DFX4509B (Joshua Mason)

2026-07-27 20:52:47

So, to copy from my Blacksky, although I added some stuff that Blacksky's character limit didn't let me do, here's my pinned post showing the type of stuff I mainly like to do.

I'm Josh, and I mainly like to draw cute animal art, primarily centered around bunnies or rodents, and mice or rats in particular although squirrels are a fun subject too, or fanart.

I do traditional art and my fave drawing media are crayons, chalk, and oil pastels, and I also like to paint too, and my current fave painting media are Crayola markers blended with a wet brush as well as watercolor crayons as of late, and also acrylics and watercolors since way back, although I remember tempera/poster paint being fun to play with in grade and middle school too.

I'll link the main four socials I post stuff to below, and include some examples of my stuff as well.
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Pixelfed: pixelfed.social/DFX4509B
Mastodon: mas.to/@dfx4509b
Friendica: friendica.world/profile/dfx450…
Blacksky: blacksky.community/profile/dfx…

2something

2026-03-11 15:25:33

Some advice for fediverse newcomers, particularly those coming here from corporate social media: 1) Follow and boost! Following is how you find posts you like, and boosting is how you let others find posts you like. 2) Alt text! Many fediverse users are blind. They cannot see images. Hence, if you make a post with an an image, it's good to include a text description of the image. This can be an "alt text," which screenreaders can read instead of the image, or it can just be text under the image. Some people are unwilling to boost posts that contain description-free images. 3) Content warnings! When you make a post about a heavy topic, you can choose to "hide" it behind a warning which mentions the kind of content. Anyone who sees the post can decide if they are in the right headspace to open it. For example, if you are going to talk about what a transphobic politician is doing, you can use the content warning `transphobia, politics`. Some users will only boost posts with heavy topics if they have content warnings, so using a CW can expand the reach your posts have. If you're talking about a heavy topic, you should *not* try to hide it with "algo-speak." For example, if you're talking about suicide, do not say "su*cide* or "unalive myself:" type out the actual word you mean, and use a CW. On corporate social media, "algo-speak" can help you bypass the platform-imposed word filters. On the fediverse, however, the only word filters are those that users voluntarily create and apply for themselves. Trying to bypass such filters would be rude. This also means if you see a post with a warning like "transphobia," it does not mean it's actually a transphobic post: it's likely made by a trans person critiquing transphobia. If you see *actual* transphobia, you should report it immediately. Speaking of which.... 4) Reports! All moderation on the fediverse is done by actual living, breathing people! There's no AI scanning all your posts to decide who to ban or whose posts to hide. If you see a post containing bigotry or spam, press the report button (usually located near the reply or boost buttons) and write a report: the real people who run your instance will read the report and respond! I talk more about reports in the quoted post. Also, if you receive a DM claiming to be a mod bot which tells you your account has been automatically disabled, it is a scam, and you should report it. 5) Money: Your instance is run by a single person or small group of people doing it for fun, in their free time, at their own expense. There is no company running your instance. There are no investors. There is no premium memership. There are no ads. You should keep in mind that the people running your instance are doing it for fun, and not to extract profits from you. Your instance admins *might* accept donations, or they might not (it's their choice). If they do, and you can afford it, then it's good to donate to support your instance, but you will not unlock any additional features by donating. And if you can't donate, you should not feel bad about it. #FediTips #Welcome

♲ @2something@transfem.social:

Quick message to all fediverse newcomers:
Moderation in the fediverse is done by humans. There are no bots scanning your posts to decide whether to ban or hide what you write based. This has some important consequences:

1) If you see a rule-breaking post, click the "report" button and write a report. The actual living, breathing creatures who run your instance will review the report.

The location of the report button varies depending on your client/app software: it's usually near "reply" or "boost."

2) The text you write in a report matters, because it will be read by an actual person. The mods are not just counting the number of reports.

3) If you're talking about a sensitive topic like suicide, you should not bleep it out or try to disguise it with "algo-speak." Do not write things like "sui-de" or "unalive yourself". You won't be banned for typing the actual word out. You should instead use a content warning for your post to warn your readers. Some users who don't wish to see certain topics can voluntarily apply word filters to their own timelines, and bleeping words is rude because it bypasses their filters.

4) If you get a DM saying something like

Your account has been automatically disabled due to suspicious activity. Please click here to verify your identity

it is a scam! There is no AI to automatically disable your account! You should report the scam message.

#FediTips