0002 Taking Small Steps
I’ve decided to add a number to my posts titles just to see how public I can be. I don’t want to spam the server too much, but I also don’t want to occupy the space if I have nothing to say. It’s a way for me to know if I should have a blog at all.
Speaking of which, after my first post I actually got spooked seeing that someone read it and reacted (・_・;). Even though my IF "game" isn’t complete yet, I am already scared of people judging it. I wager most creative minds are haunted by the phantom “I am afraid to disappoint others” to the point that their creations either remain hidden or unrealised forever.
Well, I let myself dwell on that fear for a moment too long, and then I decided to ignore it ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ. It will never go away for me, but that doesn't mean I should just give up on everything. Usually, to motivate myself I look at other creators that I follow, the ones that continue working on their projects no matter what. And their immortal advice is "write/work even just a little every day", it doesn't have to be perfect, all it needs to be is an attempt at making progress. I think they are right, it's the small steps that make a difference in the end.
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Unus Nemo
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Do not worry about spamming the server. The Virtual Private Server (VPS) that I have for the Instance is sufficient for thousands of users and we, at this time, have less then 100. This has been true for the two years I have maintained the Instance. As long as your posts comply with the Rules and TOS then feel free to post as often as you like, the Instance can handle it 😉. If you have any question about the Rules and TOS then feel free to ask. The most significant I to you would be my no marketing rule. Keep in mind that I allow individuals to promote their own and their friends and family's personal creative work as long as that does not promote a commercial product by a corporate entity. I cannot imagine anything you have mentioned so far would be in violation. I only bring this up so that you know that your own creative work would not be a violation.
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Unus Nemo
in reply to Coquillage Logs • •@Coquillage Logs
We (this Instance) currently federates with 56,861 other Instances and 581 of them are Friendica. Friendica Instances tend to be better at staying up to date than most others though there are still many Friendica Instances running outdated to ancient versions of Friendica.
Why you have not been able to find them? I do not know. Some will not have open enrollment and some may choose not to advertise their Instance in the Global directory. I have been on a few that were just to unstable to use. Which was why I decided to setup this Instance. There have been ups and downs though I have learned and most of the big issues have been resolved though there are little issues that come from the Friendica code base that are still being worked out.
Many people these days seem to prefer Mastodon though I hate the micro blog format so it is not an option for me.