Last night I demoted my Fosstodon admin account, then flipped the switch and migrated to Micro.blog. Here's some thoughts on why I did that.
https://kevquirk.com/blog/goodbye-fosstodon

@kevq this is awesome. Great post. It’s a very similar setup to what I’ve got going and I agree 100% that micro.blog has made a positive difference in my relationship with Fedi/social as well. Welcome to MB!

@jinscho thanks, really appreciate it.

@kev Nice. I wish you wouldn't have done that, because I *just* checked in with Micro.blog after months being away. I'm still enamored with Ghost's implementation, but it's far from complete and Micro.blog has been doing it for a long time, now. Plus, I like how my Micro.blog looks more than my Ghost blog. Sigh. :)

@kevq Well, now I’m replying from INSIDE THE HOUSE. So, I guess I’m back on Micro.blog :)

@jbaty hahahahaha I’m (not) sorry. :-)

@jbaty hahahahaha I’m (not) sorry. :-)

@jbaty hahahahaha I’m (not) sorry. :-)

@jack oh wow, that didn’t take long! :)

@jack Because you clearly aren’t using enough blogging platforms… 😉

@kevq I’ve been teetering for a week or two. You pushed me over the edge.

@adders Never! I’m actually hoping this replaces the daily notes posts/blog but we’ll see.

@kevq Hey! Thank you for all the work you did on fosstodon. I was a user there for a while but I was noticing a lot of what you mentioned in your post (to wit: the fediverse is not really different from other social media). Happy to be able to follow you here!

@kevq welcome! Awesome to have you here!!!

@cheesemaker thanks, I appreciate it. 😊

@nhr happy to be here. 😊

@tripplehelix @kev @nhr it's a Go To Social issue so think, shows up well elsewhere

@tripplehelix @nhr it's probably some clash between micro.blog and GTS. They are both not mastodon, so the activitypub stuff is probably not one to one

@amin?

@joel @tripplehelix @kev @nhr Yeah, a lot of other software doesn't work too well with GtS on replies. PixelFed for example.

@tripplehelix @nhr @amin yeah, not saying it is, I just mean that all three projects implement the protocol in slightly different ways

I noticed for example, that opening Kev's replies from Fosstodon in the Tusky app opens the browser instead of accessing the reply inside the app

@kevq Great post, Kev. Welcome to Micro.blog. Hope it treats you well.

@jasonekratz @kevq Welcome back, Kev! I missed out on what happened with 500.social?

@jasonekratz hahaha yeah. 500.social was my first attempt at an exit strategy from Fosstodon. I’m glad it didn’t work out actually, as I would have just been trading one headache for another.

@lmika thank you. 😊

@jack so awesome to have you back!!!

@cheesemaker Hi! Thanks! :)

@kevq this is a neat write-up, thank you. The UX & visuals on your site are also a joy ~ nice job!

@jbaty that’s interesting. One of the challenges with Ghost/Substack sites is that moving subscribers and payments is a whole ordeal. I’m beginning to wonder if a ‘simple site’ setup (ie, microblog) hooked up to a Patreon could be the way to go.

@jasraj that’s really kind, thanks.

@kevq

> the fedi is supposed to be a friendly, welcoming online space, right? But the fact is, it isn’t. It’s just like everywhere else online

True. I like how Micro.blog allows a person to be minimally involved in the fediverse. Arm’s length.