I'm sure you guys have noticed, but it looks to me like the 'verified' checkmarks are just emojis in your username.
@oneoffsuit I'm the fun ruiner!
@phoenix Yeah, that's right.
@phoenix Apparently so. That's how I ended up here, reading an article I found on Twitter about how verification works on Twitter Vs Mastodon. Didn't know this existed an hour ago.
@Bingojackson it's so awesome here. I hope you enjoy it.
@phoenix So far a little confused by the design, but there's a lot to like about it. I like the open source nature and that anyone with a community can have an instance. #shufflesofftomakeplans
@phoenix They totally are.
@phoenix No, they aren't. Verified account for all is a reality in Mastodon
@phoenix (psst that's because they are)
@phoenix Emoji in Real Name, yeah. Some folks with multiple accounts use it to mean "this is my active account".
@annika that's very clever, I hadn't heard that!
@phoenix ..... you had to go a ruin it. Not cool friend.