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Wir sind über eine tolle Grafik gestossen, die kurz und bündig einige sehr hilfreiche Tipps für die Benutzung von Mastodon (oder dem Fediverse allgemein) in einer sehr kompakten Form zeigt.
(via eine etwas ältere, sehr ausführliche Anleitung von @pallenberg unter https://www.metacheles.de/mastodon-anleitung-und-einstieg/)
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CW: 🔞 Demonstration video shows a few hentai pictures while scrolling
@News Sure, downloading your mastodon archive is one way to get all of the pictures you uploaded, but it doesn’t show the posts themselves.
But on Aethy, I discovered there’s another way that does! And it’s much faster than waiting for your archive to be ready. Just click your user icon. Choose” Show Replies” to include all of your conversations. And then just scroll… ALL THE WAY DOWN until see your very first post. I just hold the END key on my keyboard until the scrolling stops. Then go to File > Save (or press CTRL+S) Choose “Web Page, complete (.html)” And this will save a single HTML file and a folder containing every picture you posted inside it.
Opening the HTML in a browser will look messy at first, but all of your posts are in there. To make it look right, just modify the HTML to use the “common-828f2b22.chunk.css” file. Then it will look perfect when you open it.
This only seems to work on Aethy. Other mastodon instances un-load images as soon as they scroll off screen, making it hard to save them.
#DigiPres #DigitalPreservation #Mastodon #Backup #Aethy #MastodonTips #HowToMast #FediTips #Video #NSFW
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You can also transfer over other data to the new account, like who you follow, mute, or block. (But not your posts.) It's an export / import process.
@paulomalley has a series of helpful videos on how to use various Mastodon features, like this one (scroll up and down the thread for others):
https://universeodon.com/@paulomalley/109419751014221145
Hope this is helpful! 😎 🖖
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast
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This sounds like great advice! I will be sure to share it! 😎
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast
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Wem folgen die Menschen, denen ich folge? Das ist für mich einer der besten Wege, um neue interessante Accounts zu finden. Mit diesem Tool geht das jetzt auch bei Mastodon ganz gut: https://followgraph.vercel.app/#
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Ok, I'm trying out the "featured hashtags", and I'm a little lost. 🤔
I think I turned it on in my settings, but I don't see where it shows up on my profile.
Any advice? What am I missing?
@paulomalley, do you have a video for this, so I know what to look for?
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Search #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast #HashTags
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Further update:
Apparently hashtags only work on public posts, and not unlisted ones. Still useful though! 😎
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529815343070860
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Search #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast #HashTags
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Further update:
Apparently hashtags only work on public posts, and not unlisted ones. Still useful though! 😎
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529815343070860
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Search #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast #HashTags
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@5ciFiGirl
If you need to change an "unlisted" post to "public" you could "Delete and Redraft" but this will throw out any replies attached to it. -
@5ciFiGirl
In my opinion, it's probably best to only add your HashTags to the first post of a thread, unless one of your replies is also useful as a stand-alone post.Just make sure your reply with the hashtags is set to "public." But if you go back to edit an "unlisted" reply, it won't let you change it to public.
(For example, this reply might be helpful by itself if it shows up in a search, without needing to read the thread it's from)
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Thank you!
I have gotten some very helpful (and specific) advice along those lines from @humbird0 !
Links here:
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529477481999847
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529528106733901
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529550473343063
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529560575515565
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Search #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast #HashTags
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Updates for those interested:
I have gotten some very helpful advice from @humbird0, about using a unique hashtag in all my posts!
Links here:
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529477481999847
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529528106733901
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529550473343063
https://starbase80.wtf/@humbird0@mstdn.party/109529560575515565
#FediTips #MastodonTips #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #Search #Toots #NewHere #HowToMast #HashTags
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@5ciFiGirl
If you have accounts on other mastodon servers, then searching for your custom hashtag in a global search doesn't reliably find it on your other accounts (at least not right away). It tends to favor local searches.But adding "Featured HashTags" to your profile page is very reliable for finding your tagged posts. I've been using them a lot on one of my other accounts.
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@5ciFiGirl
If you want to reliably search your own posts by HashTag, edit your profile, click "Featured hashtags" on the left, and add your custom hashtag, then it will appear in a list on the bottom right of your profile page.Clicking these only shows every post of yours that uses that HashTag
They're just URL's like this:
https://mstdn.party/@humbird0/tagged/MastodonTips
So you can do this search manually without adding a featured HashTag to your page. Just change the URL -
@5ciFiGirl
To avoid name-collisions, you'd want to use a longer HashTag and maybe also underscores since they're usually not used in normal HashTags. Such as: -
@5ciFiGirl
One thing that can partially help:On the profile page there are 3 tabs.
- Posts
- Posts and Replies
- and Media
"Media" shows your posts without any boosts, but only if they have a picture attached..
Another thing that works well, but requires planning:
On one of my other mastodon accounts I took a preemptive approach and put a specific hashtag in all of my own posts, so I can find them using that.
For example:
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My currently Subscribed #HashTags: (part 1)
#ActionScript
#Chiptune
#ChronoTrigger
#ComputerHistory
#CSS
#DemoScene
#DOS
#Earthbound
#Emulation
#FanArt
#FunnyMemes
#Gameboy
#GameDesign
#GameDev
#GameHistory
#GeorgeCarlin
#GhostTrick
#HowToMast
#HTML
#IndieWeb
#InternetArchive
#LSDJ
#Macintosh
#MastodonEtiquette
#MastodonTips
#Meme
#Metroid
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Hmmm... it seems that there were people i followed that somehow didn't stick and i had to follow them again... is that a thing here? #NewHere #HowToMast
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is there a way to see your own likes on mastodon, or save bookmarks? #mastodon #twexit #HowToMast
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Many of my birdsite friends used to rail against those who cross-posted non-native content into Twitter. Remember the annoying fb.me status updates? Or a timeline of only 4SQ checkins?
And now some of those same folks are auto-posting bird posts here, with a link to the tweet. Cringe. Please don’t be that guy.
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@AnnGP @ericfredericksen @ltbrown Hi! Welcome to #mastodon! This resource is a very good #HowToMast primer to get started https://fedi.tips/
This one is also pretty good. tinyurl.com/mguhlintips
One of the first things you should do is write and “pin” your #introduction. Use hashtags liberally in your intro to indicate your interests & who you are/about you. if you look at my profile https://mas.to/@AlejandraPickett , you can see how i have done it.
In #Mastodon everything depends on hashtags.
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comme j'ai de gros pouces et que je passe d'un clavier à l'autre, il y a beaucoup d'erreurs dans mes pouets, ce qui est assez ennuyeux et embarrassant. j'ai lu quelque part que c’est possible de modifier ses pouets par la suite. mais je ne trouve pas la fonctionnalité. est-ce que quelqu'un pourrait m'aider s'il vous plaît!! #mastohelp #HowToMast #QuestionÀLaCon
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Favorite and #bookmarks. I used favorite on the bird site for bookmarking. Now I am using it here in the same fashion. But what would I have bookmarks for then? What are other people's best practices? Do I miss a functional difference? #mastodon #HowToMast #HowToToot #HowToGuide
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@osc The strange thing is, if I enter the hashtag #HowToMast in the search field, I can't find your posts (or any other post tagged with it actually). Is it because we are on different instances?
I tried that in the web interface and in several mobile apps, same result. -
Live has weird echos as we grow older some moments and feelings remind you of a time long gone. This all with #twittermigration to #mastodon and people sharing #HowToMast reminds me of the excitement in the early 2000s as the internet became a real thing in many ways. It is a nice feeling but the global context this is happening in could not be worse. But maybe that explains the urgency and passion that many seem to feel around this. A better world with more dignity and respect is possible.