Very few tools out there allow you to enter your Mastodon account as part of your social media presence. If you are in a position to influence that, go for it.
Meanwhile, you may want to grab the Mastodon logo in svg format for use on websites and in print.
Grab it on Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mastodon_Logotype_(Simple).svg
Remember, you can verify your profile links on Mastodon with a link back to your profile from the sites you link to.
Isn't it something like this you mean?
https://www.patreon.com/mastodon
@tze @tarkowski These all seem like formidable goals. Are there ongoing initiatives for working in this way, or maybe a better question: what would be the best first step for getting involved in something like this?
@gustav Alldeles säkert jag också på den tiden jag kodade mer.
Nu ska det vara fixat.
@gustav Tusen tack Gustav. Nu sparade du mig massor av tid. Jag har ju använt ett tema som var hyfsat bra, men inte hela vägen.
Point taken :) There are certainly parts of this thread I would like to edit, or make more clear, after the fact. Considering deleting it and making another one in its stead.
@tze This is likely a fair perspective. What do you think the best path forward would be to ensure sustainable social media?
@saptaks This is a fair concern. Right now I'm trying to see opportunity more than hindrances, which there undoubtedly will be many.
But I am aware of the friction within the dev leadership.
Hoping more community involvement can make a difference and move the platform in a better direction.
But I've been too naive before 😬
@bernat Go for it! I've been using Cloudron since May and love all of it. Running about 15 different apps with it now 😅
@gustav ah tack Gustav! Kan du peka mer exakt? Får försöka fixa senare idag eller i veckan.
@jan Haha, couldn’t agree more.
Links to sponsor Mastodon are here:
https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors
If my sources are correct, the sponsor level on Patreon is less than what it would cost to keep my verified checkmark on the birdsite going forward.
Here is the support page on moving from one instance to another.
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/moving/
You kan move followers and follows with you, but your posts won’t carry over.
Explore the many different instances here:
https://joinmastodon.org/servers
There are also many not listed here. Search and explore and ask if you feel comfortable.
One way of rolling your own instance is paying someone to do it for you.
This is a reliable service I can recommend and has been recommended to me many times:
https://masto.host/pricing/
If you are a group of friends paying together, the cost can become really low.
Another way of running your own instance is of course by installing Mastodon yourself on your own server.
You may or may not feel comfortable doing this. But a service that helped me gain the confidence to go down this path is this one:
It helps keeps things updated for you, too.
And if you are tech-savvy and would consider contributing to development, here is the project on Github:
https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon
For myself, I wouldn’t mind contributing to the onboarding experience. I know how overwhelming it can be.
Stay safe.
@atomicpoet Hetzner is usually a safe bet. I’m likely going down this route as well.
@evijitghosh The check is done when you save the profile. I don’t think it actually ”re-tries” at regular intervals. So I think you actually have to edit your profile and first remove the links, save, and then add them back and save again.
@evijitghosh Ah, I now actually see the green checkmark on your profile.
@reedlindwurm It was @graue who wrote this. Good stuff. I added a link to it on my Mastodon tips page as well.
@OneiricBotcelot@social.tchncs.de Thanks to your poke I published a new one today. :) @wildexploits
@tivasyk Oh, very good point. Translations will sometimes hinder understanding and adoption.
@Dave42W Only followers and follows move with, not posts. It was relatively easy. A step-by-step process.
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