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I just got an email from Mastadon about Threads federating. I closed my Mastadon account about 5 minutes after joining. (i.imgur.com)
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I received an email about threads and Mastadon a bit ago. The thing is I deleted my Mastadon account a hot minute after I created it. The email has no way to unsubscribe from it

I would like to be comforted that I’m overthinking this. My Mastadon account was a couple of years ago in both creation and deletion. It’s incredibly disconcerting.

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[–] siigna@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You don't have an account with Mastodon. You have a Mastodon account with sdf.org. Their mailing list that sent the email and the Mastodon instance they run are probably separate systems. You can forward your email to membership@sdf.org and ask to be removed.

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Thank you. This is helpful. It’s 4am here and anxiety is a fucking brutal boss. Cheers

[–] hybridhavoc@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just a reminder that "Mastodon" is the software, not the specific service provider. Mastodon.sdf.org is different from, say, Mastodon.social even though they run the same software.

If you haven't already, you should contact the admin for that instance with your concerns. The contact the site lists is mastodon@mastodon.sdf.org

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you, I appreciate the pointers a huge ammount

[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you don't want the email and have no unsubscribe button, report as Spam. It sucks but them's the rules.

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Already done but more concerned about my data having been stored and no way to ask to have it removed directly. Thank you for your response though. I’m in the UK and the right to be removed from their mailing list is the very least a business related email is supposed to offer.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You won't have to worry about your data. Mastodon is cool.

[–] Opafi@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Considering they deleted their account years ago but they kept their contact data: yes, they should worry.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. Somehow I misunderstood/misread what happened.

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry, it’s me panicsplaining things. Not you

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I really hope it all gets solved to your satisfaction! The folks around the Mastodon project really seem to want to keep things good. I'm not a Zuck fan either. Looking at some of the people Threads is using as standard bearers, Jack Posobiec and that group, it's unlikely the Threads instance will satisfy the criteria for Federation anyway. :)

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you. I feel like I’m being a bit mad in the comments here

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I literally had account for less than an hour on the site and, after deleting my account a couple of years ago at the end of the time I was there, I receive an email from them. Why do they still have my fucking email address? I’ve submitted a right to be forgotten request anyway.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hopefully you can get it all sorted out. I guess the account was with Eugen's instance, mastodon.social? Sorry, I initially misread your post.

[–] NebulaBC@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you look at the email screenshot it’s from sdf.org. They’re pretty awesome and I’m guessing it’s just some sort of oversight. OP should just send them an email and I’m sure they’d resolve it.

[–] Grant_M@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, absolutely! Good people.

[–] derin@lemmy.beru.co 8 points 1 year ago

That e-mail isn't from Mastodon, it's from SDF.org. It relates to their Mastodon instance - and Mastodon in general - but it's specifically an update relating to the service they offer.

Might want to check to see if you have an account there.

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry I should clarify, I haven’t had an account with Mastadon for, at least, 2 years

[–] Firipu@startrek.website 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... Are you panicking over a mail? I'm missing something...

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I just mean in my haste to get the problem across I am not doing a good job of using words. Don’t be so literal

[–] carlesmu@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can export your mastodon user to other instance. There are plenty of them that have started to block threads.

[–] LollyActionGinger@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My post is literally about the fact I don’t have an account there……….

[–] xintrik@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Only looking at the collapsed post I can see why they might think it was about Threads.

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