Trouble Brewing at Bluesky

[ysabetwordsmith]

A number of issues at Bluesky have many members looking for a different venue, some of whom are moving to Dreamwidth. Watch for those folks and invite them here to learn more about this platform. If you have friends who are leaving Bluesky, encourage them to consider Dreamwidth -- it's not a close match but does have good privacy and moderation tools, and you can use it for short-form posting if you wish. This post contains resources about how to use Dreamwidth. You can find your Bluesky friends here. You can also export your Bluesky content to a CAR file.

Is anyone here familiar with Bluesky? We could really use a "Dreamwidth for Bluesky Users" guide post.

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Find Your Bluesky Friends

[ysabetwordsmith]

This post is especially for those folks coming to Dreamwidth from Bluesky, who may wish to reconnect with other people they know from that venue.

Bluesky is currently facing a bunch of different issues. This is causing many users to leave the platform and seek a new one, some of whom are coming to Dreamwidth. Use the "Introduction / Friending Meme" to say hello and meet new people here.

If you haven't quit Bluesky yet but plan to, then it's a good idea to make a farewell post on Bluesky NOW while you still can. Tell people where else to find you online, whether your account is moving or closing, and any other important details.

Use this post to tell folks that you are on Dreamwidth, what your Bluesky account was, and who you're looking for here that you knew back there. You can use the template in a comment below, on your blog, or anywhere else you find it useful. This one is shorter than the more detailed "Introduction / Friending Meme" is.

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