BOOST CHALLENGE! Ok #Fediverse and #Mastodon. If I tell my Canadian Member of Parliament, Gord Johns, that he will get 2000 followers within one week of creating a Mastodon account, will you make that happen?I want him to be able to say when he st...

[ashinonyx@scholar.social]

@chris I think his portfolio as critic for mental health and harm reduction would be pretty popular on fedi, too! Lots of people on my feed anyway would be interested in seeing the party’s ideas there

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@ashinonyx great point!

[julian]

@[email protected] count upvotes too, I can't boost from my software yet LOL

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@julian will do!!

[ashinonyx@scholar.social]

@chris oh, oh, and he can hang out with Ontario NDP MPP @KWT !

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@ashinonyx @KWT yes!

[thierna@mastodon.green]

@chris I'd say he will be connected, but 2000 in one week is asking for a loss.

Mastodon is strong in Europe with a lot of institutions online, but being a politician is not the most looked for job on here. So 1000 a month should be well possible. Others you have to bring with you from another platform.

Once you have that instance set up you will have the chance of a specific audience.

[coba@gruene.social]

@chris I would be happy to connect from Germany

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@thierna i always aim high.

[moira@mastodon.murkworks.net]

@chris hashtags are extremely important here, you should add some, like maybe #canada #CanPol #CanadaPol #CanadaPolitics #CanPolitics #politics

And if you just saw this toot because of those tags look at what I'm replying to because I'm pointing at it ^_^

[tml@urbanists.social]

@chris Sigh, again someone completely misunderstanding. This is not Twixer or Zuchbook. Tell him he should strive for quality, not quantity.

[chbmeyer@digitalcourage.social]

@chris oh no, I will not boost. But maybe I will follow him.
I don't know if 'data protection' in Canada is a unpopular as in Germany, but if it is then show him the account from the german 'Federal Commissioner for Data Protection' - he has 44k Followers. He also hosts the official federal Mastodon server.
https://social.bund.de/@bfdi

But please don't forget that 'the Fediverse' is more than just Mastodon. There also is Peertube for example https://tube.network.europa.eu/videos/overview or Mobilizon, Pixelfed, Friendica, Pleroma, ... they are all connected.
Even an official Potus-Account is there when you include Threads to your Fediverse mindset. I just prefer to block the whole Threads instance.

[lifewithtrees@mstdn.social]

@chris this Canadian doesn’t follow those who wouldn’t follow back or engage as equals. The fact that numbers are the motivation completely demotivates me from interacting with them. #sorrynotsorryeh

[onepict@chaos.social]

@chris point him at the EU accounts as well. @EC_ECHO , @ELA .

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@onepict @EC_ECHO @ELA awesome! I will, thanks!

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@lifewithtrees The linked story is a demonstration of Gord's current reality with social media. It's barely a place to engage. It's a cesspool that invites threats and harassment. I am hoping that he'll be able to trust people on the fediverse a little more because it *is* a place where you need to follow people and topics that interest you. I'm trying to lower the barriers for him so he will be able to lower his as well.

Police called after protesters, Courtenay-Alberni MP clash over carbon tax

RCMP called after threats made to MP Gord Johns at Friendship Center

Alberni Valley News (www.albernivalleynews.com)

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@coba @Paulatics Yay! And yes for sure! @Paulatics is a pioneer! She is aware of the #e4769 petition too.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

This is Gord's space on the Bad Place. He has just over 4000 followers and he gets strong engagement, even now. I am sure his engagement on the #Fediverse #Mastodon will be strong too. That is what I want to reassure him of.

And if you haven't already, go sign the #e4769 petition and share it to your email and other social networks. We are nearing 1000 signatures!

https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4769
#cdnpoli #canpoli

[anthonypower@mstdn.ca]

@chris I will be one of the 2000.

[chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

@moira for sure. Thanks! I wanted to keep it under 500 and also wanted to make sure international folks felt welcome to participate, so I appreciate you adding those tags and helping it get into those feeds!