Gordon Gow @ggow@mastodon1.artsrn.ualberta.ca

Test!

Dog. Party.

This is interesting: I followed 3 accounts on 3 other Masto servers. @robertwgehl federated with us. Now the federated list shows 100 instances connected with us. Most of them with a single user. The masotodon.social shows 23 users, when I only followed one on that instance. Clearly, this federation thing is more complicated than I thought. #insights

@robertwgehl so, I followed Eugen on mastodon.social. How did these other users from that domain get on our instance?

It looks like posts from @cbcworld@botsin.space are designated as "unlisted" (the lock icon in the post. a globe icon means "public"). This means they are visible to followers only and not in public timelines. (I think).

A quick clip on how to moderate the federated timeline.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rIHMZGXsWbTO6LjIJAlRgAiaDmHHfvul/view?usp=sharing

@robertwgehl so I wonder what moderation tools admin has if a user on this instance federates with a problem instance elsewhere?

We are now federated! This is done by following a user on another Masto instance. A quick how to video is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rATUixsjL6PIVRs_nFLmf7Yf0W85z-dO/view?usp=sharing

https://mastodon.social/web/accounts/310384

it didn't filter filter

filter this...

testing the filter. I'm going filter toots with the word "filter"

https://discourse.joinmastodon.org/ is the discussion board for Mastodon software stuff. Tech-heavy but may be useful for some queries.

@robertwgehl has been muted for 30 minutes!

custom emojis #insights

#insights it is possible to download an archive of your toots and media in ActivityPub format.

mastodon has a hashtag feature that lets you choose them for your profile while suggesting previously used hashtags. Tag your toots with #insights when you're sharing any discoveries or observations!

Pup’s first big walk. With his bud Oliver.

Sleepy corgis

#test hashtag feature