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Eugen Rochko

My life is so dominated by discussions of how Mastodon can be improved that it's really refreshing to hear about what people like. Thanks @dangillmor!

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@Gargron @dangillmor It is vastly superior to anything else around that I have seen; which admittedly is not much.

LAUREN

@Gargron @dangillmor You've done a good thing here. I appreciate it so much. Thank you.

Dev

@Gargron I enjoy many things about mastodon but the one that comes to mind as an admin is: how easy it to copy custom emojis from another server if you have federated with them!

Grant 🇺🇦ArmUkraine🇺🇦

@Gargron I can't think of anything I'd want to change. I'd like more people to chip in, but that's it.

Thank you for this place :) ❤️

James Martin :verified:

@Gargron we all love platform and also know that you are listening to feedback and ideas. Something pretty rare for social media platforms. Sucks no one says what they love about it. I can say I love the entire platform and I hope it grows. I really enjoy hosting my own instance. That’s what I like about Mastodon.

Mariya Delano

@Gargron I adore Mastodon. Maybe this will make your day better - I wrote an essay a few months ago where I talked about Mastodon as what the future of the internet should and probably will look like. It’s my love letter to what you and the wider Fediverse have built. I couldn’t love it more. admdnewsletter.com/p/on-the-bi

@dangillmor

joeyg

@Gargron @dangillmor I like that federated posts implement a signed HTTP signature. Just one small thought about security.

Adventurer #Harris

@Gargron @dangillmor
I personally love it. Especially no ads or hate. I don't have anxiety anymore..

Richard Schneeman

@Gargron I enjoy that “I saw a toot…” is a semi regular thing I say to my partner now

Luis

@Gargron @dangillmor I like turtles and coffee. Regarding Masthodon I am enjoying it but I still don't really think I am immersed entirely. I will give it time though. Thanks for all the really hard work.

Comunidad bahá´í de Mexicali

@Gargron @dangillmor Uh, well i really like Mastodon so far. Thank you very much for inventing it! We have even given a little for the upkeep - wish we could give more.

DELETED

@Gargron @dangillmor it’s one of just three i use now. and i try everything, always. 🦋

edgeoforever 🍎

@Gargron @dangillmor first place I go in the morning, last before I go to sleep. And a lot in between!😎 Thank you for creating it!😍

David Hopeward

@Gargron The good characteristics of this software are why it is literally the only social media I use. Thanks!

GoNancyGo

@Gargron @dangillmor I was so excited to be able to edit when I came running here from the twit. My life is complete.

James B Toy

@Gargron @dangillmor The site formerly known as Twitter is a mess now. I'm really enjoying the diversity and sincerity of Mastodon users and their posts. It has a nice vibe.

Jeri Dansky

@Gargron OK, here's just a few of the things I really like:
- I like how thoughtfully full text search was implemented.
- I like the audit trail on edits, and how people who've interacted with the post get notified when there's been an edit.
- I like that I could verify myself.
- I like the emphasis on alt text, including the new alt label on images that have alt text.

I spend many hours every day on Mastodon, so you know I like it a lot!

@Gargron OK, here's just a few of the things I really like:
- I like how thoughtfully full text search was implemented.
- I like the audit trail on edits, and how people who've interacted with the post get notified when there's been an edit.
- I like that I could verify myself.
- I like the emphasis on alt text, including the new alt label on images that have alt text.

paradeiser

@Gargron @dangillmor Mastodon ist großartig!
Ich kann nicht verstehen, warum gerade Journalisten den Wert der echten Unabhängigkeit nicht sehen oder verstehen wollen.
Ich bin gespannt ob die Firmenaccounts (auch für Support etc. ) hier auftauchen werden. Hängt wahrscheinlich davon ab, wie gut Mastodon in deren Multi-Platform-Tools integriert werden kann. Das könnte einen ziemlichen Pull-Effekt haben, denke ich.
DANKE @Gargron 🙏

Sozan

@Gargron So we should tell you more often that you created something great. I am glad I found Mastodon when I was searching for a place in the internet after all my past "homes" had been more or less destroyed. Please keep up the good work.

OpticalNail

@Gargron @dangillmor I have never used twitter-style apps before Mastodon and despise their layout, their following thingy, etc.
But there hasn't been a place where I felt better than Mastodon. Usually if I didn't like the layout of an app, I would switch it. With Mastodon, even though I'm not a fan of the layout, the community here makes up for it ten fold and the ideas it stands for are noble.

Thank you for making a great thing!

bison ✅

@Gargron @dangillmor i like that mastodon actually works.
a lot of people have "ideas" but not many put out something that actually works and on this scale.
Thank you for making mastodon :BlobhajHeart:

Rote Blume

@Gargron @dangillmor I have often issues uploading photos (502) - end of complaints

ıpuɐɯznʞ

@Gargron I would like to understand why so many of german-speaking journalists (and other interesting people) have moved from X (Twitter) to #Bluesky (instead of #Mastodon).

DasTausW

@Gargron @dangillmor 1st Mastodon is great! 2nd I really would appreciate an (optional) algorithm that populates my timeline. There are a lot of interesting posts I’ll never see, because I don’t follow the poster or because it’s too far down in the linear timeline.

꧁𝕮𝖊𝖆꧂:blobcatdj:

@Gargron @dangillmor

It is the #best #service in its own #vein.

Matter of fact, had it arrived at the time birdsite came to be, it would #most likely have #mopped the #floor with birdy.

Well. It can still do that now :nkolul:
(No competition tbh.
Thos other """ #services""" dont know how to #act :Alcea_LolFace: )

Louise Locock

@Gargron @dangillmor I love being able to edit. Simple things are often the best.

Mairita :verified_paw:

@Gargron first of all - huge thank you for Mastodon! I really enjoy my local feed, how much in control I can be what I see, hashtags are great, easy to add alt text to images, local servers are great. On Mastadon I engage with people instead of screaming into void. Keep up the great work you do!

David Schmidt

@Gargron @dangillmor I like how easy it was to integrate Mastodon with its API in my website. And I like that I can browse through Mastodon without having the feeling that I'm lost in advertisement and algorithmic sorting.

Póló

@Gargron @dangillmor

I know it's not up to you but someone should put manners on the owner/moderator of Mastodon.ie.
photopol.blogspot.com/2022/11/

petpet

@gargron @dangillmor
Just to send an "I enjoy it, and I havent been enjoing Social Media ever since".

Chris Neklason

@Gargron @dangillmor
Loving the: Baked in RSS. Reverse chronological order feed. No algorithm. Humble and responsive CEO.

Skean Harshly

@Gargron @dangillmor Excellent level of control of how wide or narrow The user feed is: check

Great and growing list of excellent third party clients: check

No feed mangling algorithm: check

Least toxic online community I've come across in a long time: check

Just wish I could get my friends and family to switch away from those other places...

Love it here.

MaryPot

@Gargron @dangillmor

When I dream of improvements to Mastodon, it is mostly because I wish I could get more people to come here instead of staying on eXitter or Facebook.

These are things I like:

That I can ban whole domains just for me, just because I feel like it.

That I can follow and super-follow people. Ie. 2 levels of following, so most interesting/funny can be right there in my notifications.

That you care about Mastodon and want it to be even better. ❤️

Michael Mathy

@Gargron @dangillmor

- you make me see social network not as a waste of time anymore.
- it is really people talking to people.
- you make me pay 8 € per month with a smile while paying 8 € for the blue is a theft
- everything is working wonderfully well for me
- I had some bugs that I have reported in GitHub and I know you manage everything with the correct priority.

It is really a good job and I just wished I discovered it earlier.

@Gargron @dangillmor

- you make me see social network not as a waste of time anymore.
- it is really people talking to people.
- you make me pay 8 € per month with a smile while paying 8 € for the blue is a theft
- everything is working wonderfully well for me
- I had some bugs that I have reported in GitHub and I know you manage everything with the correct priority.

Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦

@Gargron @dangillmor yeah, it's human nature that when things go as we expect, we shut up and gwt on with complaining about other things 😂

So I'll say: I am happy with my experience on mstdn.ca and was pleasantly surprised with the recent update that included Search!

🙏thank-you, gargron and team 🙂

taijidude

@Gargron
@dangillmor

I love what you have created and i'm impressed by it. Been here only for a short time but meet interesting people and learned a lot. Thank you for your work! 🙏

House Panther :verified:

@Gargron @dangillmor Mastodon is an excellent platform. Eugen, you and your team are doing an excellent job.

Zarin Loosli

@Gargron @dangillmor I was just thinking the other day about how awesome the chronological feed is and how I take it for granted

holzen

@Gargron @dangillmor
I like that it is free of ads and respects privacy and independence of infrastructure is build-in, which makes it the perfect social network.

cultdev

@Gargron @dangillmor as of 2023 it is already the greatest social platform ever made. even better than vine and ‘08 twitter

tripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪

@Gargron I'm hugely grateful for Mastodon. You're doing great work here, thank you.

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