I joined #mastodon last week, on a whim, with no idea what to expect
Minutes later, I was welcomed by @dillyd which has never happened on any other platform and was a wonderful introduction. So I posted a couple pictures of my #cats, and found, to my surprise, people reacting and interacting
Maybe it's because I'm not fighting an algorithm, or maybe I just found a place where folks truly appreciate cats. Either way, I'm very happy to be here, and I hope you're prepared for more cat pictures
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dillyd
in reply to Rufus • • •Shout out to @Kitty who published a twelve days of fedi thread on welcoming new people to mastodon. They inspired me.
Rufus
in reply to dillyd • • •screw_dog
in reply to Rufus • • •jeffron
in reply to Rufus • • •lafnlab
in reply to Rufus • • •❣️a standard deviantifa +/- gravy
in reply to lafnlab • • •@lafnlab
and #toeBeanTuesday... and #whiskersWednesday...
welcome : )
The Oracle WokStation
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to The Oracle WokStation • • •The VHS Wizard 🦝📼🧙
in reply to Rufus • • •CathyBikesBook
in reply to Rufus • • •dillyd
in reply to CathyBikesBook • • •A big welcome to you, too, Cathy! I've just sent you a follow request.
@rufustheduck
dillyd
in reply to dillyd • • •What brought you here? Did you already know people on here? I see you like bikes and books. If you haven't found them already, you might like the BikeTooter and bookstodon hashtags.
CathyBikesBook
in reply to dillyd • • •@dillyd I don't know anyone here. I came to try it out. Been wanting to try it for a while and finally got around to it. I've been off twitter for 3 years, and I've tried other social media platforms and they are okay.
Thanks for the recommendations too.
Rufus
in reply to dillyd • • •Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)
in reply to Rufus • • •Luna says hi too!
#CatsOfMastodon
@dillyd
Rufus
in reply to Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm) • • •廃墟猫 🐈🌈🐈⬛🐈🐈⬛🐈⬛
in reply to Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm) • • •Rufus
in reply to 廃墟猫 🐈🌈🐈⬛🐈🐈⬛🐈⬛ • • •廃墟猫 🐈🌈🐈⬛🐈🐈⬛🐈⬛
in reply to Rufus • • •Amandine
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Amandine • • •Amandine
in reply to Rufus • • •Steve Gisselbrecht
in reply to Rufus • • •dillyd
in reply to Steve Gisselbrecht • • •No, you are! (Wipes tears from eye)
@rufustheduck
IcooIey
in reply to Steve Gisselbrecht • • •dillyd
in reply to IcooIey • • •Group hug!
Elena ``of Valhalla''
in reply to Rufus • •@Rufus @dillyd welcome to the fediverse!
we may be quite partial to cats, yes
like this
dillyd e Rufus like this.
Kristine Willis
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Kristine Willis • • •Enric :estelada: :paisoscat:
in reply to Rufus • • •#CatsOfMastodon #mastocats #gats
Rufus
in reply to Enric :estelada: :paisoscat: • • •lovely_Natur+Kultur
in reply to Rufus • • •... and you, too, of course.
Rufus
in reply to lovely_Natur+Kultur • • •Laura
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Laura • • •Alex
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Alex • • •Don Hawkins - W7DAH
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Don Hawkins - W7DAH • • •Levka
in reply to Rufus • • •Levka (@LevZadov@kolektiva.social)
kolektiva.socialRufus
in reply to Levka • • •Anathexyz
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome to the Fediverse!
Both. It's definitely both.
How gorgeous!
Robert Kingett
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Robert Kingett • • •Lux :flag_genderfluid:
in reply to Rufus • • •welcome aboard !
And don't be fooled, we also like dogs !
Rufus
in reply to Lux :flag_genderfluid: • • •aprilfollies
in reply to Rufus • • •Whaile
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Whaile • • •Bette
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Bette • • •mauvedeity
in reply to Rufus • • •Tanya Karoli 4 a better world
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome, please continue being you!
Rufus
in reply to Tanya Karoli 4 a better world • • •QueeRomance Ink
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to QueeRomance Ink • • •ReneDamkot
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to ReneDamkot • • •Erik
in reply to Rufus • • •some people are even named Cats! Welcome!
You might want to check in on the #Mosstodon, #LichenSubscribe and #SilentSunday hashtags too.
DeltaWye
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to DeltaWye • • •Cazimodo Creative
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Cazimodo Creative • • •CanCycleABit_Cycling_Liz
in reply to Rufus • • •Oh and if you cycle, knit, take photos in pretty places, have other pets that's all welcome too.
Rufus
in reply to CanCycleABit_Cycling_Liz • • •CanCycleABit_Cycling_Liz
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to CanCycleABit_Cycling_Liz • • •CanCycleABit_Cycling_Liz
in reply to Rufus • • •Astrid
in reply to Rufus • • •Stuff
in reply to Rufus • • •your sleeping kitty looks so peaceful - that‘s so calming.
Rufus
in reply to Stuff • • •Stuff
in reply to Rufus • • •HollieK
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to HollieK • • •Sharon 🤦🏾♀️ Persists
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Sharon 🤦🏾♀️ Persists • • •nachtet
in reply to Rufus • • •dillyd reshared this.
JT Leskinen
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to JT Leskinen • • •Perdita
in reply to Rufus • • •Whimsy
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome, welcome 🤗
There’s always room for more cats!
@dillyd @superball
G̸u̸a̸l̸t̸i̸e̸r̸o̸
in reply to Rufus • • •well.. Tomorrow then it's your day, with hashtags
#caturday and #catsofmastodon
Welcome 🎉🎉🎊🎊
Frost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄:therian:
in reply to Rufus • • •Hey, welcome! =^.^= Yeah, it's really chill here.
Gargron (guy who started Mastodon-the-software, but doesn't run it very well) keeps trying to kill the local timeline and instances-as-communities, but like, they're /super/ important. I don't know how you'd even get anyone to notice you when you join without a local TL (*waves confused paw at Twitter/Bluesky*).
We run our own instance so our local TL is literally just me, and we're not widely federated so even our federated TL doesn't have much beyond people we know, but. We started on a normal instance.
Rufus
in reply to Frost, wolf of winter 🐺🎄:therian: • • •🥑 Yours Truly! Unruly 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome aboard! Algorithms are for chumps. Nice cat. I would not follow me if I were you. I am truly unruly.
Happy tooting!
Rufus
in reply to 🥑 Yours Truly! Unruly 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻 • • •Toni Aittoniemi
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Toni Aittoniemi • • •Joe Brockmeier
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Joe Brockmeier • • •trainguyrom
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to trainguyrom • • •Dallas Groot
in reply to Rufus • • •George Saich
in reply to Rufus • • •Cassandra
in reply to Rufus • • •Jamie Jones
in reply to Rufus • • •I don't interact much because I'm a lurking looky loo, but this platform is much more welcoming and easygoing. It feels like it takes its time. I guess since it's not bombarding you with ads and tacky and inflammatory targeted posts for engagement... to see more ads lol
We need more open source apps.
Rufus
in reply to Jamie Jones • • •kuro
in reply to Rufus • • •The Tiller 🌊🌦️🌈
in reply to Rufus • • •Jason Bowen 🇺🇦
in reply to Rufus • • •Tyson, Chicken Rancher 🐓
in reply to Rufus • • •KrazyKat
in reply to Rufus • • •Tobias Hellgren
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Tobias Hellgren • • •Rev. Charles Browning
in reply to Rufus • • •Madeleine Morris
in reply to Rufus • • •Bring it on, Rufus!
MOAR CATS!!!
And welcome. @dillyd
Duckbilled Plattypus.
in reply to Rufus • • •CaliCarol
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to CaliCarol • • •Dallin
in reply to Rufus • • •ts 🚇
in reply to Rufus • • •Kim Possible :kimoji_fire:
in reply to Rufus • • •daïgla
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to daïgla • • •ARGVMI~1.PIF
in reply to Rufus • • •I'm a simple man. I see a cat, I repost. 😸
@dillyd
Princess Nixadoodle
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Princess Nixadoodle • • •Princess Nixadoodle
in reply to Rufus • • •Blue 💙
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Blue 💙 • • •JD
in reply to Rufus • • •kaffando
in reply to Rufus • • •You got me at cat. 🐱
I was once a Londoner as well, lived there for over 20yrs, but now back in Australia.
Welcome to the fediverse 🙂
Rufus
in reply to kaffando • • •kaffando
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to kaffando • • •kaffando
in reply to Rufus • • •StenPett / St Midium
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to StenPett / St Midium • • •Mercedes Blanche
in reply to Rufus • • •Wayne Werner
in reply to Rufus • • •Clersev
in reply to Rufus • • •picoz 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇸🇩... 🏳🌈 🇪🇺
in reply to Rufus • • •Coach Spore Diesel
in reply to Rufus • • •Oh yeah. A whole lot of us are cat happy.
I also like that a lot of us are interested in things, and get to share about them among people who enjoy seeing each other doing what interests us. I find that fun and affirming.
Harriet Monkhouse
in reply to Rufus • • •But then I had a cat called Tabitha who was a tortoiseshell. I don't know why she was Tabitha, that was her name when she came to live with me.
Abby says Hullo. She too arrived with her name, but I can guess at its origin.
Rufus
in reply to Harriet Monkhouse • • •Harriet Monkhouse
in reply to Rufus • • •fluffykontbiscuits
in reply to Rufus • • •Beautiful cats mate
Mastadon feels more homely than other platforms
Deborah Sampson
in reply to Rufus • • •𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome! If you're taken by surprise at the warm reaction to cat photos, just wait till you see how wild they all go for pictures of moss. I kid you not
#mosstodon
Sarah E Bourne
in reply to 𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉 • • •𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉
in reply to Sarah E Bourne • • •💯%
Ami Jones
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Ami Jones • • •CurlyParakeet 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🇺🇦
in reply to Rufus • • •Hello! 🙋♀️
Welcome!!
Neil
in reply to Rufus • • •Looking for explanations…
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Looking for explanations… • • •Looking for explanations…
in reply to Rufus • • •clarkiestar
in reply to Rufus • • •That’s a moray
in reply to Rufus • • •Martijn
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Martijn • • •Chawarma
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome !
@dillyd
Utarg of Utarg 🔬🇪🇺🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Utarg of Utarg 🔬🇪🇺🇸🇪🇬🇧🇺🇦 • • •ChookMother 🇦🇺🦘
in reply to Rufus • • •Mike
in reply to Rufus • • •Mike
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Mike • • •🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦
in reply to Rufus • • •Phoosy
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Phoosy • • •Oblomov
in reply to Rufus • • •finding @dillyd right from the start is a nice find, one of the nicest posters here.
And posting cats is kind of an easy win here
Welcome, and have fun!
Ciara
in reply to Rufus • • •Welcome to the neighbourhood!
@dillyd
Rufus
in reply to Ciara • • •LaetSgo :unverified:
in reply to Rufus • • •Ezechiel says hello (at least he will when is out of the box)
Piieni
in reply to Rufus • • •#catsofmastodon
Troed Sångberg
in reply to Rufus • • •We like cats.
@dillyd
Justin Macleod
in reply to Rufus • • •Justin Macleod
in reply to Rufus • • •Nicky S.
in reply to Rufus • • •Callalily
in reply to Rufus • • •Rory Hinnen
in reply to Rufus • • •Karen
in reply to Rufus • • •Rufus
in reply to Karen • • •dunklecat
in reply to Rufus • • •Strfnurfn
in reply to Rufus • • •Strfnurfn
in reply to Strfnurfn • • •Rufus
in reply to Strfnurfn • • •Terminally shy
in reply to Rufus • • •