A reminder that if you've donated to the running costs of our cosy little corner, you can request a badge on your profile: We're grateful to everyone who helps keep this space safe, welcoming, and community-driven - whether through donations, time, or care. Diolch!
📢 Introducing quote posts With the forthcoming availability of quote posting, you can now pre-select your options for whether or not you want your toots to be quote-able when this feature is released in Mastodon version 4.5 Visit to choose your preferences See for more information on quote posting #TootWalesAdmin
Some groups to follow in the wake of Guppe Groups going offline: @npub1fa8v...76lf @npub1v0qz...ayns @Gaming Channel @Movies Channel @Music Channel @npub1j4l9...e0ct @npub1yvm4...js3w @Visual Arts Channel @npub1zfvf...d6qy @Football Channel @US Sport Channel @Creative Arts Channel @Food & Drink Channel @Humour Channel @Mental Wellbeing Channel @Nature & Wildlife Channel @Pets Channel @Puzzles Channel @Travel Channel
⚠️ Scam Alert: Phishing via Mentions We’ve become aware of a scam targeting account holders via direct mentions. These messages falsely claim your account has been “temporarily suspended for identity verification” and include a malicious link. Important: This is not a legitimate message from our team. We will never contact you via mentions or DMs asking for identity verification or providing off-site links. #TootWalesAdmin
It's #FollowFriday - don't forget to check once in a while to see new recommendations for people and accounts to follow. Why not add a #ComicStrip to brighten up your feed: @War and Peas 🧿 @Foxes in Love @XKCD Bot @The Oatmeal
✅ Toot.Wales has been upgraded to the latest version of Mastodon. This includes fixing Stoplight errors when using REDIS_NAMESPACE. #TheMoreYouKnow Full changelog here:
We are aware of an issue with some images saying 'preview not available, click to open' instead of displaying, and are looking into it. Thank you for your patience.
✅ Toot.Wales has been upgraded to the latest version of Mastodon. This includes fixing emoji rewrites that were adding unnecessary cruft to the DOM. #TheMoreYouKnow Full changelog here:
Final Notice: We have discontinued our blog and image sharing services. pix.toot.wales (Pixelfed) blogs.toot.wales (WriteFreely) These services are rarely used, but require significant systems administration and content management. Services are now terminated and all accounts and data will be deleted in the coming days. Find a Pixelfed server: pixelfed.org/servers Find a WriteFreely server: writefreely.org/instances
We are now live on Open Collective. Even before announcing, we've already raised 10% of the funds we need for the year! Diolch yn fawr iawn! Your support is what makes #BetterSocial possible. Please see our blog for an update on cancelling your Paypal donations, our new Open Collective, and how we spend your hard-earned money. https://blogs.toot.wales/toot/we-are-live-on-open-collective If you'd like the new contributor badge on your Mastodon profile, see our update at