I guess I'm not sure whether I want to mirror what I post here with what's on the bird app, or to treat them as requiring separate content for now...
@seismogenic I'm wondering the same thing :/
@janinekrippner @seismogenic I’m kind of keeping them separate at the moment, getting re-established over here. There were a surprisingly few number of posts about lightning on here…
@COweatherman @seismogenic Yeah I thought I would post some older stuff putting some good volcano information on here since, looking at the hashtags, there seems to be none.
@janinekrippner @seismogenic I think that’s a smart move. I haven’t touched on the lightning safety so much yet, so that’s probably coming soon.
@COweatherman @seismogenic It's kind of refreshing and fun starting over, without the heaviness of the birdsite history. Or am I nuts?
@janinekrippner @COweatherman It definitely feels fun to be starting in a new place, like we're all discovering this new system together, and also getting to know new people (and old ones all over again). But at the same time, I also feel like I had a good history on the birdsite, and I really don't want it to go down for good...
@seismogenic @COweatherman yeah I am processing what the birdsite potentially dying would mean, not just personally but for crisis communication. Grasping for positive aspects 😅
@janinekrippner @seismogenic @COweatherman mastodon does seem to be more silo-based, with scientists mostly interacting with other scientists, which works fine for many and does make for a more friendly environment perhaps. For me personally, that system has some downsides.
@jascha @janinekrippner @seismogenic @COweatherman a lot of us jumping over seem to be scientists and content creators. I worry that the slight barrier to entry might discourage the #scicomm audience, and they’ll be left behind in a nest of potential misinformation. I’ll still keep posting over there, at least on the corporate accounts. The main reason I’m here is to keep in touch with global #seismology friends, and make new ones 🥰
@seislologist @jascha @janinekrippner @seismogenic @COweatherman the thing about servers here is if you want to talk to broader communities, don't set up on a niche scientist-focused server, go for a community's one: think laptop at a park picnic table, not staying in campus
@astrokiwi @jascha @janinekrippner @seismogenic @COweatherman so everything we’ve heard about not worrying about which server we’re based is not without implications…
@seislologist @astrokiwi @jascha @seismogenic @COweatherman I just boosted a chart that summarizes who sees what :) Couldn't figure out how to share it right here sorry 😅
@janinekrippner @astrokiwi @jascha @seismogenic @COweatherman Very useful. Shows that we have to boost each other to help us connect with the wider community. Just like real life!
@janinekrippner @seislologist @astrokiwi @jascha @seismogenic Speaking of...here's a whole list of journos on Mastodon, which can come in quite handy for #SciComm, Crisis Comm, etc.
@COweatherman @janinekrippner @seislologist @astrokiwi @jascha
This is awesome! Thanks!
@seislologist @astrokiwi @jascha @seismogenic @COweatherman Lifting each other up across the virtual world, I love it