For an org focused on Trust & Safety, the @iftas publication "Responding to Self-Harm and Suicidal Content" makes some extremely harmful recommendations.

https://about.iftas.org/library/responding-to-self-harm-and-suicidal-content/

As moderators, we carry authority into our conversations that cannot be set aside. A moderator reaching out to someone facing suicidal ideation is often oppressive, pushing the afflicted away from networks of support.

NEVER call the cops on a minority in crisis!

This harmful document should be removed.

#FediAdmin

sometimes when i see that we have 100 active users on this instance i don't believe it. like it certainly doesn't feel like there're 100 different peeps actively posting on the local timeline at any given point. then i remember posting followers-only is a thing lmao

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

@aral @staff cc: #MastoAdmin #FediAdmin

New Fedi admin patreon post in which I complain briefly about AI (and the people posting it) doing my head in:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/fucking-ai-142152086

If you have a couple of bucks a month spare and you enjoy mastodon.art existing, consider supporting me? Hopefully the posts on this Patreon demonstrate how much effort and time it takes to host a community like ours.

#FediAdmin

Time to bust a Fediverse myth: asking people to boost your post does NOT create any connections to your server.

If you want to build connections, follow other people and ask other people to follow you.

For more methods that actually work, I've done a guide on making your account and posts more visible:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

I've also done a guide on all the things that help your server see more of the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quickly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

New Fedi admin patreon post in which I complain briefly about AI (and the people posting it) doing my head in:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/fucking-ai-142152086

If you have a couple of bucks a month spare and you enjoy mastodon.art existing, consider supporting me? Hopefully the posts on this Patreon demonstrate how much effort and time it takes to host a community like ours.

#FediAdmin

Time to bust a Fediverse myth: asking people to boost your post does NOT create any connections to your server.

If you want to build connections, follow other people and ask other people to follow you.

For more methods that actually work, I've done a guide on making your account and posts more visible:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

I've also done a guide on all the things that help your server see more of the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quickly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

@luca As long as they pay their monthly fee, it’s their choice.
We don’t force anyone to post or even read.
But the moment they want to—post or consume—they should be able to jump right in, no delay.

#fediverse #mastodon #mastoadmin #fediadmin #SocialMedia

If you want a better insight into what's involved with running a community like mastodon.art - the moderation, the tech issues, the behind the scenes stuff, how many hours a day I spend doing admin work - I have a Patreon where I discuss exactly that!

https://www.patreon.com/cw/WelshPixie1

#FediAdmin

If you want a better insight into what's involved with running a community like mastodon.art - the moderation, the tech issues, the behind the scenes stuff, how many hours a day I spend doing admin work - I have a Patreon where I discuss exactly that!

https://www.patreon.com/cw/WelshPixie1

#FediAdmin

https://www.patreon.com/posts/141780235

New Patreon post - my Tuesday so far 😊 A mini Spanish user influx, brand new accounts not reading the rules, trending tags, and the masto software being as annoying as always.

TLDR: I spent the first two hours of my day, from 6:30, doing masto admin.

#FediAdmin

https://www.patreon.com/posts/141780235

New Patreon post - my Tuesday so far 😊 A mini Spanish user influx, brand new accounts not reading the rules, trending tags, and the masto software being as annoying as always.

TLDR: I spent the first two hours of my day, from 6:30, doing masto admin.

#FediAdmin

p.s. You can stop Bluesky having any connections or interactions with your server by asking your server admin to defederate bsky.brid.gy

If you are a server admin and want help with how to defederate, there's a guide at https://fedi.tips/how-to-defederate-fediblock-a-server-on-mastodon

#Bluesky #Fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

p.s. You can stop Bluesky having any connections or interactions with your server by asking your server admin to defederate bsky.brid.gy

If you are a server admin and want help with how to defederate, there's a guide at https://fedi.tips/how-to-defederate-fediblock-a-server-on-mastodon

#Bluesky #Fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

✅ maintenance ✅

And we're back. The servers on plan CX22 have been migrated to CX23 and the CX32 to CX33.

This will save us some (2.87 EUR, 14% on server costs), while keeping the same resources.

Looping in #MastoAdmin, #FediAdmin, #PixelAdmin, as lots of Fediverse instances run on Hetzner and might also want to benefit.

#MountainsAdmin

As a timely reminder, our DNI list includes 78 domains we strongly recommend for defederation.

Some are known to be expired, but they remain on the list for safety's sake.

Each domain is labelled and was investigated by human review. This is not an automated or consensus list.

A Mastodon format CSV for import is available at https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/

Inclusion on the DNI list means we are extremely confident the domain will never be retracted from the list.

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

As a timely reminder, our DNI list includes 78 domains we strongly recommend for defederation.

Some are known to be expired, but they remain on the list for safety's sake.

Each domain is labelled and was investigated by human review. This is not an automated or consensus list.

A Mastodon format CSV for import is available at https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/

Inclusion on the DNI list means we are extremely confident the domain will never be retracted from the list.

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin