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And that would be a nope. Aww - I'd love for that to work a bit better.

So, my account was able to connect with my account here (and other mastodon /qvitter accounts) but not Ill have to test and see if it goes both ways. no notification at Mastodon for contact.

This is the kind of mentality that drove me out of Twitter. And also why I'm wary of those who come here and don't understand the point of a federated network. While admins have their right of blocking instances, the final decision should rely on the user about what content they want to see or not.

People will find something where they disagree, and it's up to them if they want to engage in a conversation or block each other. This is the nature of the beast, it is not a silo pampered by dictators. Don't let the federation become another Twitter.

Wow... I just publicly spelled 'whole' as 'hole'

According to instances.mastodon.xyz/, there are 237 instances and 100k users. That's amazing.

I am building a free and cool way to embed statuses. You can help on GitHub : github.com/DavidLibeau/mastodo
@Gargron

Hmmm, I wonder how easy it is to incorporate Mastodon's API into a basic Rails app, like the OneMonthRails Pinterest clone tutorial: github.com/tootsuite/mastodon-

I wonder if supporting this means it'll also work for #GNUsocial? Supporting both would be awesome.

It's remarkable the degree to which the PopularΒ  Mechanics piece on #Mastodon misses the point.

Brand confusion/name squatting can be serious problems--IF you're using the platform as a serious marketing tool.

Most of us are here precisely because we were sick of being on a platform that was a serious marketing tool. So maybe the lack of professional tools to promote and protect your brand are mostly a feature (and I say that as an IP lawyer who kinda takes brands seriously).

@karmabub are you still around? I've not seen you in awhile.

So, curious. From mastodon - can a person follow people on other federated networks? Or can I find a user here, and follow them via diaspora, or gnusocial - in the way Friendica interacts?

Just checking it out! Heard about Mastodon on :)