Hello UK #GreenParty members on here: I would really like the Green Party to set up on #Mastodon.
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Hello UK #GreenParty members on here: I would really like the Green Party to set up on #Mastodon. Our local party (closed down after last election by somewhat erratic unilateral decision) has just reestablished and it is all X, FB and Insta. I have suggested Mastodon but noone knows it. I will work on it locally but is there any way to take it to the top somehow? Can we get together on here to write an email? Any suggestions welcome. #UKpolitics
@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63
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@PossiblyMax i hadn’t realised- thank you! That’s great to hear!
@pvonhellermannn
The NI Greens are here too, as @greenpartyniTogether with the Scottish Greens, that's two of the four UK nations covered.
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@OneInterestingFact @pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63
He and Sian Berry had accounts here which haven't been used for some while.@Sarahw ah, thank you, that’s interesting. They must have decided against it (like 10,000s of others who joined and gave up). Maybe there should be a new mastodon drive one of these days. Some of the off-putting functionality issues have been addressed by now, though by no means all.
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2/2 Just tagged more people who have have used the #GreenParty hashtag (apologies if you are not actually a member!):
would be great to link up about this
️ and in general! Please do share widely as I don’t think i see everyone @samsterby @ScienceCommunicator @DoubleTreble @greenhousethinktank @MelSedds @Simon318ppm @corin_ja
@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63 @samsterby @ScienceCommunicator @DoubleTreble @greenhousethinktank @MelSedds @corin_ja I’m pushing it in my local party. We don’t use the dead bird site any more. I’d love us to ditch Meta but I do understand the dilemma when local community pages are all on fb so that reach is irreplaceable
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@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63 @samsterby @ScienceCommunicator @DoubleTreble @greenhousethinktank @MelSedds @corin_ja I’m pushing it in my local party. We don’t use the dead bird site any more. I’d love us to ditch Meta but I do understand the dilemma when local community pages are all on fb so that reach is irreplaceable
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@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63 @samsterby @ScienceCommunicator @DoubleTreble @greenhousethinktank @MelSedds @corin_ja
2/2 I’m trying to get my head round the mechanics of putting motions to conference (and being told locally that “local party don’t get involved in policy!) but ultimately that’s the way to do it, I think & would provoke the debate formally
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@pvonhellermannn
I wonder if the lack of "local" servers could be an issue? My local Greens are centered in a single big town and are very active from there but I can't see them individually having a lot of traction in the wider Fedi; whereas if there was a local server along the lines of (possibly inactive, I'm not sure) epsom.social they could have more of a singular voice.I see Zack does have some syndicated posts via a bot which is fine, but I also see a lot of other regional green parties and some multinationals are actually actively engaging here.
Perhaps starting at a local party level might push awareness up to the group level?
@aaron maybe, i don’t know! Good point.
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@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63 @samsterby @ScienceCommunicator @DoubleTreble @greenhousethinktank @MelSedds @corin_ja I’m pushing it in my local party. We don’t use the dead bird site any more. I’d love us to ditch Meta but I do understand the dilemma when local community pages are all on fb so that reach is irreplaceable
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@Simon318ppm @pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63 @ScienceCommunicator @DoubleTreble @greenhousethinktank @MelSedds @corin_ja solidly, am working on it with what influence I’ve got
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@aaron maybe, i don’t know! Good point.
@pvonhellermannn
I feel as if I could devise a use case: here are the managed service providers (and cost), here is the potential reach, etc I could put a good case to them.That said there's nothing stopping me actually doing that, so I'll get started on it this weekend then reach out to my local party.
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@Sarahw ah, thank you, that’s interesting. They must have decided against it (like 10,000s of others who joined and gave up). Maybe there should be a new mastodon drive one of these days. Some of the off-putting functionality issues have been addressed by now, though by no means all.
@pvonhellermannn
It's such a shame when people don't stick with it.
I understand there isn't the reach of other social media but that doesn't mean the message doesn't get through.
People are just so accustomed to an algorithm it feels like they're speaking into a void here. -
Hello UK #GreenParty members on here: I would really like the Green Party to set up on #Mastodon. Our local party (closed down after last election by somewhat erratic unilateral decision) has just reestablished and it is all X, FB and Insta. I have suggested Mastodon but noone knows it. I will work on it locally but is there any way to take it to the top somehow? Can we get together on here to write an email? Any suggestions welcome. #UKpolitics
@pvonhellermannn
@ScottishGreens are here and busy.
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@pvonhellermannn
I feel as if I could devise a use case: here are the managed service providers (and cost), here is the potential reach, etc I could put a good case to them.That said there's nothing stopping me actually doing that, so I'll get started on it this weekend then reach out to my local party.
@aaron oh that’s amazing! Please keep me updated!
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@pvonhellermannn
It's such a shame when people don't stick with it.
I understand there isn't the reach of other social media but that doesn't mean the message doesn't get through.
People are just so accustomed to an algorithm it feels like they're speaking into a void here.@Sarahw yes, and i think it doesn’t work especially for those who are used to or indeed may need a big platform and follower counts - as you say, without algorithms, everyone is equal..
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Hello UK #GreenParty members on here: I would really like the Green Party to set up on #Mastodon. Our local party (closed down after last election by somewhat erratic unilateral decision) has just reestablished and it is all X, FB and Insta. I have suggested Mastodon but noone knows it. I will work on it locally but is there any way to take it to the top somehow? Can we get together on here to write an email? Any suggestions welcome. #UKpolitics
@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63
Poor IT skills, but keen to support if possible!
#GPEW #SouthwarkGreens -
@pvonhellermannn
@ScottishGreens are here and busy.
@markhburton @junesim63@mikerspencer @ScottishGreens @markhburton @junesim63
Yes, thank you! Learned that this morning! Brilliant. Others have also pointed me to @greenpartyni and @WestNorthantsGreens - i hadn’t realised. Will see what we can do locally (in #Eastbourne). And also what can be done to establish Mastodon more in #GreenParty as a whole. Though aware that v clearly not the first to come up with this idea.
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Hello UK #GreenParty members on here: I would really like the Green Party to set up on #Mastodon. Our local party (closed down after last election by somewhat erratic unilateral decision) has just reestablished and it is all X, FB and Insta. I have suggested Mastodon but noone knows it. I will work on it locally but is there any way to take it to the top somehow? Can we get together on here to write an email? Any suggestions welcome. #UKpolitics
@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63
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Hello UK #GreenParty members on here: I would really like the Green Party to set up on #Mastodon. Our local party (closed down after last election by somewhat erratic unilateral decision) has just reestablished and it is all X, FB and Insta. I have suggested Mastodon but noone knows it. I will work on it locally but is there any way to take it to the top somehow? Can we get together on here to write an email? Any suggestions welcome. #UKpolitics
@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63
I messaged Zack via BlueSky yesterday saying he needs to be on here properly and also suggested that maybe Green Party should run their own instance. Would show proper commitment. -
@pvonhellermannn @markhburton @junesim63
I messaged Zack via BlueSky yesterday saying he needs to be on here properly and also suggested that maybe Green Party should run their own instance. Would show proper commitment.@robtherunt oh fantastic! Well done. And yes, @aaron also mentioned the idea of a #GreenParty instance. That would be amazing.
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@mikerspencer @ScottishGreens @markhburton @junesim63
Yes, thank you! Learned that this morning! Brilliant. Others have also pointed me to @greenpartyni and @WestNorthantsGreens - i hadn’t realised. Will see what we can do locally (in #Eastbourne). And also what can be done to establish Mastodon more in #GreenParty as a whole. Though aware that v clearly not the first to come up with this idea.
@pvonhellermannn @ScottishGreens @markhburton @junesim63 @greenpartyni @WestNorthantsGreens it can help others join if they see it's normal elsewhere
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@robtherunt oh fantastic! Well done. And yes, @aaron also mentioned the idea of a #GreenParty instance. That would be amazing.
@pvonhellermannn @aaron
Thanks. No idea whether he will respond or even notice. I will try the same thing with other GP members over there
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@robtherunt oh fantastic! Well done. And yes, @aaron also mentioned the idea of a #GreenParty instance. That would be amazing.
@pvonhellermannn @robtherunt @aaron A UK Green party instance certainly would be great news!
The German Greens (die Grünen) certainly seem to have made positive experiences with their instance gruene.social, with relatively modest operational costs (630€ for 2025, for 1610 accounts, see here for reference, translate should hopefully be able to handle it for non Germans: https://netzbegruenung.de/blog/2025-auf-gruene-social-in-zahlen/ )
