I just did a test search, after being so surprised when someone pulled a whole thread out of thin air -- with the words "family tree" only.
OMG -- Full text search? on mastodon that is so freeking rare.
On Pleroma she pulled it off easy.
On a smaller instance, ok. On FAB, where my new account is, the same search got results as far back as 3 weeks.
Amizingly, it showed one of Hans's posts, done here on qoto, seen and indexed, retrieved on FAB easily.
This instance looks incredible!
Btw, love the name tags "Banned for..." and yours is really funny!
@globcoco @hansw LOL, thank you!
I really had fun there, a great crowd, friendly, intelligent, sensitive. We had fast chat, the pleroma systems seem to encourage that -- when you come to mastodon it really feels. Ponderous. Slooooow....
And I saw so many people with the "banned for [insert reason here]" that I thought it was a neat idea, and joined.
Later used it here as well.
^^
I wonder beside its technical points if you have prefered instances you love.
Because of the vibe that people bring in the instances, the subjects talked about and the dynamic of the exchange.
Of course I know, a lot may have to do with the tech but if you could separate the 2, what would it be for you?
Yes, in considering online communities, the platform being used is important and can affect things tremendously, but the people themselves, the interactions, it is the most important part.
Finding a good group, which we feel identified with, and being accepted is so rewarding.
The cool kids are not in mastodon anymore.
>> Hence what you do! This is so important!
Thank you -- your perception never ceases to amaze me. Indeed.
The Local feeds can make or break an instance. Qoto's was broken, very recently, and I nearly dispaired.
It is hard to affect change, one single user no matter how active can't do it alone.
I had some encouragement from the quality posts and support that @Phaedrus gave me -- he knows what I am talking about, as he was the first person to write about
"Make Qoto Great Again" -- and we did, managed to turn the ponderous ship, weeded out some obnoxious accounts, created a small lock at the front door (the new user questions, which surprisingly few respond to; all blank forms are rejected outright , of course.)
This, I am happy to acknowledge, was my idea and suggestion, peddled to the staff and accepted; we all are happy with the reduced intake and the amazing rise in quality of our local feed.
This depends on the contributions of our users -- but sensing a friendly and rich environment, people will come closer and interaction will happen.
On that front things are working well.
Hopefully we make progress in the instance tech side, as I am dissatisfied greatly with mastodon, as I make abundantly clear (it's a campaign, of course).
If we improve, great. If not, m presence would fade somewhat, as I pursue my own aspirations and settle elsewhere as a main account.
The Home feeds, I haven't looked at in recent times, as you can imagine my time is taken with my own active presence. But they are good to discover cool people in other instances.
And I wish to participate on them once again.
My FAB account is now Pleroma HQ for me, and there's ziliion Notis there waiting for review and responses. I love it! 📩
Just thinking: maybe your wondering was about finding your Pleroma HQ?
As for myself, I'm still dispersed right now and following your thread i might admit even if I'm taking it in a very leisurely pace.
I'd love to find a few places where I could help out much more. As well as finding people I could help with what I do and who I am...
It's part of the richness of fedi that it's common and normal for more adventurous people to come and go, it's accepted. Good people are remembered, perhaps we meet again?
Next Spring, in Córdoba, or Sevilla, or Porto? All cities I visited, and love.
Many others too, Lisboa has my heart in quick beat, I am so happy the moment I arrive there.
Saudades de Portugal. Minha terra ancestral.
Take your time as you follow my narrative, it's pretty intense and the Blog is an ideal way to follow it - as it's not time sensitive as live conversations are. The pages will still be there, next time, and can be responded to, linked to, I do that myself as well.
My wondering ways won't stop at FAB, as there is so much more to see and love, report on so people get notice they exist. Marrakesh, Istanbul, Budapest, so many places to visit, why not?
A man of wonder and discovery indeed!
I went in my childhood in Portugal but I don't remember a thing.
Love to go at some stage.
A friend of mine talked to me also about how food is wondrous. there!
If you ever need a passionate guide, I am the one. Visited the whole country, love it.
Would like to move there permanently, still percolating this idea.
What stops you from going and what would you need to put it into actions?
@design_RG @hansw
That is really what made me be really happy about it (a good group, being accepted...)
If some people like Paul have mixed feeling about it just because of what is going on in the instance, the need is really to educate on the instances to avoid losing so many cool people!
Hence what you do! This is so important!