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It's mostly Japanese for me. I don't find this content relevant since I can't understand it.

by bagels 3y ago

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mogoh 3y ago
As on every mastodon instance you can filter by language if you have an account.
- mvdtnz 3y ago
  But you can't get an account here, you can only join a waitlist. So what good is this for anyone?
  - capableweb 3y ago
    A Mastodon host run by a organization that (mostly) fights for privacy and against the browser monopoly. Right now, it seems they're doing invite only so they can moderately control the load and keep track so everything keeps running.
  - moelf 3y ago
    I didn't get invite code beforehand I just signed in my Firefox account and it allowed me to register, maybe the sign up page message needs to be updated
    - Aeolun 3y ago
      Unfortunately not. After signing in with my FF account the only thing is see is ‘use an invite code’ or ‘join the waitlist’.
- bagels 3y ago
  An opportunity for better user experiences, to not require users to learn and do so much.
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BHSPitMonkey 3y ago
Anyone know _why_ this instance in particular seems to be such a big hit among Japanese speakers? (Assuming these are not all just spam posts, since the built-in translate tool isn't working for me and I'm too lazy to copy them all elsewhere)
- omoikane 3y ago
  The recent posts are mostly test posts, about people coming from Threads/Nostr/Mostr, someone testing mp3/mp4, someone testing animated GIF, someone saying translate (from English) doesn't work, "hello world" and "good morning" posts, etc. It's mostly the kind of posts you see on newly opened forums, as opposed to the news and random content on long established forums. Maybe someone mentioned that sign ups are available in one of those other social networks to a mostly Japanese audience, or maybe time zone just worked out better (it's currently 10am in Japan).
- Barrin92 3y ago
  Mastodon is really big in Japan in general. Last time I looked it up I think three of the largest five instances were Japanese.
  - yborg 3y ago
    This, as well as the fact that short form messaging has always been popular in Japan. Twitter also got an early foothold in Japan. The vivaldi.social instance also has a large Japanese contingent.
- Vinnl 3y ago
  According to this post there's just been a viral Japanese tweet mentioning it, I think: https://mozilla.social/@ginpei/111146848437550978 https://mozilla.social/@ginpei/111146848437550978

It's mostly Japanese for me. I don't find this content relevant since I can't understand it.

by bagels 3y ago

It's mostly Japanese for me. I don't find this content relevant since I can't understand it.

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mogoh 3y ago

As on every mastodon instance you can filter by language if you have an account.

mvdtnz 3y ago
But you can't get an account here, you can only join a waitlist. So what good is this for anyone?
- capableweb 3y ago
  A Mastodon host run by a organization that (mostly) fights for privacy and against the browser monopoly. Right now, it seems they're doing invite only so they can moderately control the load and keep track so everything keeps running.
- moelf 3y ago
  I didn't get invite code beforehand I just signed in my Firefox account and it allowed me to register, maybe the sign up page message needs to be updated
  - Aeolun 3y ago
    Unfortunately not. After signing in with my FF account the only thing is see is ‘use an invite code’ or ‘join the waitlist’.
bagels 3y ago
An opportunity for better user experiences, to not require users to learn and do so much.

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BHSPitMonkey 3y ago

Anyone know _why_ this instance in particular seems to be such a big hit among Japanese speakers? (Assuming these are not all just spam posts, since the built-in translate tool isn't working for me and I'm too lazy to copy them all elsewhere)

omoikane 3y ago
The recent posts are mostly test posts, about people coming from Threads/Nostr/Mostr, someone testing mp3/mp4, someone testing animated GIF, someone saying translate (from English) doesn't work, "hello world" and "good morning" posts, etc. It's mostly the kind of posts you see on newly opened forums, as opposed to the news and random content on long established forums. Maybe someone mentioned that sign ups are available in one of those other social networks to a mostly Japanese audience, or maybe time zone just worked out better (it's currently 10am in Japan).
Barrin92 3y ago
Mastodon is really big in Japan in general. Last time I looked it up I think three of the largest five instances were Japanese.
- yborg 3y ago
  This, as well as the fact that short form messaging has always been popular in Japan. Twitter also got an early foothold in Japan. The vivaldi.social instance also has a large Japanese contingent.
Vinnl 3y ago
According to this post there's just been a viral Japanese tweet mentioning it, I think: https://mozilla.social/@ginpei/111146848437550978 https://mozilla.social/@ginpei/111146848437550978