Ancestors

Written by PaulaToThePeople on 2025-01-18 at 17:41

I understand the next hours and days will be the peak of the current wave to the Fediverse (unless it causes a tipping point already).

So I want to offer my help to everybody who is new here.

I can help you with:

• finding the right instance (if you're not sure you found it)
• understanding how it all works
• editing your profile and settings
• finding your bubble
• helping others find you
• finding answers to further questions

I can help you by:

• replying publicly
• replying via DM
• videocall & screensharing (one on one or in groups)
• finding others who can answer the questions that I can't

This offer goes to:

• everybody (except trolls)
• not just people on one of our (Fediverse Foundation) instances
• not just people in the climatejustice movement
• not just people using Mastodon (though I don't have experience with all software flavors)
• not even only new people

I speak English and German.

[#]NewHere #FirstPost #introduction #introductions #welcome #NeuHier #FediHelp #offer #onboarding #help

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Written by Dr. Brapp on 2025-01-18 at 19:14

@PaulaToThePeople how can I interact with Bluesky? That’s where the poasters are right now

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Written by PaulaToThePeople on 2025-01-18 at 19:16

@drbrapp You need to follow @bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy if you can (it might be blocked on your server).

It might be slow right now, but it will automatically answer you with more info.

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Toot

Written by Dusk To Don :raccoon: on 2025-01-18 at 19:31

@PaulaToThePeople @drbrapp

Yep, that's pretty much it!

More details are here, if you're interested. It's also helpful to share the relevant section of these docs if you want someone on Bluesky to follow you.

https://fed.brid.gy/docs#fediverse-get-started

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Descendants

Written by Dr. Brapp on 2025-01-18 at 22:23

@dusk @PaulaToThePeople so unless I’m missing something I can’t follow a Bluesky account unless they have chosen to bridge it?

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Written by Dusk To Don :raccoon: on 2025-01-19 at 00:35

@drbrapp @PaulaToThePeople

That’s correct. that’s how this particular “bridge” software works, which is good opt-in #consent practice for software to follow.

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Written by Dr. Brapp on 2025-01-19 at 00:52

@dusk @PaulaToThePeople I don’t get the ethical concern tbh. The AT firehose is public and there are other 3rd party Bluesky clients. How is this different?

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Written by PaulaToThePeople on 2025-01-19 at 05:42

@drbrapp @dusk This is the Fediverse.

We care about consent and don't want big centralized networks to push all their content here, without consent of their users or us.

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Written by soaproot on 2025-01-19 at 20:48

@drbrapp @dusk @PaulaToThePeople To be honest the opt-in was much debated when the bridge was set up and, although the opt-in on the Fediverse side seems to match public opinion in the Fediverse (as best I understand it, anyway), I'm not as sure about the opt-in on the Bluesky side (where people generally have different expectations, or seem to).

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Written by PaulaToThePeople on 2025-01-20 at 05:52

@soaproot @drbrapp @dusk True.

But I think if it was changed to opt-out for bluesky, then many more Fediverse servers would block the bridge entirely, as they would be swamped with bsky content and couldn't handle the extra moderation load.

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