#reblogging — Public Fediverse posts

When a #blog that #posts a lot of stuff you like starts #reblogging a bunch of #AI shit

This comes from an interview with Kurt Vonnegut. I’ve loved it for 20 years and you might too. “I work at home, and if I wanted to, I could have a …

“We are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you any different.”

https://santander-vela.net/2024/10/02/we-are-here-on-earth-to-fart-around-and-dont-let-anybody-tell-you-any-different/

#citas #KurtVonnegut #reblogging #vida

To mother is not just to create life, it is to sustain life, to save life, to enrich life, to nurture life, to protect and shelter that life. It is …

Mother. One word, a myriad meanings…🧑‍🍼

https://santander-vela.net/2024/10/01/mother-one-word-a-myriad-meanings%f0%9f%a7%91%f0%9f%8d%bc/

#arte #ilustración #reblogging

My year with Mastodon (#MastodonWrapped)
A new post on my website.

#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer

http://tomasdonoval.com/2023/12/03/my-year-with-mastodon-mastodon-wrapped/

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I can’t think of anything else that upsets me about #Mastodon so I might just as well get back to the boosting issue.

I have a suggestion of the “what if” sort this time. What if your #home #timeline also showed #toots #favorited by the people you #follow. Wouldn’t it be nice to boost the boosting function this way and give an extra power-up to the content #distribution?

Ok, I may not be the first to come up with this idea. Maybe it has already been tested and proved technically unfeasible. But still, what if....

#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer

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Then there is the ‘For you’ tab in Search that shows #suggested profiles to #follow.

This would be a very useful tool if it worked. However, unless you follow them all, it keeps showing the same profiles, presumably forever. At least that’s my experience. I did it once shortly after I had joined Mastodon, the suggested profiles refreshed .... and have since remained unchanged.

Maybe some more seasoned #Mastodonians know if this is a #bug or a #feature.

#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer

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The thing that buggers me the most is boosting.

I know boosting is important because it’s the only way to spread the news around as there are no #algorithms here to force-feed us what they “think” is good for us, and I’m quite a #booster myself, too. But I’ve cut back a bit recently for a simple reason: I can’t hide boosted posts from my #profile.

I mean, when someone views my profile I want them to see my toots first so they can get an idea of who I am and, conversely, when I visit someone else’s profile I prefer to see what they have to say.

If you’re a generous booster but not so creative in the “#ContentCreation” department, just like me, you get a profile full of re-blogged posts where your original #toots are hard to find. And no, #Pinned toots don’t do the trick.

If there’s a #hack to work around this, I would much appreciate if you share it here.

#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer

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My year with Mastodon (#MastodonWrapped)
I celebrated my first #Mastoversary a few days ago. It’s been a good first year on Mastodon for me; I like the #Fediverse idea, I like people here, and I like the calm vibe this place offers.

Also, I ditched all of my other #SocialMedia accounts. All but one.¹

As I say, Mastodon is a good #platform to be, however there are a couple of things I’ve been struggling with the whole time. I’m going to put together a brief summary below in hope that someone can help me with them.
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¹ I still keep Instagram to exchange cute pics of sloths and pandas, and ice-hockey reels with my sons. 😁

#boost #share #boosting #reblogging #sharing #ForYou #HowTo #FediTips #Gargron #MastoTips #JohnMastodon
#xl8freelancer

I just published this article. #amWriting on Substack with a theme of #nature 🌲 and #climate. 🌎

New to #mastodon so would love your help with #reblogging. Thanks! 🩵💚

https://mothere.substack.com/p/summer-that-challenged-people-and-wildlife

If there's any #terfs following me or #reblogging my stuff please know that I #love + care about #people of color, trans people, sex workers, and all sorts of kinksters and dykes and my posts are not for terfs 😌 :antifa_100: :heart_cyber:

#reblogging to add a link to this #video you all should probably go ahead and #watch: https://youtu.be/S1iFQX1_Xso

One thing that I've really gotten used to on #mastodon and #tumblr is the idea of #boosting or #reblogging. When I'm on a platform that doesn't have this, I feel like a major piece of functionality missing.

I'm not going to lie, it's pretty weird seeing all these reblogged replies in my feed. They're out of context and they clearly have nothing to do with me, so I just scroll past them. What else am I going to do? But it's not a good experience. 😕

#socialmedia #mastodon #reblogging

@wiseguyeddie Ive actually tried to think of something connected to #Mastodon that’s catchy to replace #post or #toot but I’m drawing a blank. Most adjectives connected to elephants are too aggressive for the lovely type of conversation I find here. I don’t won’t to “stomp” or “trumpet” 😂 at someone, although I would have loved it if #Reblogging had been named “stampeding” 😜 #Twitter #twittermigration #newbie

Good morning, beautiful people 👋🏻
One of the things I love about Mastodon is the huge amount of #reblogging / #sharing /call it what you will.
That’s how the #birdsite used to be when I joined in ‘09. It was a real #community and this place has the same vibe ❤️
Have a wonderful day, be kind to yourself and each other 🙏🏻

Happy Wednesday Everyone! ✨

Just a quick reminder that to #reblog or #retoot will boost your favourite #posts and help grow creators, whereas #liking a post just lets the author know you appreciate their #content. Likes are always appreciated but please #boost where possible!

Let’s keep growing this #community and get #reblogging

#mastodon #reblog #retoot #growth #share

@ClioBel We need to get used to #reblogging more than favouriting posts here. As ex Twitter folks we are used to an algorithm pushing posts out to others with "likes" Remember, a favourite won't get a post out there, only reblogging stuff will! Reblog, reblog, REBLOG!

One of the problems I'm finding with "big fish" here, is that if 30 people I follow all reblog the same users post I see it 30 times on my timeline.

That's encouraging me to block posts by certain bigger accounts already. Not sure if that's a problem or a feature.

#mastodon #reblogging

I think we all need to get used to #reblogging more than favouriting posts here.

Twitter folks (me) are too used to an algorithm pushing posts out to others with "likes"

Remember, a favourite won't get a post out there, only reblogging stuff will! Reblog, reblog, REBLOG!

@joostbaars
Ben ook pas evenwel actief, maar zoals ik het begrijp:
#Boosting is als je een post van iemand anders herhaalt. Dan komt die post wel bij jouw volgers in beeld.
#Reblogging is als je je eigen post nog een keer post.

So, what's the difference between #reblogging and #boosting? #mastodon #mastodonquestions #newbiequestions #newbies

@Gargron maybe a dumb question. But why does the official Mastodon app calls #boosts #reblogging? I find the terminology of boost more generic, not every toot is a blog. While every #toot could use a boost. 🤓