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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've been self-hosting Mastodon for a while and mostly using it to share bird photography, but also to provide comments on a static site. Since Mastodon and Lemmy both speak ActivityPub, those get crossposted to /c/flashlight so Lemmy comments are also included on my site. Federation is cool.

I don't follow many accounts that post Fediverse meta stuff on Mastodon. While I have some interest in the best examples of that content, the only way to attract a broader community is to promote accounts and content appealing to the interests of that broader audience.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, that comments section is really nice! How did you implement it? Does the site also use ActivityPub and subscribe to the thread?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It uses the Mastodon API in a client-side script adapted from this one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Mmmmmmmm Emisar… I picked up the DT8 recently and it’s absolutely hilarious. I love it so much.