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@opalideas@mindly.social @paulbusch@mstdn.ca @ZebKing@mastodon.online

There are many ways to approach these issues.

One approach is to use groups to allow people to easily reach each other no matter what instance they are on (more about groups at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/ ).

These kinds of groups are like "super hashtags", they repeat posts that mention them but use a push method to reach other servers that is a lot more effective than hashtags.

However, they are not forums the way Facebook Groups are.

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Innocuous In Innisfil 🇨🇦
@paulbusch@mstdn.ca

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Thanks for the update/info. Workarounds are possible to set up, manage and access a Group function, however IMO it needs to be simple. Otherwise potential new users will simply choose to stay on their existing social media platforms. My two cents ($CAD).

@opalideas@mindly.social @ZebKing@mastodon.online

Fedi.Tips
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@paulbusch@mstdn.ca @opalideas@mindly.social @ZebKing@mastodon.online

I agree, it's just a question of where the resources come from.

Mastodon has a half-made built-in groups feature similar to Facebook Groups, but it isn't finished yet. (Techy info at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/19059 )

Mastodon just has a small crew of developers who depend on donations and grants to keep going, they have to choose what to prioritise rather than make everything. (They deliberately don't have advertisers or sell people's data.)

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@paulbusch@mstdn.ca

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Not being critical of the development team. It's an amazing tool now, built with minimal resources and volunteer effort. We'll get there.

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@paulbusch@mstdn.ca

Yeah no worries, your post was totally reasonable! I agree with it!