Follow any and everyone that looks even remotely interesting to you. You can always unfollow later if needed.
Use a few relevant hashtags in your posts to reach folks with similar interests.
You can follow hashtags for subjects you're interested in! If you see a hashtag in a post, tap on it, then tap the + icon to follow all posts with that hashtag. Or search for hashtags in your Explore tab (# or search icon depending on what app you are using).
Please add #AltText to your images to improve the experience for EVERYONE. It's easy: once you've uploaded your image, just tap Edit: pretend you're describing the image to a friend who can't see it. It's the nice thing to do and increases chances your post will get boosted. Follow @PleaseCaption for reminders.
Follow @feditips for great tips on using Mastodon and the Fediverse.
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'm giving Mastodon a shot again, but with different goals than last time, so I suppose another #introduction post is in order?
I am many things, but typically, I am a bumbling husband, awkward father, recovering alcoholic, ageing computer enthusiast, generalized anxiety disorderer, wannabe smol web developer, science fiction fan, D&D play-by-poster, repair tech, patch collector and worker rights advocate.
I want to change careers with the hope of eventually doing the digital nomad thing.
@tinsmith Welcome back! 🥳 Mastodon didn't work for me the first time either. What helped: be generous with follows, hashtags, and image descriptions. #welcome
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
I joined mastodon today because the CEO of #tumblr had a complete meltdown recently when people called him out for deleting a trans woman's blog because she posted a transition timeline. The vibes were definitely off, just doesn't feel like a safe place right now. I'd love to follow more #trans and #queer folks on here! This is my second social media account (third if you count myspace. omg should I go back to myspace??) so I need all the help I can get with navigating this place.
This is a federation of independent servers using different platforms to navigate it. Start with the one that looks most fitting to your needs. You can migrate and take your contacts but not your posts with you later.
Chose an instance from an EU country due to #PrivacyRights.
If you hear stories about #JohnMastodon, they're not real-- well, maybe not.😏
Just remember: There is no algorithm here for people who do not follow you to find you. The best way to have your toots seen is by using lots of hashtags (like these👇👇👇 ).
Be sure to follow @feditips for more helpful #newbie information.
👋 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!
👋 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 Cart. Editor and am organising #foss4guk Local 2023 in Sept @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.
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💩.
There are a lot of different interesting front end projects. These let us access our home servers via an app or an alternate webpage front end.
#Icecubes#Mona#Tusky#Elk are a few examples of #Mastodon front end projects. Many of these have some unique features that vanilla webpage Mastodon doesn't yet.
We can always access our servers by just typing their address in to an internet browser to get the regular webpage frontend too.
Everything is all connected, these are just a few examples of additional ways of navigating & experiencing. So we can use several routes, depending on need, mood or device. Regardless of which frontend we use, our account(s) remain the same so it's safe to experiment and try things out. #Help#HelpThread#Welcome#New#Newbies#NewHere#FediTips
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!