@Mastodon this is why I love you guys!

@Mastodon love Mastodon!

@Mastodon you're still free to donate $8a month for any cause you care about.

@Mastodon
Crap. I don't have a website. You'll just have to take my word for it. I'm me.

@Mastodon what does it do?

@Mastodon You can also add a checkmark emoji, blue circle emoji, or something like that to your name, if you really want a little icon.

@Mastodon proposal: blockchain based verification

@Mastodon I thrive on being a mystery.

@Mastodon it’s not working on one of my site it’s sooo weird ;)

@Mastodon maybe @gailsimone can finally be verified here! I don't believe she exists otherwise. 😌

@Mastodon I would like to see more flexibility for #Mastodon #verification. There should be an option to use a #DNS entry as an alternative as is typically done on other #Internet platforms, including #Apple and #Proton and #Google. While individuals may own domain names, for various reasons they may choose not to pay for website hosting. The current system disenfranchises these people. For example I own https://seanbray.ca and have it configured for e-mail and domain forwarding.

@Mastodon Not quite everyone...one needs a website first...

@Mastodon ...but do I get a BLUE CHECKMARK?! ;)

@Mastodon This is great!

@Mastodon Don't have, or need, a web site. Oh well. 🙁

@Mastodon I have tried numerous times to do this without success. Is there any more detailed documentation or troubleshooting available anywhere?

@Mastodon oh 👀

@Mastodon I knew. But I didn't know you use #DarkPatterns to trick people into signing up on mastodon.social https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/110236405361940166

@aral
@digitalcourage
@gael

@Mastodon Free, you say? I am not interested′ :) :) :)

@Mastodon Did I know? No I did not!

@Mastodon a lot of us dont have website

@Mastodon
Verification is not clearly explained. Could that be edited with a full example?

@Mastodon until you sell it to Elon lol

@Mastodon stop referring new users to select #servers on the #Official #Mastodon #app.

You can’t promote an open #fediverse and stack your servers at the same time.

I’ll use the app (especially since I’m on a different one anyway), but I’m not going to recommend it to anyone until then.

✌🏼😮‍💨💭

@Mastodon Great to see this feature being promoted. Mastodon link verification is a simple, elegant, and web-native solution to a complex problem

I wonder if the guide could be enhanced with step-by-step help for people using popular personal website hosting such as #WordpressDotCom?

I figured out how to verify with a custom menu link but it took me a while

@Mastodon Please place a full code example on that page

`<a href="https://aus.social/@shlee" rel="me">@shlee</a>` ?

@Mastodon ok, gescheitert am Prozess. Was soll ich machen?

@Mastodon

I did not know. I actually posted the question the other day, "does the check mark mean anything on mastodon" and I didn't receive an answer

Thank you

@Mastodon No luck for me, I'm using Google Sites and can't include html tag.
Adding DNS verification would be a good idea.

@Mastodon So that's how you get the check mark thing on here sounds easy.

@Mastodon this does not seem to work on my google site at https://www.schaufuss.dk even though this is in the source for the page:

@Mastodon
As i dont have a i phone how can i move past this requirement?

If you enable two-factor authentication using an authenticator app, logging in will require you to be in possession of your phone, which will generate tokens for you to enter.

@Mastodon ehehehe 😏

@Mastodon The article forgets to mention that the site needs to be served over httpS.

@Mastodon A female face in the examples would be nice. It's Not Just For Men.

@Mastodon so are you using @keyoxide or other means to do so?

Also is it exclusive to mastodon.social??

@Mastodon For users with accounts on both Mastodon and another site where verification costs money, is there any way for a #Mastodon verification to confer check mark free yet implicit verification for the other account? #ThinkingOutLoud

@Mastodon …if you have a website.

@Mastodon What about an domain username as it could be on bluesky? Would be even better for verification and identification.

@Mastodon Spoutible wants you to do the same thing. Smh.

@Mastodon Last time I looked, LinkedIn didn't have any way to use your profile page there as Mastodon verification. I submitted a request and they said they'd think about it.

@Mastodon I totally get this and the good intentions behind it. But this so nerdy and intimidating to non-techy folks. The vast majority of people don't have their own website and don't understand what a rel attribute is. When people say they find Mastodon difficult and unwelcoming, this kind of thing is why.

@Mastodon Do you have any idea on how to add a rel=“me” to a link in a wiki? I use dokuwiki. #wiki #syntax

@miladmusav چرا میره تو بروزر

@Mastodon Can I use my FB page? What about my Insta? Or my Google account?

Is there a list somewhere of what I can use? Maybe with "Total Idiot" level of instructions too?

Cheers!

@Mastodon did you guys all use to work for Microsoft?

@Mastodon yeah well, ok, but I'm still tossing you 8 bucks.

@Mastodon You just have to pay to have a URL with HTTPS at the beginning of it, otherwise, yeah, free!

@Mastodon I already registered. I’m missing something?

@Mastodon I’m Unable To Upload Pictures. Any Reason Why The App Isn’t Functioning Accordingly?

@Mastodon
Nice

@Mastodon Anyone have any advice on how to do this in WordPress where the Image Title Attribute is saved in a separate string from a link's target URL. Adding the rel="me" where WP wants it is not showing my page to be verified on Mastodon. (and if you have a solution, eli5 😅 )

@Mastodon I'm glad we dont have to use a cell phone number to verify, like I had to do with twitter. I have to use my daughter's number as I dont have a cellphone. TY!

@Mastodon nice

This 👌🏼

@Mastodon

"The important part is that the link has to have a rel="me" attribute on it. "

How to use this attribute? How do I give a link an attribute? Can you give an example of how to write it & where?

@Mastodon Why isn't mine working?

@Mastodon
It is worth noting that you need an #HTTPS-link for the #verification.
A simple #HTTP-link to a vintage homepage won’t do the trick.
https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/#verification

@Mastodon and GitHub supports this! So it’s easy (and free) for anyone to verify themselves

@Mastodon
Can't use google sites though.
Github can though, create an account, add your mastadon URL, then add the github url back to mastadon.

also twittodon is a nifty website that link confirms your twitter and mastadon account. they also provide a link that can is also verified by mastadon.

@Mastodon Thanks - I didn't know this!

@Mastodon oh fellow singer songwriter here, I must see to it

@Mastodon That page still doesn't mention that you need an SSL cert, though, which my website doesn’t. Took me ages to figure out why my verification link wasn't working.

@Mastodon jokes on you, I have a blue checkmark

@Mastodon there is a major omission on this page: there is no link to the complete documentation <https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/#verification>. Please add a line saying, “For more information, see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/profile/#verification” That would have saved me and several friends a lot of time.

@Mastodon I’m not even sure I’m certified IRL.

@Mastodon Thanks to @trunksapp , I can see that Mastodon's account is official without visiting a profile: take a look at this checkmark green badge :-)

@Mastodon where can we submit requirements pls

@Mastodon I don't understand the rel="me" thing 😞

@Mastodon
Did you know that mastodon.social is just one of many Instances of Mastodon the Software as Part of the Fediverse(federated Network) where you can register an Account?

And there are many other Apps on Android and iOS for it, not just Mastodon who tries to force you to register only on there Instance.

It has all the Stuff, being free, privacy-friendly, based on Web Standards and available for everyone. 😉

#JoinMastodon #Register #Newbie

@Mastodon still waiting to be verified….