So, after reading a post from @atomicpoet I moved over to #Calckey from #Mastodon a few days ago to give it a whirl.
Clearly I'm a expert now, so thought I'd share a few thoughts.
Lets get the elephant in the room dealt with first; Mastodon is ugly.
There, I said it.
I know a lot of people appreciate the simplicity of it but from a design aesthetic, well, there isn't any.
Calckey really is the diametric opposite from a UI perspective.
Migrating
Super simple, set up an alias, hit the move button and your followers will, well, follow you.
Import/Export
Simple to Import your list of who you follow.
Notably, you can Export your Posts, so that they can be Imported if you migrate again. This bit is kinda key as I don't think a lot of people realise you can do this.
Posting
It's the difference between sending an email in plain text to sending one in rich text.
3000 character limit
Markdown, well, MFM anyway
Quoting
Customisation
Custom Layouts
Installed and Custom Themes
Wallpapers
Drive
Really useful, a place to store files so you are not scrabbling around looking for that image / document you wanted to post.
Widgets
All sorts of stuff like Calendars, Clock and some stuff I'll never use like Server Info.
Stuff To Try
Actually there are too many things to list but a couple are:
CustomCSS
Channels and Groups
Niggles
Antennas sometimes produce an error page.
Sometimes the Timeline goes a bit wonky and 'splits', I dunno a better way to describe it.
Will I Stay?
I dunno but I'm glad I tried a different instance out, and if I want to, I can move from here and take my Followers and Posts with me, the way the Protocol intended.
Is it for everyone
Nope, but I think people might like it if they tried it.
If you are the sort of person who likes tinkering with stuff, and has tried every Windows Manager and Desktop Enviroment under the sun I think you're going to like it.
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