Colin M

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Mastodon @vonexplaino@mstdn.social
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📣Sponsored postOne disclosed post (toot) with your link and message. $12→ 🧵Sponsored threadA multi-post explainer or story — the fediverse rewards dept… $30→ 📦Product seeding / honest reviewSend me your product — I post a disclosed, honest take. Auth… $16→ 📌Pinned sponsored postA disclosed post pinned to the top of my profile for the mon… $36/mo→ 🔗Profile link (bio field)Your link in one of my profile metadata fields for the month… $18/mo→ 🔁Boost packageI boost (repost) your account's toots through the month — di… $24/mo→ 🏛️Instance / community sponsorshipSponsor the server I run — a sponsor line in the About/rules… $30/mo→ 🤝Mutual boost collabWe boost each other across instances — a value swap between … Swap→

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Followers
131
Account age
6 yrs

Known for

My "Solution Alchemist" shirt has arrived and I'm super pleased with it.2 views My "Solution Alchemist" shirt has arrived and I'm super pleased with it. Rorschapture.1 views Rorschapture.

📊 Post engagement

2
Avg engagement / post
1.5%
Engagement vs followers
Feb 2020
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: My "Solution Alchemist" shirt has arrived and I'm super pleased · 2 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.1 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 10 image · 2 video.
Follower / following
1.3×
Follows 100 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post My "Solution Alchemist" shirt has arrived and I'm super pleased with it. ★ 2
Variety I wonder what this says about my mental health atm. (in response to https://mastodon.social/@jwz/115923532606708182; no images in quote replies :( ) Mozilla wants your input. https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201 Here's mine. ▶ Putting together a search for the edit-interface of my blog. Came up with a new throbber that tickles me no end. https://vonexplaino.com/blog/posts/article/2025/08/28/search-in-bitbucket.html ▶ Testbox video for werewolf metroidvania. Fun times with Godot. https://vonexplaino.com/blog/posts/article/2025/07/13/back-into-godot-and-werewolf.html Forget star signs, what's your most recently used emoji? Rorschapture. ★ 1 Someone's been digging up old photos. My brand has been my brand for quite some time. It's fortunate that there hasn't been a new Teams video filter based on the Mulligrubs. yeah https://vonexplaino.com/blog/posts/article/2024/06/14/today-feels-very....html A surprise coworker for the home office today.

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mstdn.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Feb 2020
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2020 — 6 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

76/100 Good
  • Est. 85% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Content engagement (~1.5% of followers) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (6+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
85%
Fake-follower risk
Low

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Steampulp omnitologist. Ludicrology a specialty. Coder in PHP, Go, and JS. Puns ala cart. He/ him. Hear me at @CopperheartPod Anti-fascism. Views are my own, not my employer. Brisbane, Q, Australia

📸 Gallery

Variety I wonder what this says about my mental health atm. (in response to https://mastodon.social/@jwz/115923532606708182; no images in quote replies :( ) Mozilla wants your input. https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201 Here's mine. Putting together a search for the edit-interface of my blog. Came up with a new throbber that tickles me no end. https://vonexplaino.com/blog/posts/article/2025/08/28/search-in-bitbucket.html Testbox video for werewolf metroidvania. Fun times with Godot. https://vonexplaino.com/blog/posts/article/2025/07/13/back-into-godot-and-werewolf.html Forget star signs, what's your most recently used emoji? Rorschapture. Someone's been digging up old photos. My brand has been my brand for quite some time.

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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