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feditips, 11 months ago to fediverse

A quick shoutout to some excellent human-run curation accounts which are highlighting interesting posts and people on the Fediverse:

➡️ @Curator - Art

➡️ @ArtPhotosDesk - Art & photography

➡️ @CultureDesk - Culture, music, film, food etc

➡️ @PixelAndPolyCurator - Digital art

➡️ @NewsDesk - News

➡️ @viewfinderCurator - Photography

➡️ @ScienceDesk - Science

➡️ @TechDesk - Technology

➡️ @WatercolourCurator - Watercolour paintings

#Fediverse

feditips, 10 months ago to random

If you're looking for a reliable and responsibly moderated Fediverse server to sign up on or move to, I run a website that lists them:

➡️ https://fedi.garden

All servers listed comply with the Covenant (https://fedi.garden/about-this-site/) and have opted in to being listed.

Follow the site's account to keep up to date on the latest servers added to the site:

➡️ @FediGarden

If you want help with moving a Mastodon account to another server, here's a step-by-step guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

feditips, 1 year ago to random

Some accounts use a "BOT" label. This doesn't mean anything bad, it just means the account is posting in an automated way.

Lots of bots are useful or entertaining. For example the bot @VoteChess runs chess games where people vote on the next move. You can find more useful bots listed by @FediFollows at https://fedi.directory/tag/bots/

If you run a bot account, here's how to label it:

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Click "Edit profile"
3. Tick "This is a bot account"
4. Click "Save changes"

feditips, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to kbin

If you need help with the basics of using Kbin, there's a Kbin FAQ by @dannekrose at:

➡️ https://kbin.social/m/kbinfaqs@kilioa.org/t/20459/A-small-FAQ-to-hopefully-help-new-users-to-kbin

The same author has also done a follow-up FAQ for slightly more advanced questions about Kbin:

➡️ https://kbin.social/m/kbinfaqs@kilioa.org/t/29224/A-little-more-comfortable-with-Kbin-now-but-new-questions

#Kbin #Reddit #Fediverse #FediTips

feditips, 8 months ago to fediverse

If you're uploading to #PeerTube, it's important to include tags, because these will make it a lot easier for people to notice your video.

PeerTube tags automatically appear as hashtags on Mastodon, so people searching or following those hashtags will see your video 👍

If you use more than one word in a tag, it will automatically be converted into a single phrase.

(PT tags have always worked as hashtags on Mastodon, but starting in Masto 4.2.0 the tags are actually visible below the video.)

feditips, 1 year ago to random

Hey server admins!

Do you run a small server and you wish it had a wider view of the Fediverse, with more results from searches? You might want to try using relays:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/using-relays-to-quickly-expand-a-servers-view-of-the-fediverse/

If general relays take up too many resources, try using a more specific topic or instance relay feed from FediBuzz:

➡️ https://relay.fedi.buzz

#FediAdmin #MastoAdmin

feditips, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to mastodon

When you follow someone on Mastodon, you will see their replies in your Home timeline only if:

• They mention you

OR

• They mention someone else you follow

OR

• They are replying to themselves to build a thread

OR

• Someone you follow has boosted their reply

This applies to replies with public, unlisted or followers-only visibilities.

You can browse their replies to people you don't follow on their profile page in the Posts & Replies tab.

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

feditips, 1 year ago to random

If you're posting an image on here, please remember to add a text description for people who cannot see. Blind people use the internet through screen reader software which reads text out loud.

The level of detail needed depends on the image, but generally you should try to explain whatever is important and relevant in the picture.

If you forget a description, just edit the post and add it in afterwards! The bot @PleaseCaption can remind you if needed.

More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-more-accessible-to-blind-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

feditips, 1 year ago to random

There are lots of ways you can use #RSS on the Fediverse:

-Follow any Mastodon account's public posts through RSS by putting .rss at the end of their profile URL. Use this address in your feed reader software.

-Follow any PeerTube account or channel by clicking the options menu next to the Subscribe button and selecting RSS.

-If you are on a Friendica server, you can use it as a feed reader. Paste an RSS feed address in the search box, that feed's posts will appear in your home timeline.

feditips, 1 year ago to reddit

There's a Fediverse alternative to #Reddit called #Kbin. More info at https://kbin.pub

Still VERY new, not many servers yet, two so far in English:

https://fedia.io
https://kbin.social

No app yet, use it through these sites. Subreddits are called "Magazines". You can interact with magazines from other servers.

Coders help Kbin at https://codeberg.org/Kbin/kbin-core, non-coders donate at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kbin

(Sorry to people bored of this, had many requests to put info in one place)

feditips, 11 months ago to fediverse

Do you want to find interesting accounts to follow on the Fediverse? There are lots of ways to do it, have a look at this guide to all the methods:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

It can take a bit longer and be a bit more effort to get connected on the Fediverse as there's no algorithm, but the connections tend to be more meaningful once they happen.

#FediTips #Fediverse

feditips, 11 months ago to random

If you want to be discovered by more people on here:

1. Fill in your profile bio, if you have a website include a link
2. Write an #introduction post, optionally with photo, video, audio attachments
3. Pin introduction post to your profile, pinned posts federate more widely
4. Use hashtags on posts
5. Include text descriptions on attachments
6. Log in through your server’s website, go to Edit profile > Suggest Account To Others, tick box, click Save Changes

More tips at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

feditips, 7 months ago to random

If you want a music, podcast and audio platform for the Fediverse, you might want to check out Funkwhale:

➡️ https://www.funkwhale.audio

You can follow their official account at:

➡️ @funkwhale

Channels on Funkwhale can be followed from Mastodon, anyone can start their own server.

Given the situation with #Bandcamp, perhaps Funkwhale might be a basis for an alternative? (I'm not a musician so I don't know how good a fit it is for artists and bands, but hope it is useful or could be developed?)

feditips, 1 year ago to random

This account has a website where you can find answers to lots and lots of common questions about Mastodon and the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips <----- this is the website link!

You don't need to wait for me to randomly post something useful. The website has lots of hints, tips and tutorials you can browse right now.

If you can't find the answers you need on the site, ask me and I'll reply! :blob_cat:

feditips, 6 months ago to random

If you're posting a link on Mastodon, you'll probably want to add https:// to the beginning so it is clickable.

For example fedi.tips isn't clickable but https://fedi.tips is clickable.

The reason https:// is required is in case people want to include dots in words or phrases without accidentally creating links.

p.s. Techy people might like to know that many non-web link types also work on here: https://, http://, gemini://, dat://, dweb://, gopher://, ipfs:// ssb://

feditips, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to mastodon

Do you want to use #Mastodon on the desktop?

The default website interface is excellent, and there's an optional multicolumn Tweetdeck-style "advanced" mode:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/

There are also many third party desktop apps:

➡️ @sengi_app - Free open source Linux, Mac & Win

➡️ @tokodon - Free open source Linux

➡️ https://tuba.geopjr.dev - Free open source Linux

➡️ @MonaApp - Mac, iPhone & iPad

➡️ @ivory - Mac, iPhone & iPad

➡️ @elk - Alternative web interface for Mastodon

feditips, 11 months ago to fediverse

If you are using Mastodon on a computer or tablet through your server's website, there's an optional Tweetdeck-style advanced web interface which lets you add lots of columns.

Here's how to activate it:

1. Log in through your server's website
2. Go to Preferences
3. Tick the box marked "Enable Advanced Web Interface"
4. Click "Save Changes" at the top

More info about the advanced interface including how to add columns and more at https://fedi.tips/how-to-activate-mastodons-tweetdeck-style-advanced-web-interface/

#Mastodon #MastoTips #FediTips

feditips, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago) to random

There are many ways to discover interesting accounts on here. How many of these have you tried?

1. Follow hashtags
2. Join groups
3. Follow people, they share posts by others
4. Use FediFinder to discover Twitter people who are also on here
5. Browse directories
6. Follow curators
7. Browse trending posts & hashtags
8. Use StreetPass for Mastodon to discover website accounts on here
9. Hang out on Local & Federated timelines

More info on how to do all of these at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

feditips, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to mastodon

Mastodon allows you to verify yourself as the owner of your website. If your website is well-known, then this will in effect verify your identity as well.

Here's how to verify you are the owner of a website:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/

If the green verified link method doesn't work for you, here are a number of methods for fixing it:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/#MyWebsiteVerificationDoesntWork

#FediTips #MastoTips #Verification #Mastodon

feditips, 5 months ago to random

Some apps on here are offering AI/LLM for certain features such as entering an image description automatically.

If you are abled and sighted, please don't use these features.

If you are sighted and able to enter descriptions yourself, it would be better for the planet if you enter descriptions manually. Manual descriptions avoid anyone having to cause environmental damage.

So-called "AI" features damage the planet:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084417/ais-carbon-footprint-is-bigger-than-you-think/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-020-0219-9

https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-water-does-ai-consume

feditips, 9 months ago to Bloomscrolling

If you're tired of doomscrolling, try #BloomScrolling instead. You'll see lovely pictures of flowers 🌻

#FediTips #MentalHealth

feditips, 6 months ago to random

Have you ever noticed an account on here labelled "Automated" or "Bot"?

It means the account is a bot, operating automatically without a human doing the posting.

This might sound odd, but there are many useful and entertaining #bots, for example posting sports results or weather bulletins or public domain art. Other bots run interactive games of chess or D&D campaigns or text adventures.

Find out more at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-are-some-accounts-marked-bot-on-mastodon/

...and some good bots to follow:

➡️ https://fedi.directory/tag/bots/

feditips, 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

I'm a volunteer who maintains many sites and accounts to help people use Mastodon and the Fediverse. If you appreciate them, you can buy me a coffee at:

➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration, choose any amount, all currencies work)

...or become a patron at:

➡️ https://liberapay.com/FediThing

Sites & accounts:
@feditips & https://fedi.tips
@FediFollows & https://fedi.directory
@FediVideo & https://fedi.video
@FediGarden & https://fedi.garden
@homegrown & https://growyourown.services

feditips, 7 months ago to random

Hey there 👋

I'm an unpaid volunteer trying to help people use Mastodon and the Fediverse on five accounts and five websites. Sadly, these cause monthly bills.

If you like what I do, buy me a coffee at:

➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration, choose any amount, all currencies work.)

...or become a patron at:

➡️ https://liberapay.com/FediThing

Thanks :blobcatheart:

My sites:
https://fedi.tips
https://fedi.directory
https://fedi.garden
https://fedi.video
https://growyourown.services

feditips, 11 months ago to random

Are you being mentioned in a thread that you don't want to take part in? You can mute conversations on Mastodon:

1. Log in through your server’s website, or some apps also support thread muting
2. Go to one of your posts in the thread you want to mute
3. Click ⋯ and select Mute Conversation
4. If you haven’t posted in the thread, go to a post in the thread where you were mentioned, then select ⋯ and Mute Conversation

If you change your mind, do the same thing but select Unmute Conversation.