Gregory's Server@Mastodon Contrary to what some other folks are saying, I think having a default server for new sign-ups is a decent solution, since that seems to be a big stumbling block for a lot of folks.
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@babumenos There would be additional things to worry about (availability, scaling, etc) that would be tough to ensure if they aren't running the server themselves.  @babumenos There's something already like that, but I don't think it would scale and give QOS that most new users would expect. Regardless, I'm fairly certain the Masto-devs have looked into the issue a lot closer than we have. 😉 Here’s to hoping; though it sure *looks* like mastodon.social is attempting to grow (even more). But I (and many others) might of course be wrong. We’ll see. @babumenos I guess I don't see that as a bad thing. Most new users could really care less about the whole 'federation'-side of the fediverse, they are just looking for a service that will replace Twitter. The solution that the Masto-devs have implemented is most likely their best option for providing that. Exactly why I perceive it as a bad thing. Mastodon has been *different* from Twitter and with very good reason. Now it tries to become the new Twitter which is disheartening for long-standing users. And the answer is mostly, “pffft, get used to it.” @babumenos As with pretty much any service things change to meet the communities needs. I've been using Mastodon since around late 2016 or so, and it's *pretty* different than how it was in the beginning. Such is life. Of course things change. I’m just not sure if changing Mastodon so as to better resemble Twitter is a good change, that’s all. But let’s stop at this point; as I wrote earlier, we’ll see. @babumenos @brian I guess Mastodon must change to compete. Question is: where are the limits? |
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Could be randomly rotating servers, though. Should be, rather.