@paco @BenAveling it is just a stupid electronic device

@visionaire

Right: it is a #Mastodon instance. So all #theforkiverse users are part of the #Fediverse with all the benefits and potential that the Fediverse has.

@aj

@paco

Then, to be honest, I don't understand all the fuss that's being made there.

@aj

@visionaire It’s just new people discovering the fediverse. No more, no less. Like when #fuckaas came online or any other server that has a sudden spike in membership. There’s no fuss. Just the frothy enthusiasm of new people trying something new and hoping it will be good.

I’m trying to be enthusiastic right back at them. I want to make them welcome. Help them stay. I’m following a bunch so they have followers and see interactions. I boost their stuff so they get exposure. I’m trying to make their feeds less empty.

I’m trying, frankly, to give them the opposite of the finger-wagging, grouchy welcome that new users have often gotten. One thing at a time. Get them in and enjoying themselves. Gradually introduce them to the culture without putting them off.
@aj

@paco as long as it gets back on the holder I am good.

@paco Thank you for explaining. I had seen them all appearing and had gathered something like this, but I had no idea what podcast it was.

@paco A is correct, apparently UNLESS you have one or more cats, who also find A to be more convenient for unwinding toilet roll, so you should* choose B

* where should is to be understood as in rfc 2119

@paco depends on whether or not you have cats. Closest to the person is perfect for cat shenanigans. Well…. actually, it doesn’t matter which way if your cat is into that kind of shenanigans.

@paco @djm62 great minds!

I do have a cat. But the one time he did this was when the toilet roll was out on a table. He hasn’t done that to a roll in the bathroom despite us hanging consistently in the most shenanigans-friendly way.
@skatem @djm62

@djm62 @paco luckily we haven’t had personal experience with such shenanigans with either of our two cats, but oops, I’ve probably jinxed that situation now.