MeW - User contributions [en]

Help:Admin

2026-05-30T15:30:12Z

Woozle:

This page is help information for site administrators.

* [[mediawiki:sidebar]]: contents of the navigation column on the left
* [[MediaWiki:Common.css]]: CSS to apply to all pages
* [[Toot.cat/var/$status]]: the status header-bar which appears on the Main Page and a few other place
==Notes==
* '''2018-04-29''' [https://elekk.xyz/@noelle/99944487524259981 When witches.town goes down in the next few days...]: a thing for improving Mastodon performance afterwards

Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-05-30T15:28:56Z

Woozle:

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2026-05-30T15:26:18Z

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Toot.cat/CoC

2026-05-30T15:24:50Z

Woozle:

{{fmt/title|TootCat Code of Conduct}}
==Meta==
This is not a contract. This is a guideline to help you understand how we, as a community, see and evaluate different kinds of behavior. We will always try to leave room for honest mistakes and misunderstandings, but we reserve the right to act without regard to strict or exacting interpretation of these guidelines. They are a statement of intention, and they are intended to reflect the views of the TootCat community. If you have comments or questions, please feel free to reach out to the TootCat Uberwensch ([https://toot.cat/@woozle @woozle]) whether or not you are a TootCat member. ^.^
==General==
As tooters on this instance, we pledge to uphold an environment that is radically inclusive with respect for all users.

We are committed to making participation in this instance an oppression-free experience for everyone, regardless of level of experience, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or nationality.

We define oppression as any language or action that expresses, reinforces, upholds or sympathizes with any form of systemic social domination. We try to empower our users and encourage them to act against any abuses of the Code of Conduct, in order to ensure that TootCat remains an oppression-free experience.

Examples of unacceptable behavior include:
<ul>
<li>Personal attacks</li>
<li>Trolling or insulting/derogatory comments</li>
<li>Public or private oppressive language or actions</li>
<li>Other unethical conduct</li>
<li>{{l/sub|red flags}} (a couple of specific examples)</li>
</ul>
<p>Certain types of content should posted in such a way that you avoid showing it to non-consenting parties. These types of content should:</p>
<ul>
<li>Not be used a profile picture</li>
<li>Be posted with media marked as sensitive</li>
<li>Not be posted to the public timeline</li>
</ul>
<p>the above rules apply to content that is:</p>
<ul>
<li>Violent</li>
<li>Flashing or rapidly changing</li>
</ul>

==Creative Works==
Always give credit to the artist for work that you post. A link back to the artist's original post will do, but feel free to give more details (name of artist, work from which the art is excerpted, or anything else that seems relevant).
==Bots==
Bots that autofollow will be banned on sight, even if they respect #nobots, because:
:(a) now that [https://toot.cat/@woozle/103773659877861786 relays] exist, they really aren't necessary, and
:(b) they can be used by rogue instances as a means of letting their users circumvent blocks, which is a violation of safety and privacy needs.
(This was implemented after appoval by a [https://toot.cat/@news/103768005256733940 poll of toot.cat users] posted on 2020-03-05.)
==Commercial Activity / Self-Promotion ('''[[/self-promo|>>]]''')==
{{i/sub|self-promo}}
==Nudity / Sex / Kink (NSK)==
===NSK Content Warnings===
Note that these are ''guidelines'', not hard-and-fast rules. We're not going to take action against posts that technically violate these requirements unless we feel there is a compelling reason to do so.

''<small>(The text below is more or less verbatim from the original CoC when TootCat originally went live, when its founders were in somewhat uncharted waters, and it may have even have been copied directly from some legally-advised boilerplate. We'll modify it as needs arise, but please don't take it too seriously. We're more concerned about people ''being'' dicks than posting them. ...but yeah, please CW dick pics. Over time, we learn how to get along better with each other and there comes to be less trauma and anxiety around things like nudity. The more progress we make as a society, the fewer rules we will need. —[[@woozle]])</small>''

<p>Nudity is allowed without a CW as long as no genitals or nipples are shown</p>
<ul>
<li>If they are visible in the image they must be censored</li>
<li>Nipple censoring pertains to any gender</li>
</ul>
<p>Any sexual imagery must be hidden as a sensitive image</p>
<ul>
<li>Sexual imagery is considered to be any sex / kink act regardless of clothing state / nudity</li>
<li>Sexual imagery and nudity are distinct concepts</li>
<li>No illegal imagery is allowed regardless of CW state</li>
</ul>
<p>NSK with a CW do not need to be censored in any way</p>
<p>Violation of the content warning rules will</p>
<ul>
<li>An immediate silence when its violated on the federation timeline</li>
<li>A domain silence when its violated by multiple parties on an instance</li>
<li>A warning and admin editing your content when its violated by toot.cat users</li>
</ul>

===NSK Consent To Post===
<p>NSK should not have other users tagged without their explicit prior consent</p>
<p>Posting NSK that is not of yourself needs to include attribution to the person(s) visible, in such a way that clearly expresses their consent to have that imagery posted</p>
<p>Violation of the consent to post rule will result in</p>
<ul>
<li>An immediate suspension when its violated on the federation timeline</li>
<li>A domain suspension when its violated by multiple parties on an instance</li>
<li>1 warning, followed by account deletion when violated by toot.cat users</li>
</ul>
<p>toot.cat supports and invites sex workers to join our community and will not tolerate any harassment or slurs made at or about sex workers (e.g. "prostitute", "hooker", "whore")</p>

==Closing==
<p>By adopting this Code of Conduct, users commit themselves to fairly and consistently applying these principles to every aspect of using this instance. users who do not follow or enforce the Code of Conduct may be permanently banned.</p>
<p>This Code of Conduct applies both to toots on toot.cat and to public spaces when an individual is representing toot.cat or its community.</p>
<p>Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported by contacting an admin by using the report button. All reports will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. Admins are obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.</p>
==Footnotes==
{{i/val|page={{PAGENAME}}/self-promo|refs}}

Help:Main

2026-05-30T15:21:55Z

Woozle:

==Help Topics==
<big>
* [[Help:TootCat]]: how to use TootCat (the Mastodon Glitch Edition site)
* [[Help:Wiki]]: wiki help
** [[Help:Admin]]: wiki administration
* {{l/pfx|Help:|Terms of Service}}
</big>

Help:Terms of Service

2026-05-30T15:20:56Z

Woozle: Created page with "The following pages relate to our Terms of Service: * Code of Conduct * Code of Justice * {{l/pfx|MeW:|Privacy policy}}"

The following pages relate to our Terms of Service:
* [[Toot.cat/CoC|Code of Conduct]]
* [[Toot.cat/CoJ|Code of Justice]]
* {{l/pfx|MeW:|Privacy policy}}

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2026-05-30T15:20:44Z

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ToS

2026-05-30T15:18:06Z

Woozle: Redirected page to Help:Terms of Service

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MeW:Privacy policy

2026-05-30T15:05:07Z

Woozle:

{{fmt/title|Privacy Policy for toot.cat sites|''The following applies both to MeW (this wiki) and to the [https://toot.cat main toot.cat social media site].''}}

Key points:
# We don't do anything with your personal data beyond what the site software<ref name=software /> itself does, out of the box – with the sole exception of regular backups of the database.
#* Database backups are kept behind a NAT firewall and only retained for a limited time.
#* Site software activities include:
#** logging your requests in <code>journald</code> (a Linux system log)
#** sharing your posts and interactions publicly and/or with other servers with your consent, in accordance with your post and account privacy settings
# You can:
#* obtain a copy of your MGE account data at any time via the export button in account settings
#* delete your account.
#** Other servers, web crawlers, or other entities that have received copies of your data are outside of our control, and in some cases will retain data indefinitely (e.g. if archive.org or archive.is has archived a copy of a post or profile, as shown on the web).
==Footnote==
<references>
<ref name=software>The "site software" is currently:
* Mastodon Glitch Edition for the [https://toot.cat main site]
* MediaWiki for [https://mew.toot.cat this wiki site]
</ref>
</references>

MeW:Privacy policy

2026-05-30T14:54:19Z

Woozle: Created page with "{{fmt/title|Privacy Policy for toot.cat sites|''The following applies both to MeW (this wiki) and to the main [https://toot.cat toot.cat social media site].''}} Key points: # We don't do anything with your personal data beyond what the Mastodon Glitch Edition (MGE) software itself does, out of the box – with the sole exception of regular backups of the database. #* Database backups are kept behind a NAT firewall and only retained for a limited time. #* MGE's activ..."

{{fmt/title|Privacy Policy for toot.cat sites|''The following applies both to MeW (this wiki) and to the main [https://toot.cat toot.cat social media site].''}}

Key points:
# We don't do anything with your personal data beyond what the Mastodon Glitch Edition (MGE) software itself does, out of the box – with the sole exception of regular backups of the database.
#* Database backups are kept behind a NAT firewall and only retained for a limited time.
#* MGE's activities include:
#** logging your requests in <code>journald</code> (a Linux system log)
#** sharing your posts and interactions publicly and/or with other servers with your consent, in accordance with your post and account privacy settings
# You can:
#* obtain a copy of your account data at any time via the export button in account settings
#* delete your account.
#** Other servers, web crawlers, or other entities that have received copies of your data are outside of our control, and in some cases will retain data indefinitely (e.g. if archive.org or archive.is has archived a copy of a post or profile, as shown on the web).

Toot.cat/blocks/user

2026-02-09T20:46:00Z

Woozle:

This list does not even attempt to be comprehensive; it's mainly for documenting any especially prize pazoozles we come across.
* '''{{fmt/date|2026|02|09}}''' (blocked, after being silenced earlier) reported for this statement: {{fmt/quote|The majority of Americans are dealing with some type of retardation. Emotional, mental, something. Most Americans are moderately intellectually disabled, it will lead to the downfall of the planet, and I have no desire to be around any of it.}} -- which is at best poorly-phrased, even if it might be trying to express a legitimate thought. Unfortunately, Ericka has a [https://blackqueer.life/@tillshadeisgone/116038592645948450 long history] of this.
* '''{{fmt/date|2023|02|05}}''' (silenced) [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod mastodon.social/@VoxofGod]: [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod/109815233195979516] - pro-Putin propaganda; not listening to arguments, making snap negative judgements, hurling insults...

Toot.cat/blocks/user

2026-02-09T20:44:22Z

Woozle:

This list does not even attempt to be comprehensive; it's mainly for documenting any especially prize pazoozles we come across.
* '''{{fmt/date|2026|02|09}}''' (blocked, after being silenced earlier) reported for this statement: {{fmt/quote|The majority of Americans are dealing with some type of retardation. Emotional, mental, something. Most Americans are moderately intellectually disabled, it will lead to the downfall of the planet, and I have no desire to be around any of it.}} -- which is at best poorly-phrased, even if it is trying to express a legitimate thought. Unfortunately, Ericka has a [https://blackqueer.life/@tillshadeisgone/116038592645948450 long history] of this.
* '''{{fmt/date|2023|02|05}}''' (silenced) [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod mastodon.social/@VoxofGod]: [https://mastodon.social/@VoxofGod/109815233195979516] - pro-Putin propaganda; not listening to arguments, making snap negative judgements, hurling insults...

Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-01-14T14:02:40Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|14}} [[2026/01/12|This]] happened again (noticed at 08:27 EST), but has been resolved for now; see [https://toot.cat/@woozle/115893795591241447 post].|Again, some posts that came in over the past few hours may be unreplyable.}}

Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-01-14T13:27:54Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/error|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|14}} 08:27 EST [[2026/01/12|This]] seems to be happening again.|Our site engineer is aware of the problem.}}

Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-01-12T17:53:18Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|12}} There was a posting issue in the wee hours of the morning, but it has been resolved. Details [[2026/01/12|here]].|Posts that came in from external sites during that time may be unreplyable from TootCat.}}

2026/01/12

2026-01-12T14:38:11Z

Woozle:

{{page/date}}
==Site Issue==
''all times EST''
* 09:37: posting works again; we're apparently running into space issues which came to a head when a couple of db backups failed to complete.
* 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...
* 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard.
* 09:18: getting re-set up to access boxes myself, if needed (new laptop since I last accessed them)

2026/01/12

2026-01-12T14:19:29Z

Woozle:

{{page/date}}
==Site Issue==
''all times EST''
* 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...
* 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard.
* 09:18: getting re-set up to access boxes myself, if needed (new laptop since I last accessed them)

2026/01/12

2026-01-12T14:19:08Z

Woozle:

{{page/date}}
==Site Issue==
''all times EST''
* 09:18: getting re-set up to access boxes myself, if needed (new laptop since I last accessed them)
* 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard.
* 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...

2026/01/12

2026-01-12T14:18:12Z

Woozle: Created page with "{{page/date}} ==Site Issue== ''all times EST'' * 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard. * 08:46: Trying to get..."

{{page/date}}
==Site Issue==
''all times EST''
* 08:51: site engineer contacted; he's mid-errand but will investigate as soon as he's back at keyboard.
* 08:46: Trying to get in touch with site engineer...

Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-01-12T14:17:59Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/error|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|12}} (Mon) 08:46 EST''' There's been an issue preventing posting since about 02:49 EST. Updates [[2026/01/12|here]].}}

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Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-01-12T13:48:46Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/error|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|12}} (Mon) 08:46 EST''' There's been an issue preventing posting since about 02:49 EST. I'm still trying to get in touch with our site engineer...}}

Toot.cat/var/$status

2026-01-12T13:47:57Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/ok|'''{{fmt/date|2026|01|12}} (Mon) 08:46 EST''' There's been an issue preventing posting since about 02:49 EST. I'm still trying to get in touch with our site engineer...}}

Reading

2026-01-07T22:39:53Z

Woozle:

{{fmt/title|Reading Material|perhaps to be organized later when there is more of it}}
* '''{{fmt/date|2019|05|09}}''' [https://www.u2764.com/NFIC/2019-05-09/comsoft-principles/ Organizing Principles for Community Software] ([https://toot.cat/@zkat/115855261660002783 h/t])
* '''{{fmt/date|2015|03|30}}''' [https://www.culanth.org/fieldsights/salvage-accumulation-or-the-structural-effects-of-capitalist-generativity Salvage Accumulation, or the Structural Effects of Capitalist Generativity]

Reading

2026-01-07T22:37:22Z

Woozle:

Reading

2026-01-07T22:36:37Z

Woozle: Created page with "{{fmt/title|Reading Material|perhaps to be organized later when there is more of it}} * '''{{fmt/date|2019|05|09}}''' [https://www.u2764.com/NFIC/2019-05-09/comsoft-principles..."

Suicides

2026-01-02T14:14:56Z

Woozle:

* '''2025-12-31''' [https://xn--c8h.fm/notes/agxo85gww3jqh2e2 🎸 POSS 🏁 (@Crimekillz)]
** see also: [https://xn--c8h.fm/notes/agvqlnb1qms8uuam earlier post], [https://micro.webgarden.click/@lianna/statuses/01KDWPPCT26601AHAAAH1X24TC a memorial post]; apparently owned/operated [https://pos.st pos.st] for their blog
* '''2017-11-03''' [https://hypertwins.org/Woozle/Natalie Natalie Nguyen (TipsyTentacle)]

Suicides

2026-01-01T18:06:38Z

Woozle:

* '''2025-12-31''' [https://xn--c8h.fm/notes/agxo85gww3jqh2e2 🎸 POSS 🏁 (@Crimekillz)]
** see also: [https://xn--c8h.fm/notes/agvqlnb1qms8uuam earlier post], [https://micro.webgarden.click/@lianna/statuses/01KDWPPCT26601AHAAAH1X24TC a memorial post]
* '''2017-11-03''' [https://hypertwins.org/Woozle/Natalie Natalie Nguyen]

Suicides

2026-01-01T18:05:27Z

Woozle: Created page with "* '''2025-12-31''' [https://xn--c8h.fm/notes/agxo85gww3jqh2e2 🎸 POSS 🏁 (@Crimekillz)] * '''2017-11-03''' [https://hypertwins.org/Woozle/Natalie Natalie Nguyen]"

* '''2025-12-31''' [https://xn--c8h.fm/notes/agxo85gww3jqh2e2 🎸 POSS 🏁 (@Crimekillz)]
* '''2017-11-03''' [https://hypertwins.org/Woozle/Natalie Natalie Nguyen]

Tech.lgbt

2025-12-23T16:40:59Z

Woozle: Created page with "category:instance ==Links== * '''2025/11/24''' [https://pizza.enby.city/@tootadmin/115604642757758307 pizza.enby.city/@tootadmin] {{fmt/quote|We have defederated from tech..."

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==Links==
* '''2025/11/24''' [https://pizza.enby.city/@tootadmin/115604642757758307 pizza.enby.city/@tootadmin] {{fmt/quote|We have defederated from tech.lgbt as of 15th of July 2025. This post serves to document any issues with the mod team there going forward. It may be updated if we gain new info.}} Many links follow.

John Mastodon

2025-12-18T02:02:31Z

Woozle:

[[category:meme]]
==About==
[[John Mastodon]] is a fediverse meme which arose on {{fmt/date|2022|12|16}} when a Mediaite writer reporting on user-bans at [[X-Twitter]] apparently<ref name=mediaite /> misread the name of the "[https://x.com/joinmastodon Join Mastodon]" account<ref name=jmasto />. The [[fediverse]] soon spotted this, and promptly wrote the legend into existence.
==Examples==
''Unfortunately, even with the search feature John Mastodon bestowed upon us since his first coming, finding those old posts can be difficult...''
* {{fmt/date|2022|12|28}} [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109593961372974740 @woozle] {{fmt/quote|'''Siensc Fack''': The pyramids were built by John Mastodon, in a dream. He then used ActivityPub's editing feature to insert them into history.}}
* {{fmt/date|2025|12|17}} [https://beige.party/@chertridge/115735442258580058 @chertridge] {{fmt/quote|John Malkovich is making a new movie. "Being John Mastodon"}}
==Footnotes==
<references>
<ref name=mediaite>{{fmt/date|2022|12|16}} "Hypocrisy and Fear All the Way Down at Twitter": [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/AZ9Q6 @GhostArchive] -- the [https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/hypocrisy-and-fear-all-the-way-down-at-twitter/ original article] was quickly corrected, but fedi was quicker.</ref>
<ref name=jmasto>...which still exists as of this writing on {{fmt/date|2025|12|17}}, although it is no longer listed on the [https://joinmastodon.com official Join Mastodon site].</ref>
</references>
==Links==
* {{fmt/date|2025|12|16}} [https://cyberpunk.lol/@vantablack/115729830209418502 HAPPY JOHN MASTODON DAY!!!!!] by [[Vanta Rainbow Black]]

John Mastodon

2025-12-18T02:01:15Z

Woozle:

[[category:meme]]
==About==
[[John Mastodon]] is a fediverse meme which arose on {{fmt/date|2022|12|16}} when a Mediaite writer reporting on user-bans at [[X-Twitter]] apparently<ref name=mediaite /> misread the name of the "[https://x.com/joinmastodon Join Mastodon]" account<ref name=jmasto />. The [[fediverse]] soon spotted this, and promptly wrote the legend into existence.
==Examples==
''Unfortunately, even with the search feature John Mastodon bestowed upon us since his first coming, finding those old posts can be difficult...''
* [https://toot.cat/@woozle/109593961372974740 @woozle] {{fmt/quote|'''Siensc Fack''': The pyramids were built by John Mastodon, in a dream. He then used ActivityPub's editing feature to insert them into history.}}
* {{fmt/date|2025|12|17}} [https://beige.party/@chertridge/115735442258580058 @chertridge] {{fmt/quote|John Malkovich is making a new movie. "Being John Mastodon"}}
==Footnotes==
<references>
<ref name=mediaite>{{fmt/date|2022|12|16}} "Hypocrisy and Fear All the Way Down at Twitter": [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/AZ9Q6 @GhostArchive] -- the [https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/hypocrisy-and-fear-all-the-way-down-at-twitter/ original article] was quickly corrected, but fedi was quicker.</ref>
<ref name=jmasto>...which still exists as of this writing on {{fmt/date|2025|12|17}}, although it is no longer listed on the [https://joinmastodon.com official Join Mastodon site].</ref>
</references>
==Links==
* {{fmt/date|2025|12|16}} [https://cyberpunk.lol/@vantablack/115729830209418502 HAPPY JOHN MASTODON DAY!!!!!] by [[Vanta Rainbow Black]]

John Mastodon

2025-12-18T01:55:08Z

Woozle: Created page with "category:meme ==About== John Mastodon is a fediverse meme which arose on {{fmt/date|2022|12|16}} when a Mediaite writer reporting on user-bans at X-Twitter apparen..."

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2025-12-18T01:51:27Z

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File:Jortage-banner.svg

2025-09-15T23:25:51Z

Woozle: * '''what''': banner for [https://jortage.com Jortage], since they don't seem to be serving it with the right MIME headers

== Summary ==
* '''what''': banner for [https://jortage.com Jortage], since they don't seem to be serving it with the right MIME headers

Help:TootCat/hashtags

2025-09-02T15:38:09Z

Woozle:

{{fmt/title|Hashtags on TootCat}}
Adding a hashtag to a public post means that the post will be listed whenever anyone searches for that hashtag (which you can do just by clicking on any example of the same hashtag). It doesn't work with user-profiles, unfortunately; this seems like a missed opportunity which we hope to eventually address.

Some items of note:
* Hashtags are not case-sensitive; #HashTag and #hashtag are functionally the same. But note --
* We encourage folks to camel-case hashtags, however, as this makes them more friendly for screen-reader software.
* You can subscribe to hashtags in much the same way as following another user -- posts with a hashtag to which you are subscribed will appear in your notifications.
* You can link to a hashtag from a post without tagging that post into the hashtag by linking to the hashtag feed URL. In TootCat, the [[Help:TootCat/HTML/formatting|syntax]] for this (using #softwareGripe as an example hashtag) is:
<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
* #<a href="https://toot.cat/tags/softwareGripe">softwareGripe</a> - link to a hashtag feed without indexing the post containing the link
* #<a href="https://toot.cat/@woozle/tagged/softwareGripe">softwareGripe @ Woozle</a> - link to only posts in that hashtag by a specific user
</syntaxhighlight>
==Tags to Use==
You can of course invent your own hashtags, but here are some particularly clever/useful ones (usually used for photos, but can also apply to text posts):
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Topic || Tags || Notes
|-
| cats || {{l/tc/hashtag|catstodon}}
|-
| cats: Saturday || {{l/tc/hashtag|caturday}}
|-
| dogs || {{l/tc/hashtag|mastoDog}} / {{l/tc/hashtag|mastoDogs}}
|-
| flowers || {{l/tc/hashtag|bloomScrolling}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|florespondence}}
|-
| fungi || {{l/tc/hashtag|sporespondence}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|fungiverse}} || can include mushrooms
|-
| lichen || {{l/tc/hashtag|lichenSubscribe}}
|-
| mice || {{l/tc/hashtag|micetodon}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|mousetodon}}
|-
| moss || {{l/tc/hashtag|mosstodon}}
|-
| mushrooms || {{l/tc/hashtag|shroomScrolling}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|shroomPosting}}
|-
| Saturday: cats || {{l/tc/hashtag|caturday}}
|-
| waterfalls || {{l/tc/hashtag|catarActivityPub}}
|}

==Utility Tags==
There are some tags which are used for spreading information which many users and admins consider to be important, and these should only be used for those topics.
* {{l/tc/hashtag|fediblock}} is frequently abused by users (on other sites) who dislike the idea of fediblocking. Only use when you are trying to broadcast a legitimate fediblock advisory.

There may be others, but so far that is the only one which has been problematic.

Help:TootCat/hashtags

2025-09-02T15:37:30Z

Woozle:

{{fmt/title|Hashtags on TootCat}}
Adding a hashtag to a public post means that the post will be listed whenever anyone searches for that hashtag (which you can do just by clicking on any example of the same hashtag). It doesn't work with user-profiles, unfortunately; this seems like a missed opportunity which we hope to eventually address.

Some items of note:
* Hashtags are not case-sensitive; #HashTag and #hashtag are functionally the same. But note --
* We encourage folks to camel-case hashtags, however, as this makes them more friendly for screen-reader software.
* You can subscribe to hashtags in much the same way as following another user -- posts with a hashtag to which you are subscribed will appear in your notifications.
* You can link to a hashtag from a post without tagging that post into the hashtag by linking to the hashtag feed URL. In TootCat, the [[Help:TootCat/HTML/formatting|syntax]] for this (using #softwareGripe as an example hashtag) is:
<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
* #<a href="https://toot.cat/tags/softwareGripe">softwareGripe</a> - link to a hashtag feed without indexing the post containing the link
* #<a href="https://toot.cat/@woozle/tagged/softwareGripe">softwareGripe @ Woozle</a> - link to only posts in that hashtag by a specific user
</syntaxhighlight>
==Tags to Use==
You can of course invent your own hashtags, but here are some particularly clever/useful ones (usually used for photos, but can also apply to text posts):
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Topic || Tags || Notes
|-
| cats || {{l/tc/hashtag|catstodon}}
|-
| cats: Saturday || {{l/tc/hashtag|caturday}}
|-
| dogs || {{l/tc/hashtag|mastoDog}} / {{l/tc/hashtag|mastoDogs}}
|-
| flowers || {{l/tc/hashtag|bloomScrolling}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|florespondence}}
|-
| fungi || {{l/tc/hashtag|sporespondence}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|fungiverse}} || can include mushrooms
|-
| lichen || {{l/tc/hashtag|lichenSubscribe}}
|-
| mice || {{l/tc/hashtag|micetodon}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|mousetodon}}
|-
| moss || {{l/tc/hashtag|mosstodon}}
|-
| mushrooms || {{l/tc/hashtag|shroomscrolling}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|shroomposting}}
|-
| Saturday: cats || {{l/tc/hashtag|caturday}}
|-
| waterfalls || {{l/tc/hashtag|catarActivityPub}}
|}

==Utility Tags==
There are some tags which are used for spreading information which many users and admins consider to be important, and these should only be used for those topics.
* {{l/tc/hashtag|fediblock}} is frequently abused by users (on other sites) who dislike the idea of fediblocking. Only use when you are trying to broadcast a legitimate fediblock advisory.

There may be others, but so far that is the only one which has been problematic.

Help:TootCat/hashtags

2025-09-02T15:28:23Z

Woozle:

{{fmt/title|Hashtags on TootCat}}
Adding a hashtag to a public post means that the post will be listed whenever anyone searches for that hashtag (which you can do just by clicking on any example of the same hashtag). It doesn't work with user-profiles, unfortunately; this seems like a missed opportunity which we hope to eventually address.

Some items of note:
* Hashtags are not case-sensitive; #HashTag and #hashtag are functionally the same. But note --
* We encourage folks to camel-case hashtags, however, as this makes them more friendly for screen-reader software.
* You can subscribe to hashtags in much the same way as following another user -- posts with a hashtag to which you are subscribed will appear in your notifications.
* You can link to a hashtag from a post without tagging that post into the hashtag by linking to the hashtag feed URL. In TootCat, the [[Help:TootCat/HTML/formatting|syntax]] for this (using #softwareGripe as an example hashtag) is:
<syntaxhighlight lang=html>
* #<a href="https://toot.cat/tags/softwareGripe">softwareGripe</a> - link to a hashtag feed without indexing the post containing the link
* #<a href="https://toot.cat/@woozle/tagged/softwareGripe">softwareGripe @ Woozle</a> - link to only posts in that hashtag by a specific user
</syntaxhighlight>
==Tags to Use==
You can of course invent your own hashtags, but here are some particularly clever ones (usually used for photos, but can also apply to text posts):
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Topic || Tags || Notes
|-
| cats || {{l/tc/hashtag|catstodon}}
|-
| cats: Saturday || {{l/tc/hashtag|caturday}}
|-
| dogs || {{l/tc/hashtag|mastoDog}} / {{l/tc/hashtag|mastoDogs}}
|-
| flowers || {{l/tc/hashtag|bloomScrolling}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|florespondence}}
|-
| fungi || {{l/tc/hashtag|sporespondence}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|fungiverse}} || can include mushrooms
|-
| lichen || {{l/tc/hashtag|lichenSubscribe}}
|-
| mice || {{l/tc/hashtag|micetodon}}, {{l/tc/hashtag|mousetodon}}
|-
| moss || {{l/tc/hashtag|mosstodon}}
|-
| mushrooms || {{l/tc/hashtag|shroomposting}}
|-
| Saturday: cats || {{l/tc/hashtag|caturday}}
|-
| waterfalls || {{l/tc/hashtag|catarActivityPub}}
|}

==Utility Tags==
There are some tags which are used for spreading information which many users and admins consider to be important, and these should only be used for those topics.
* {{l/tc/hashtag|fediblock}} is frequently abused by users (on other sites) who dislike the idea of fediblocking. Only use when you are trying to broadcast a legitimate fediblock advisory.

There may be others, but so far that is the only one which has been problematic.

Toot.cat/var/$status

2025-05-20T13:06:02Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/ok|'''2025-05-20 (Tue) 09:03 EDT''' There was [[2025/05/20|an issue with the SSL cert]] but it's all better now (ish).}}

2025/05/20

2025-05-20T13:02:35Z

Woozle:

* '''08:45''' The token for DigitalOcean DNS isn't working; @meatballhat is trying to figure out why not.
* '''08:52''' It wasn't expired, dunno why it stopped working. Generating a new one, waiting for DNS propagation...
* '''08:55''' Site loads again! ...though with a few hiccups here and there, presumably due to continuing DNS propagation.

2025/05/20

2025-05-20T12:52:42Z

Woozle:

Toot.cat/var/$status

2025-05-20T12:51:16Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/error|'''2025-05-20 (Tue) 08:43 EDT''' Certbot didn't renew the SSL certificate for some reason. [[2025/05/20|We're on it]].}}

2025/05/20

2025-05-20T12:51:05Z

Woozle: Created page with "* '''08:45''' The token for DigitalOcean DNS isn't working; trying to figure out why not."

* '''08:45''' The token for DigitalOcean DNS isn't working; trying to figure out why not.

Toot.cat/var/$status

2025-05-20T12:43:16Z

Woozle:

{{hdr/notice/error|'''2025-05-20 (Tue) 08:43 EDT''' Certbot didn't renew the SSL certificate for some reason. We're on it.}}

Fosstodon.org

2025-04-26T12:13:34Z

Woozle:

[[category:instance]]
[[category:Mastodon]]
* '''site''': {{l/https}}
==About==
[[Fosstodon.org]] {{fmt/quote|is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software}}, according to their official instance description (as of 2025-04-26).
==Discussion==
* '''2025-04-20''' [https://mastodon.social/@lo__/114370692797365997 mastodon.social/@lo__]: {{fmt/quote|One of the #Fosstodon moderators, Carrotcypher, has a history of hostility and intolerance towards minorities that does not align with Fosstodon's stated values.}} The post includes links.
** '''2025-04-25''' [https://floss.social/@soller/114400135322006755 floss.social/@soller]: {{fmt/quote|I have moved my mastodon account from fosstodon.org to floss.social. I want to make the reason I have done this crystal clear.}} Cites @lo__'s post, and continues as a thread.

Fosstodon.org

2025-04-26T12:09:56Z

Woozle: Created page with "category:instance category:Mastodon * '''site''': {{l/https}} ==About== Fosstodon.org {{fmt/quote|is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are..."

[[category:instance]]
[[category:Mastodon]]
* '''site''': {{l/https}}
==About==
[[Fosstodon.org]] {{fmt/quote|is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software.}}
==Discussion==
* '''2025-04-20''' [https://mastodon.social/@lo__/114370692797365997 mastodon.social/@lo__]: {{fmt/quote|One of the #Fosstodon moderators, Carrotcypher, has a history of hostility and intolerance towards minorities that does not align with Fosstodon's stated values.}} The post includes links.

Wikis.world

2025-04-20T00:39:57Z

Woozle:

[[category:instance]]
[[category:Mastodon]]
* '''site''': {{l/https}}
==About==
[[wikis.world]] is a small (as of 2025-04-19) Mastodon instance operated by volunteer wiki enthusiasts.
==Links==
* [[metawikimedia:Wikis World|meta.mediawiki.org]]

Wikis.world

2025-04-20T00:36:59Z

Woozle: Created page with "category:instance category:Mastodon * '''site''': {{l/https}} ==About== wikis.world is a small (as of 2025-04-19) Mastodon instance metawikimedia:Wikis World|und..."

[[category:instance]]
[[category:Mastodon]]
* '''site''': {{l/https}}
==About==
[[wikis.world]] is a small (as of 2025-04-19) Mastodon instance [[metawikimedia:Wikis World|under the aegis of the MediaWiki Foundation]].

Template:Ls/domain

2025-04-20T00:36:37Z

Woozle: Woozle moved page Template:Ls/domain to Template:L/https: hopefully more memorable

#REDIRECT [[Template:L/https]]