#mastodon411 — Public Fediverse posts

Y’all. Listen up. If you aren’t checking

https://www.feditrends.com

then you are missing out on a lot of content.

Because the Fediverse has so much variety, lots of really cool stuff trends.

Especially try posts in the last hour.

#mastodon411

@mimsical just a thing about a thing…

I made home page icons on my various devices for feditrends.com - I check that ten times a day like I used to check Twitter. What’s mega-cool about it is you don’t have to sign in - so I use it to introduce people to this world. #mastodon411

Many people need a reminder that they exist. That’s part of why we favorite things on mastodon. Just to say “I see you and it’s cool you shared your time with us!” #mastodon411

@bodhipaksa hashtags do matter #mastodon411

You can’t be on “data gathering social
media sites” saying TikTok has to go. They are all problematic.

China accumulating data about Americans is a problem.

Facebook gathering our data is a problem. Twitter is a problem.

The Fediverse is fine.

Make sure to support your instance if you can afford it. You might want to support other instances if you notice you access a lot of their users’ content.

#mastodon411 #TikTok

Y’all. Tell your friends to stop sleeping with the devil.

This is the place to be. Help them pick a server. Help them follow a couple hundred people and some hashtags.

#Mastodon411

@randomwalker

@Squish @AlliFlowers @Carl_Ingalls @MariaSalomons @weezmgk @therobburgessshow

This is not mentioned that often (even though it’s pretty obvious) but you can actually have more than one account! On the same instance or a different one. Then you can use one to follow all the bee related stuff and use the other for all the rest.

I have one for general
stuff and one for my local geographic area.

Some apps let you switch between your multiple accounts.

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Y’all. This is useful. Shows trending mastodon hashtags. And they are clickable links. https://freebird.network/ #mastodon411

Here’s a thing to create a Twitter archive. https://tinysubversions.com/twitter-archive/make-your-own/ #migrationTips #mastodon411

Two tools y’all might like.

This one shows trending hashtags based on chunks of time.

https://freebird.network/

And this one shows top “trending” links across the fediverse.

https://feditrends.com/

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@futurebird It is so amazing that this exists. And that nearly everyone here is also amazing. BUT… it will require that people who can help pay for everything, actually do. Check how your server raises funds and contribute if you can. #mastodon411

Just. Seriously folks. Imagine you travel to Japan. The custom is no shoes in the house. You see shoes and guest slippers in the vestibule. But screw custom. You LIKE TO WEAR SHOES. So you walk in. And when the other folks politely tell you “no shoes”, you say you don’t care to understand why they don’t wear shoes and hell if you’re taking them off. That’s your right. But none of the other folks there are inviting you anywhere. Ever. How about we try to respect each other? #Mastodon411

@thomasareed @mattblaze yeah that does seem hella bossy. Just to be unsolicited-ly helpful THOUGH. There are many folks that need alt-text and folks who support them. Those people won’t follow you if you don’t add alt text. Their choice. There are folks that don’t care to see some kinds of content. If you choose not to use CWs then those folks won’t follow you. They may mute/block you. Their choice. And your choice. But the earlier folks actually need to tell the new folks. #Mastodon411

@boxofmarmots if people used hashtags it’d be really easy to pick what you’re in the mood for. News would show news. YouLot would show sloppy real life. Mastodon really requires hashtags to work. But no one really listens so here we are in a sloppy but wonderful mess. #Mastodon411

Just had another frustrating incident. Listen. If you use a hashtag unrelated to your content I will block you. Don’t do it. It’s rude. It’s manipulative. We are really trying not to be “those people” here. Please stop. #mastodon411

Did you know you can mute people for selected time periods? Three days, for example. Or seven days. Or less. #Mastodon411

@psneeze @MinceirBeoir that’s just not true. Use hashtags. Post an # introduction with the tag! Reply to people. Boost. Favorite. You have to look for engagement but the people are here. Keep looking. And welcome. #mastodon411

Y’all. If this is going to be home from now on, I promise you’ll enjoy it more if you organize the accounts you follow using lists. #mastodon411

@NLAWScametovisit runs from the room screaming…… BOOST!!!!! Also follow lots. And use #hashtags. And do an introduction with the hashtag # Introduction - remove the space. Likes are like a pat on the back to the writer. They are fine. Sweet. Kinda cute. But boost more. #mastodon411

@killyourfm and finding content on Mastodon works even better if people include #hashtags. That way if you have a more obscure interest people will find you!! There’s a learning curve to this. I ain’t got it yet. #mastodon411

@doriantaylor do it… with lots of hashtags. That’s the mastodon way. #hashtags #mastodon411