"Each Mastodon-powered community should have its own look and feel — and its own distinct features. Mastodon’s greatest strength isn’t in being a single network — it’s in being an ecosystem of communities, each with its own identity, design, tooling, and norms."
Couldn't have said it better myself. tootwales is not a generic onboard point for a global directory, we are a bi-lingual community with a very real reason for existing.
Excellent blog from Ben Werdmuller (npub1lrq…pn8w)
https://werd.io/2025/if-i-ran-mastodon
jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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