I was thinking about switching to another server instance, but I didn't see that one coming.
@ezcontents oldbytes eh?
@0xC0DE6502 I see most of the retro folk are there, but maybe it's not really needed to move... Seems to work fine except the federated and local timelines.
@0xC0DE6502 Yes.. I think you are right. petterhans posted a flowchart on the birdsite how the visibility works.
@ezcontents @0xC0DE6502 in a way you're being helpful by promoting stuff from oldbytes onto other instances. Or something.
@mfitzp @ezcontents @0xC0DE6502 I thought of that as well, since @ezcontents passes the content on, in a relay kind of way (still don't know how to better describe it)
@Wintermute_BBS @mfitzp @0xC0DE6502 Still a bit confusing how the server propagation works exactly. Will need to RTFM. 🙂
@mfitzp @0xC0DE6502 Hmm.. ok. So it might be better if I stay where I am.
@ezcontents @0xC0DE6502 sacrifice yourself the the Greater Good(tm)😀
I actually moved from oldbytes because I was curious to see what effect instance has on the timelines. Based on this highly scientific sample of one, I think as long as you find your local timeline vaguely interesting you're in a good place.
On each instance you can check out the "See what's happening" on the homepage to see Local there (though oldbytes seems to show Federated).
@mfitzp @0xC0DE6502 Ok. Thanks. I have an account there now. Will have to see if I decide to move there or stay where I am.
@mfitzp @ezcontents Yeah, that's it! Or like sitting in a bar when all your retro mates are in another bar hahaha
@0xC0DE6502 @ezcontents sitting but at least you're getting texts from them and can share those texts with people in your pub* ...right, right? 😂
(* who grunt and say "shut up nobody cares about your stupid old computers grandad" )
@mfitzp @ezcontents @0xC0DE6502 The main thing you're missing out when not on a particular instance is a Local timeline showing only the posts by people there.
Which, to be fair, sounds fantastically relevant, and fomo-inducing in the case of oldbytes :)
@chexum @mfitzp @0xC0DE6502 Thanks. And indeed.. we don't want FOMO. 😆
@ezcontents It's almost like Twitter is a forbidden word here 😂
@0xC0DE6502 Nooo. You said the T word. 😂
Yes, we call it the 'Birdsite'. ;-)
@ezcontents I was thinking the same thing but I really don't think it matters. I prefer checking my Home timeline anyway. One caveat though: you can easily export your posts/toots but you can't import them into your moved account (I think! Please prove me wrong)