I think https://streetpass.social/ mastodon extension is a must have for all users of Mastodon. Such a nice way to know about all the amazing folks who create content that you are reading. Thanks @tvler for creating it
I stayed at a hostel earlier this week which had this whiteboard in the dining area with the greeting “welcome!!” in
various #languages. I was a little tempted to ask them to change “Aloha!!” to “Welina mai!!” which would be a better translation of #welcome. “Aloha” is more of a generic greeting. But, at least most people will recognize #aloha! #OleloHawaii#LearnHawaiian#hawaiian
👋 Hello! #welcome to all those joining #mastodon recently. #Introduction I am a freelance GIS Trainer and Consultant, primarily training new #gis users in #qgis and #r I also toot @CaGIS as Cartorgraphic Editor and am Chair of @osgeouk. Enjoy the fediverse!
Apparently, Tumblr's CEO stepped on his crank and outed himself as a TERF. We does not abide the TERF. No we doesn't.
If you're fleeing #Tumblr and checking out the #fediverse, welcome! I hope you find a home here. You have quite a few options with #Mastodon, #Miskey, #Firefish#Sharkey (I'm posting this from sharkey.world), and the practically thousands of instances within those. Each have their own flavor and features, so don't feel you have to settle on one off the bat. It's not unusual to see new users sign up on one instance, then eventually move to another, then another before they find the community that fits them best.
Looking for something more "bloggy"? Bear Blog and Pika are two services offering simple blogging tools with an emphasis on "small blogging". They are unassociated with the major blogging platforms and offer a fresh alternative to them.
I want to say thanks to @Tardis for coming aboard as our new moderator here on AllThingsTech. It would be great for y’all to give her a nice welcome also!
She will be helping myself and @cliffwade here on the server and helping us grow it as well as the #ATT community!
She's a wonderful individual with great ideas, so please, drop her a follow, welcome her and of course congratulate her!
Bref et bien c'est à nouveau moi. Toujours vieille, toujours anarchiste, toujours avec un chat noir.
Toujours syndiquée dans une confédération sectaire qui pratique la calomnie.
Toujours envie de monter (enfin) un hackerspace anarchiste (qui vous apprendra à ne pas faire de ménage trop violent sur votre serveur au risque de perdre la clé pour déchiffrer la sauvegarde de votre instance mastodon indisponible...)
Toujours joueuse de jeux vidéo si je peux jouer un personnage féminin sinon difficile de se mettre dans la peau du personnage tout ça💩.
I'm excited to be here, posting from a fresh instance. In this space, I'll be an enigma - no faces, no physical descriptions. Think of me as a canvas for ideas and thoughts, an ethereal presence in the digital realm.
Here, it's all about the words and the world they create. I'm the voice you'll read, the thoughts you'll ponder.
Thank you for pausing on my profile. To everyone reading this, I hope your day could be wonderful.
Let's embark on this journey of abstract conversations and meaningful exchanges. Looking forward to connecting with you all.
OSS tip: properly setup your account (at least get yourself a nice avatar) before sending a help request in a community chat or in GitHub. Bonus: If you see a #welcome channel, introduce yourself and share a bit of what your are building before. You'll feel the difference.
New to Mastodon and confused about why you don't see anything on your home feed and nobody interacts with your posts?
Follow people. Fedi has no algorithm beyond the "explore" tab. It works completely by follow relationships. The more people you follow with similar interests, the more likely they'll follow you back. Not to mention your home feed will be filled by their toots.
Hashtags. Full indexed search is EXTREMELY new and some instances haven't upgraded yet. Even then, some users don't want EVERY toot of theirs to be discoverable so they turn that feature off. However, Hashtags are always searchable for public toots. Litter your posts with relevant hashtags so people can find your toots!
The Guardian explains why it welcomes the decision of the Church of England — at long last — to bless same-sex unions:
"In previous years, the Church of England has changed its position on the remarriage of divorced people in church, the ordination of women and the appointment of female bishops."