@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 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 still waiting to be verified….