Help:TootCat
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Editing
Constrants
- Q: Do you have any language requirements (e.g. only post in English)?
- A: Any language is fine!
- We will use translation tools as needed to spot-check content, but we largely rely on other speakers to report users who are being problematic in languages we don't speak.
- For example: We had a small influx of Chinese users in 2022 when the PRC blocked access to Twitter; we're happy to offer a refuge for friendly people when that kind of thing happens.
- We also have a lot of French and German posters.
- ...and of course we encourage posting in Catalan, because that's what the .cat TLD was originally created for (even if hardly anyone uses it that way anymore).
- A: Any language is fine!
Accounting for Cats
- Q: Where's the cat?
- A: see cat-detector van
- Q: Do I have to be a cat to have an account here?
- A: Not at all! We certainly welcome cats and other nonhumans as users, either directly or via their appointed agents, but you do not have to be feline or even nonhuman in order to sign up.
- Q: Are dogs [other non-cat animals] welcome in photo toots?
- A: Absolutely! We welcome all species. Especially ferrets, wombats, possums, and capybaras. But dogs are cool too.
How to Social
- Q: What are good ways to find mutuals?
- Q: Are there community standards other than the site page?
- A: See the CoC.
- Q: Is it okay for me to have an account with the same username on another server?
- A: Absolutely!
- However, please don't go trashing us in other venues, inaccurately or unfairly representing us, or being a jerk. The internet is not a role-playing game, words have consequences, and there are things we don't want to be associated with.
- A: Absolutely!
- Q: What can I expect the mods to do?
- A1: We will suspend or warn any of our users who are problematic; we remove spambot accounts as soon as they are spotted; we defederate from problematic instances.
- A2: We want this to be a bullshit-free zone, and we are happy to use our decades of online experience to help find solutions.
- Q: What actions should I consider when I see something I don’t like (in my timeline, server, hashtag, etc)?
- A: Definitely use the reporting system, for starters. You can report individual posts and entire accounts. You may also feel free to message @woozle directly with questions. Reports go to all staff, however, and are more likely to result in quick action.
- Q: What’s a CW good for?
- A: They were originally designed to let people skip topics they didn't want to deal with, but they're also very useful for so many other things!
- Q: How about hashtags?
- A: see hashtags
- Q: How do I ask for CW? What can I do when I don’t get it?
- A: This is a good question with no single right answer. The standard solution is to respond to the post you'd like CWed -- either publicly or as a DM (it's up to you) -- and ask for that post/subject to please be CWed. If that doesn't work, it's perfectly okay to contact the admins about it or even file a report (again, use your judgement). We usually will not penalize our users for failing to use CWs, but we may approach them directly about it if it has been reported. You are also free to block the user in question.
- Note that for those who don't like using CWs, another alternative is to use hashtags -- which can be filtered against by people who don't want to see certain types of content.
- I realize these answers don't completely solve the problem in all cases, so (as always) please feel to discuss them with me. -- @woozle
- A: This is a good question with no single right answer. The standard solution is to respond to the post you'd like CWed -- either publicly or as a DM (it's up to you) -- and ask for that post/subject to please be CWed. If that doesn't work, it's perfectly okay to contact the admins about it or even file a report (again, use your judgement). We usually will not penalize our users for failing to use CWs, but we may approach them directly about it if it has been reported. You are also free to block the user in question.
Accounts: Technical
- Q: I want to delete my account, but I've lost access. Can you do this for me?
- A1: If you have access to the email address associated with the account, you can request a password reset here.
- A2: If you aren't sure what email account is associated with it, you can ask an admin to look it up.
- A3: If you no longer have access to the email account, then we'll have to discuss the situation further to make sure you are actually the account holder.
Archive
- text2toot: We had an SMS UI for awhile, but it was high-maintenance and nobody was using it, so it has been discontinued.