about_hashtag_html:These are public toots tagged with <strong>#%{hashtag}</strong>. You can interact with them if you have an account anywhere in the fediverse.
hint:The domain block will not prevent creation of account entries in the database, but will retroactively and automatically apply specific moderation methods on those accounts.
desc_html:"<strong>Silence</strong> will make the account's posts invisible to anyone who isn't following them. <strong>Suspend</strong> will remove all of the account's content, media, and profile data. Use <strong>None</strong> if you just want to reject media files."
description_html:A <strong>federation relay</strong> is an intermediary server that exchanges large volumes of public toots between servers that subscribe and publish to it. <strong>It can help small and medium servers discover content from the fediverse</strong>, which would otherwise require local users manually following other people on remote servers.
desc_html:Introductory paragraph on the API. Describe what makes this Mastodon server special and anything else important. You can use HTML tags, in particular <code><a></code> and <code><em></code>.
agreement_html:By clicking "Sign up" below you agree to follow <a href="%{rules_path}">the rules of the server</a> and <a href="%{terms_path}">our terms of service</a>.
checkbox_agreement_html:I agree to the <a href="%{rules_path}" target="_blank">server rules</a> and <a href="%{terms_path}" target="_blank">terms of service</a>
confirm_password:Enter your current password to verify your identity
description_html:This will <strong>permanently, irreversibly</strong> remove content from your account and deactivate it. Your username will remain reserved to prevent future impersonations.
warning_html:Only deletion of content from this particular server is guaranteed. Content that has been widely shared is likely to leave traces. Offline servers and servers that have unsubscribed from your updates will not update their databases.
enabled:You are currently listed in the directory.
enabled_but_waiting:You have opted-in to be listed in the directory, but you do not have the minimum number of followers (%{min_followers}) to be listed yet.
how_to_enable:You are not currently opted-in to the directory. You can opt-in below. Use hashtags in your bio text to be listed under specific hashtags!
noscript_html:To use the Mastodon web application, please enable JavaScript. Alternatively, try one of the <a href="%{apps_path}">native apps</a> for Mastodon for your platform.
hint_html:You can request an archive of your <strong>toots and uploaded media</strong>. The exported data will be in the ActivityPub format, readable by any compliant software. You can request an archive every 7 days.
explanation_html:Here you can cryptographically connect your other identities, such as a Keybase profile. This lets other people send you encrypted messages and trust content you send them.
reason_html:"<strong>Why is this step necessary?</strong> <code>%{instance}</code> might not be the server where you are registered, so we need to redirect you to your home server first."
<li><em>Basic account information</em>:If you register on this server, you may be asked to enter a username, an e-mail address and a password. You may also enter additional profile information such as a display name and biography, and upload a profile picture and header image. The username, display name, biography, profile picture and header image are always listed publicly.</li>
<li><em>Posts, following and other public information</em>:The list of people you follow is listed publicly, the same is true for your followers. When you submit a message, the date and time is stored as well as the application you submitted the message from. Messages may contain media attachments, such as pictures and videos. Public and unlisted posts are available publicly. When you feature a post on your profile, that is also publicly available information. Your posts are delivered to your followers, in some cases it means they are delivered to different servers and copies are stored there. When you delete posts, this is likewise delivered to your followers. The action of reblogging or favouriting another post is always public.</li>
<li><em>Direct and followers-only posts</em>:All posts are stored and processed on the server. Followers-only posts are delivered to your followers and users who are mentioned in them, and direct posts are delivered only to users mentioned in them. In some cases it means they are delivered to different servers and copies are stored there. We make a good faith effort to limit the access to those posts only to authorized persons, but other servers may fail to do so. Therefore it's important to review servers your followers belong to. You may toggle an option to approve and reject new followers manually in the settings. <em>Please keep in mind that the operators of the server and any receiving server may view such messages</em>, and that recipients may screenshot, copy or otherwise re-share them. <em>Do not share any dangerous information over Mastodon.</em></li>
<li><em>IPs and other metadata</em>:When you log in, we record the IP address you log in from, as well as the name of your browser application. All the logged in sessions are available for your review and revocation in the settings. The latest IP address used is stored for up to 12 months. We also may retain server logs which include the IP address of every request to our server.</li>
<li>To provide the core functionality of Mastodon. You can only interact with other people's content and post your own content when you are logged in. For example, you may follow other people to view their combined posts in your own personalized home timeline.</li>
<li>To aid moderation of the community, for example comparing your IP address with other known ones to determine ban evasion or other violations.</li>
<li>The email address you provide may be used to send you information, notifications about other people interacting with your content or sending you messages, and to respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions.</li>
<p>We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. Among other things, your browser session, as well as the traffic between your applications and the API, are secured with SSL, and your password is hashed using a strong one-way algorithm. You may enable two-factor authentication to further secure access to your account.</p>
<p>Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account.</p>
<p>We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others rights, property, or safety.</p>
<p>Your public content may be downloaded by other servers in the network. Your public and followers-only posts are delivered to the servers where your followers reside, and direct messages are delivered to the servers of the recipients, in so far as those followers or recipients reside on a different server than this.</p>
<p>When you authorize an application to use your account, depending on the scope of permissions you approve, it may access your public profile information, your following list, your followers, your lists, all your posts, and your favourites. Applications can never access your e-mail address or password.</p>
<p>If this server is in the EU or the EEA:Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 16 years old. If you are under the age of 16, per the requirements of the GDPR (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation">General Data Protection Regulation</a>) do not use this site.</p>
<p>If this server is in the USA:Our site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of 13, per the requirements of COPPA (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act">Children's Online Privacy Protection Act</a>) do not use this site.</p>
<p>Law requirements can be different if this server is in another jurisdiction.</p>
description_html:If you enable <strong>two-factor authentication</strong>, logging in will require you to be in possession of your phone, which will generate tokens for you to enter.
instructions_html:"<strong>Scan this QR code into Google Authenticator or a similiar TOTP app on your phone</strong>. From now on, that app will generate tokens that you will have to enter when logging in."
lost_recovery_codes:Recovery codes allow you to regain access to your account if you lose your phone. If you've lost your recovery codes, you can regenerate them here. Your old recovery codes will be invalidated.
recovery_instructions_html:If you ever lose access to your phone, you can use one of the recovery codes below to regain access to your account. <strong>Keep the recovery codes safe</strong>. For example, you may print them and store them with other important documents.
disable:While your account is frozen, your account data remains intact, but you cannot perform any actions until it is unlocked.
silence:While your account is limited, only people who are already following you will see your toots on this server, and you may be excluded from various public listings. However, others may still manually follow you.
suspend:Your account has been suspended, and all of your toots and your uploaded media files have been irreversibly removed from this server, and servers where you had followers.
edit_profile_step:You can customize your profile by uploading an avatar, header, changing your display name and more. If you’d like to review new followers before they’re allowed to follow you, you can lock your account.
explanation:Here are some tips to get you started
final_action:Start posting
final_step:'Start posting! Even without followers your public messages may be seen by others, for example on the local timeline and in hashtags. You may want to introduce yourself on the #introductions hashtag.'
review_preferences_step:Make sure to set your preferences, such as which emails you'd like to receive, or what privacy level you’d like your posts to default to. If you don’t have motion sickness, you could choose to enable GIF autoplay.
subject:Welcome to Mastodon
tip_federated_timeline:The federated timeline is a firehose view of the Mastodon network. But it only includes people your neighbours are subscribed to, so it's not complete.
tip_following:You follow your server's admin(s) by default. To find more interesting people, check the local and federated timelines.
tip_local_timeline:The local timeline is a firehose view of people on %{instance}. These are your immediate neighbours!
tip_mobile_webapp:If your mobile browser offers you to add Mastodon to your homescreen, you can receive push notifications. It acts like a native app in many ways!
explanation_html:'You can <strong>verify yourself as the owner of the links in your profile metadata</strong>. For that, the linked website must contain a link back to your Mastodon profile. The link back <strong>must</strong> have a <code>rel="me"</code> attribute. The text content of the link does not matter. Here is an example:'
