Is "migrating to another server" as simple as singing up on other servers? Or is there a different straightforward way?
It doesn't move your toots, but followers don't have to do anything to still follow you on your new account.
does that even count as migrating then
You can't call keeping merely the contacts without emails themselves "migration of email provider". It makes no sense.
Also, you said "follower[s] don't have to do anything", but somehow you (the followee) on the other hand needs to actively move? What if my follower is on this instance too and they don't actively move? Shouldn't their account disappear (and you lost your follower)? I genuinely don't understand how it would work other than everyone has to manually move together.
However, your definition seems overly pedantic? It defines itself[0] as a social network with an emphasis on audience. Messaging is merely the method of interaction.
[Edit] "audience" is incorrect, I should've said "people"
But I'm not entirely sure why you're arguing semantics with me. It can, by their definition, be considered migration.
No, I'm just trying to be clear. If you can't move your messages in a messenger, you're not doing migration.
> It can, by their definition, be considered migration.
Their definition doesn't even require software. If they (and you) are trying to say that Mastodon is a group of friends, I'm going to beg to differ and say that it is a computer program that supports messaging.
edit: and why I'm going on an on about it? I'm clearly being persnickety, but because I think it's an important distinction, especially irt expectations that a user would have. The mystery for me is why you would insist that a messaging system that can't migrate messages has implemented migration.
And you can disagree with that, just as I do you.
Post migration still supports messaging.
It's a social network, it clearly believes that the connections between people is the most important part of its offering. It can migrate a user and their connections.
Again, I would enjoy it if it did take posts, too, but clearly they disagree. I'm not going to say that they cannot claim it to be a migration as a result of that.
Think of it like business networking, but for your friends. The connection itself is what matters.
If the person does not migrate off of the instance, they'll lose the account and yes, you'll lose a follower. But if they do migrate, both of you keep the connection.