Hi fediverse, we recently held a vote on whether to...

Hi fediverse, we recently held a vote on whether to post in English or German. Most of you wanted us to post in English, but lots asked for both via the comments. We'll try to do this within each toot (whenever there is enough space)!

Let us know your thoughts! 😊
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Liebes fediverse, ihr habt über die SPrache unserer Toots abgestimmt. Die meisten von euch wollten, dass wir auf Englisch weitermachen, aber viele fragten nach beidem. Wir werden dies versuchen! 😊

https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/110112141824436606

Like 14 Apr 2023 at 13:09 | Open on mastodon.social

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huilong

@Tutanota english to german learning course :smart:

14 Apr 2023 at 13:22 | Open on fosstodon.org

Marty | DigiGeek & TravelGeek

@Tutanota Sounds like a nice alternative. Win-win. 👍 Should we reply in the same way? 😁

🇩🇪 Das klingt nach einer guten Alternative. Eine Win-Win-Situation. 👍 Sollen wir auf die gleiche Weise antworten? 😁

14 Apr 2023 at 13:24 | Open on mastodon.social

Tuta

@digigeek 😂 Eine Sprache ist ok, wir können beides. 😉

14 Apr 2023 at 16:12 | Open on mastodon.social

Marty | DigiGeek & TravelGeek

@Tutanota Choice bro, mint to hear that. 😁 Tutanota team knows their stuff eh, proper geeks. Sweet as, have a mean as weekend. Chur! Kia ora from a stoked punter. 🇳🇿

14 Apr 2023 at 19:33 | Open on mastodon.social

Adair

@Tutanota Now the post with which text is no longer a barrier, my personal view, you use English, German can be. I will continue to support you!

14 Apr 2023 at 13:50 | Open on mastodon.social

El Duvelle

@Tutanota Love it! 🇬🇧🇩🇪

14 Apr 2023 at 13:56 | Open on neuromatch.social

Yohan Yukiya Sese ♾️ 사요한 🦣

@Tutanota For #fediverse software and apps with #language filters, I suggest you do not mix languages in one post as it will more likely be filtered out.

Also, since you are in a #Mastodon instance, it has a “posting language” feature. If you post in English, select “en”, if you post in German, select “de”. Which also helps in filtering posts if it is supported by your follower's fediverse platform or app.

Of course, it's all up to you, whichever posting strategy you choose. I think it's safe to assume that there is a very low number of users who filtered out English, if any. ^_^

@Tutanota For #fediverse software and apps with #language filters, I suggest you do not mix languages in one post as it will more likely be filtered out.

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14 Apr 2023 at 13:56 | Open on c.im

Tuta

@youronlyone Tried that, but people complained they did not want to see German posts. (maybe they did not set up the filter on their end)?

14 Apr 2023 at 16:12 | Open on mastodon.social

Yohan Yukiya Sese ♾️ 사요한 🦣

@Tutanota Yep, more likely they haven't explored that feature. Or, they are using a fediverse software and/or app that doesn't have language filters; or doesn't use their account's language filter settings.

In any case, it's going to be a challenge. For one, you're in the mastodon.social instance which is limited to 500 characters. If multiple languages in one post will be your chosen strategy, you may have to transfer to a different instance with 1,000 or even 2,000-character limit.

Or, maybe just post in English, since your reach and market is global.

Another option is, keep separate accounts. You can take advantage of mastodon.social's twin server, mastodon.online. ;)

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14 Apr 2023 at 20:14 | Open on c.im

DELETED

@Tutanota Ideally you will have one account per language, as mentioned on replies it helps when filtering posts :cdrr: