reading through WP:citogenesis and it's pretty hilarious. like so:
Coati: Beginning in 2008, when an American student's arbitrary addition to Coati, "also known as....the Brazilian aardvark", resulted in many subsequently citing and using that unsubstantiated nickname as part of the general consensus, including published articles in The Independent, The Daily Mail, and a book the University of Chicago published.[6]
re: subposting Gargron, because someone boosted him
What's next, removing followers-only posts because "why wouldn't you want to be public, people are here for publicity"?
re: subposting Gargron, because someone boosted him
Twitter/Masto's post/interaction model is useful for FAR more than just "brand" crap. The asynchronousness of it all is much-needed at times.
re: subposting Gargron, because someone boosted him
We're here to make friends and chat with friends.
Not to Have A Brand.
If you care about "reach", Twitter is built for you.
Not that you can't do that here on Masto too!
But IMO Masto shouldn't be /built/ around that.
@moon *awoos loudly*
@IceWolf theyonnaise
Hi, I'm a wolf! Name's Frost.
In a head of, umm, a whole bunch of animals! I'm quadrupedal, transspecies, autistic, and proud of it. ✨
I'm also cis(gender) and nonbinary at the same time!
Partners with @Ylfingr. Yes, I'm partners with someone in my own head, it's awesome.
We're over 18.
⚠️ We get lewd sometimes! [It's CWed.] Also I get vorny on main. :3
I'm a wolf. I'm attracted to wolves. Deal with it. "zoos DNI" DNI!