1,028,362 monthly active users across the network today. 1,124 new Mastodon servers since Oct 27, and 489,003 new users. That's pretty cool.

One lesson from moving between social networks is that we should maybe stop using phrases that are part of a brand. "Tweeting" or for that matter "Tooting". How about "writing" or something else non-brand related?

Mastodon is really having a moment in mainstream news coverage. CNN, BBC, TIME, etc.

The influx of users will continue at an alarming rate. Remember to be welcoming, and kind, and positive, and helpful.

This isn't just an opportunity to improve the idea of social media, it's an opportunity to shine a wonderful light on #opensource.

here we gooooooo! Phil Hawksworth kicking everything off. #JamstackConf

This explainer is just so well written

Help me find more #BIPoC Accounts, for me, for you, for everyone on #Mastodon

If you're #black #indigenous or #peopleofcolor feel free to comment, if you like you can comment who you are and/or what you do, so other people can follow you more easily

I will report everyone who dares to comment something hateful or attacks anyone here

Please boost

If you’re in the US, please vote. These midterm elections are extremely important.

It just occurred to me why Mastodon works so well for social media in the public square.

It's nothing technical. It's moderation. And the incentives of the moderators.

Community moderators keep out the kinds of people that their communities don't want around.

Professional moderators keep out the kinds of people their employers (usually advertisers) don't want around.

That difference is ✨Enormous✨ !

So everyone go hug your instance moderators today. 🤗

Crazy to see mastodon everywhere now

RT @OIEAHC@twitter.com

Hey #VastEarlyAmerica, apps for the OI-Fort Ticonderoga Fellowships are open! Scholars with strong interests in early America, broadly understood to mean the Atlantic World in the years between roughly 1450 and 1820, are encouraged to apply. https://oieahc.wm.edu/fellowships/short-term/omohundro-institute-fort-ticonderoga-short-term-visiting-fellowships/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/OIEAHC/status/1585330645722710041

I know this is not a new thought for any/every parent, but: One of my favorite things about being a parent is introducing my kids to the things about life that I love, while also watching them discover some of those very things on their own.

The feeling never gets old.

BREAKING NEWS: In what I believe is the most widespread election monitoring effort it has ever undertaken, the DOJ Civil Rights Division just announced that it will have officials in the field monitoring the polls in 24 STATES on Election Day. This is huge. This is the DOJ being true to its mission. You can find the list of jurisdictions that will be monitored here:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-monitor-polls-24-states-compliance-federal-voting-rights-laws
#Democracy

Kudos to the #Netherlands.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/82-of-scientific-publications-open-access-available

"Dutch universities published 82% of their peer-reviewed scientific publications #OpenAccess in 2021. This is an increase of nine percentage points compared to 2020."

(Well-funded) Universities should run *open* #Fediverse, and currently specifically #Mastodon, instances. They have the resources (knowledge and hardware), they're non-profit, are largely independent, and to do so aligns with their educational mandate. Same for #Wikipedia, IMO.

Expect some of the following to happen in the coming weeks:

- celebrities with huge follower counts pushing tiny community-run servers to their knees

- instance admin burnout; shutting down of servers

- big new servers that don't "vibe" with common rules or culture being widely defederated

- some notable account violating an instance code of conduct and throwing a fit

- lots of people ragequitting Mastodon for one reason or another

- etc.

It'll be a rough ride. Patience and strength, all.