Among the fediverse there are microblogs (your Mastodons, Misskeys(+forks), etc. Then there are the long form peeps. We managed to all find each other at FOSDEM 2025. Pictured is @npub1036w...dl9x (Write freely), @npub1jwra...7v3w (WordPress), and yours truly (NodeBB). We also had some good conversations with @npub1d2v7...0l89 (Ghost), but I wasn't quick enough with my camera 😩 Let's move the state of long-form text on the open social web, forward! ![1000007220.jpg]()

Michiel Leenars: "A single Mastodon or GoToSocial instance will not beat X... but a hundred-thousand will" [@ec_ngi@ec.social-network.europa.eu](

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The venerable @npub1d2v7...0l89 at FOSDEM!!! "If you don't like AI generated pictures of ActivtyPugs, the java dev room moved to UA 118" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ![1000007207.jpg]()

"We don't want to build software useful only to Mastodon" ![1000007205.jpg]()

NodeBB will be making an appearance at this year's FOSDEM! I'll likely be present at the Social Web dev room during FOSDEM itself, and will be presenting a talk at the [Social Web After Hours event](

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) alongside @npub1fd2l...f2f9, @npub1jwra...7v3w, and @npub1dvxe...gems at **Hackerspace Brussels (HSBXL)**, on Sunday evening. I'll be talking up the SWICG Forum and Threaded Discussions Task Force, and what we're working on to solve one of fedi's hard problems: combating the notion that "the fediverse is quiet". Come and listen! Thank you to the great folks at @npub1dk0y...k0wd, who have kindly funded my way there this year.