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==About==
 
==About==
 
'''Toot.Cat''' has been online since [https://web.archive.org/web/20190607141308/https://toot.cat/@polymerwitch/1 2017-03-05].
 
'''Toot.Cat''' has been online since [https://web.archive.org/web/20190607141308/https://toot.cat/@polymerwitch/1 2017-03-05].
===History===
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* '''[[Help:TootCat|TootCat Help]]''' and FAQ
It was founded by @polymerwitch and administrated by @cyrinsong and @wavebeem, with moderation help from @ashkitten. In May, they created their own [https://github.com/TootCat/mastodon/ fork] of Mastodon 1.4.1, mainly to improve the layout somewhat and create a special English variant called "Catspeak" (code: en-TC) which replaced "boost" (reblog), "favorite", and "mention" with "bap", "boop", and "meow at".
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* '''{{l/sub|history}}''': a brief and occasionally-updated history of our instance
 
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* '''{{l/sub|CoC}}: Code of Conduct
The team soon found itself overwhelmed with IRL responsibilities, however, and site maintenance declined. This started to become a problem when Mastodon 2.0 was released and Toot.Cat (which was still running 1.x) could no longer DM (direct message) most other instances; it finally became critical on approximately December 30, 2017, when the SSL certificate failed to auto-renew and the site became unreachable for most users.
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* [[/blocks/domain|domain blocks]]: some details
 
 
I ([[woozle]]) then offered to help with admin duties, to which @polymerwitch responded enthusiastically that she'd be happy to just have someone take over hosting and administration completely.
 
 
 
The transfer took place in early January, 2018. I requested the aid of {{l/mastodon|cobaltvelvet|octodon.social}} in doing the upgrade to the then-current Mastodon version, as well as fixing the SSL issue, both of  which she accomplished smoothly and quickly.
 
 
 
Recognizing the need for some more easily-referenced online presence, I set up a companion wiki (mew.toot.cat, what you're reading now) on 2018-03-30.
 
 
 
* 2022:
 
** Viv has been massively helpful getting things upgraded.
 
** ash converted the server to NixOS, and created a failsafe deployment script.
 
* 2020: Xenon Fiber joined the op team in 2020, replacing others who needed a break.
 
==Information==
 
* [[/blocks/domain|domain blocks]]
 
 
* [[/blocks/user|user blocks]]
 
* [[/blocks/user|user blocks]]
* [[/CoC]]: Code of Conduct
 
 
* [[/CoJ]]: Code of Justice
 
* [[/CoJ]]: Code of Justice
* [[/guidelines]]: some specifics
 
 
* technical: [[/DNS]]
 
* technical: [[/DNS]]
  

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