@ernest this was an extraordinary situation with several crisis points on a platform in early development (as far as mass usage is concerned) and you were able to keep a cool head, keep things going and also keep people informed of the situations as they were developing. I am happy to read that you have help now (and it looks like really great expert help) and that you can take a break/retirement from admin and enjoy it with the rest of us. Bravo!

Sometimes I just can’t tell and other times I think “well, which way does it want to be?” Also, I’m not actually sure which kind of animal this is supposed to be a picture of, maybe some sort of pig or boar?

First exposure would probably be identica in 2010. For people getting started, these days I’d suggest less joining a specific platform and more by interest. Books -> bookwyrm , Video -> a Peertube instance, etc.

I know I clapped before already, but this is my favorite thing today

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