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Can you seamlessly migrate your account (your id, followers, and posts) to another host without losing said followers? I think that's the main feature Doctrow i

Can you seamlessly migrate your account (your id, followers, and posts) to another host without losing said followers? I think that's the main feature Doctrow is looking for?

i5heu 2y ago
Yes you can change your PDS without losing anything.
- mozarella 2y ago
  You won't lose your existing followers? They will still be able to see your new and old posts from your new host? Even if Bluesky suspends your account? If that is true then that probably goes a long way in addressing the concern Doctrow and others have with Bluesky. edit: According to one article[1] PDS isn't really full federation like what mastodon has. Right now you can only host your own account in your PDS (But they plan to gradually increase that limit to 10, and then more later)[2]. But it's certainly a good start. Not sure if Bluesky will have the capability to block you from reaching your own followers though (say if they ban or suspend your account). [1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062837/bluesky-drops-invite-system-begins-federation-at-protocol https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062837/bluesky-drops-inv... [2] https://docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-federation https://docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-federation
akvadrako 2y ago
It's a better situation than Mastadon because you can keep your handle. On Mastadon when you change servers you get a new handle since they are tied together.
- dredmorbius 2y ago
  Yes and no. If you follow the Mastodon migration process, your old handle(s) forward to your new one(s). What you lose (at least last I checked) are action notifications based on your forwarded handle(s). This mostly doesn't matter, though in my case I have one mildly-viral toot which occasionally gets rediscovered. Missing out on the notifications storm there is mostly feature rather than bug. For the curious: <https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454 https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454>

Can you seamlessly migrate your account (your id, followers, and posts) to another host without losing said followers? I think that's the main feature Doctrow is looking for?

i5heu 2y ago

Yes you can change your PDS without losing anything.

mozarella 2y ago
You won't lose your existing followers? They will still be able to see your new and old posts from your new host? Even if Bluesky suspends your account? If that is true then that probably goes a long way in addressing the concern Doctrow and others have with Bluesky. edit: According to one article[1] PDS isn't really full federation like what mastodon has. Right now you can only host your own account in your PDS (But they plan to gradually increase that limit to 10, and then more later)[2]. But it's certainly a good start. Not sure if Bluesky will have the capability to block you from reaching your own followers though (say if they ban or suspend your account). [1] https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062837/bluesky-drops-invite-system-begins-federation-at-protocol https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/6/24062837/bluesky-drops-inv... [2] https://docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-federation https://docs.bsky.app/blog/self-host-federation

akvadrako 2y ago

It's a better situation than Mastadon because you can keep your handle. On Mastadon when you change servers you get a new handle since they are tied together.

dredmorbius 2y ago
Yes and no. If you follow the Mastodon migration process, your old handle(s) forward to your new one(s). What you lose (at least last I checked) are action notifications based on your forwarded handle(s). This mostly doesn't matter, though in my case I have one mildly-viral toot which occasionally gets rediscovered. Missing out on the notifications storm there is mostly feature rather than bug. For the curious: <https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454 https://mastodon.cloud/@dredmorbius/102376653178100454>