Please create an official PHP Mastodon account
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This is a very humble request for someone on the PHP team to please setup an official PHP Mastodon account. Currently PHP only has a Twitter/X account. There are many developers who use PHP who would much prefer to follow updates on Mastodon. Since there already exists a PHP Mastodon server (https://phpc.social), an official account could be established there (e.g. official_php@phpc.social). As an official account, it should be properly verified. As well, adding a prominent link to the php.net website would give the account a lot of visibility. At the moment, php.net only has a link to the official Twitter account.
It should be noted that the PHP Foundation does have an official Mastodon account (@thephpf@phpc.social) and the foundation's website includes a link to it. The account itself is not verified as the link to it does not include a rel="me" attribute nor does the account's profile include a link back to the PHP Foundation website.
This is the official account https://fosstodon.org/@php
/cc @derickr @ramsey
Thanks for the PR, @abackstrom! I've merged it.
@ramsey @pronskiy @abackstrom Thanks so much for the response and updates! 👏👏👏
Who manages the PHP Foundation Mastodon account @thephpf@phpc.social? It would be great to have that account verified as well. Just need to add rel="me" attribute to the Mastodon link and update the account's profile.
@mlcohen, thanks, fixed in ThePHPF/thephp.foundation@9b11193.
Now seeing both websites with a rel="me" meta link. PHP Foundation account is showing up as verified; however, the official PHP account still does not appear as verified. Not sure who is managing the PHP account but if someone could re-save the account's profile, that should trigger a link verification and get things in order.
Can confirm that both accounts are now verified ✅
Big thanks again to @pronskiy, @ramsey, @abackstrom and @derickr for the timely updates! 💪
