#welcometomastodon — Public Fediverse posts

@miffyhelen #feditips #welcometomastodon

@the_etrain @APBBlue @tayfonay Welcome new Mastodon members! #WelcomeToMastodon #NewHere

I heard some Bluesky users are joining Mastodon and the Fedivers. Welcome! It’s nice to have you around 🙂.
If you have any question about Mastodon, feel free to ask them below this post!

#WelcomeToMastodon

Hands up, creative devs! And welcome @Cyd to Mastodon :)

#CSS #accessibility #a11y #frontend #development #welcometomastodon

https://front-end.social/@Cyd/114465575833890514

@heydon
It's just so ... so ... applicable.

#WelcomeToMastodon

@masterjitex Welcome to Mastodon and Okla.Social! I'm very glad to have you here and hope you enjoy your time here. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me directly and I'll do my best to assist.

This instance and it's associated services are primarily funded by myself and donors secondly. If you enjoy your time here and find some value, could you please consider donating? https://liberapay.com/okla.social/

#fediverse #mastodon #welcometomastodon #oklahoma

Welcome! Have fun! Lots of stuff to see and do, here.
#Welcome #WelcomeToMastodon #NewFriends https://mastodon.social/@Indica_Jellies/114299401973174124

@EllenKL

Willkommen, willkommen. Welcome, Ellen!

You repost great photos, many thanks!

I love your Intro mottoes.
Friede den Nestern 🐥 Krieg den Palästen

I had to use a translator for the next bits: Linksversifft und vogelverrückt

They're fine, too.

I'm verrückt, in general, and vogelverrückt, also.
#WelcomeToMastodon #Wilkommen

I’m delighted to see that so many of my followers have recently joined Mastodon!

Welcome to #Mastodon—a unique platform, decentralized, free from biased algorithms and advertising.

It’s much easier to decide to follow back if your profile includes some details about yourself and an #Introduction post. Don’t forget, Mastodon thrives on #hashtags—they’re an excellent way to make your profile and posts more discoverable.

Enjoy your journey here!

#welcomeToMastodon

I sometimes post links to Senate speeches, as well as links to my podcast, #AlbertaUnbound. I chitter chatter about everything from soil health to wildfires, communications policy, transportation policy, and legal and constitutional affairs. There are also occasional photos of my dog. #introduction #WelcometoMastodon #SenateofCanada #Canada #yeg #Edmonton #cdnpoli #soil #wildfires

Wellcome to mastodon! This place is a potluck! You bring your toots, some fun, and help fund the place - it's usually a low price per person. My suggestion is you pay 'plus one' to cover those uf us who genuinely can't spare the few quids from their monthly income.

Full disclosure: up until Febuary I am one of those people.

Why do 'plus one'? It's still a low price, part of lifting each other up, and definitely raises the quality of the network.

#WelcomeToMastodon #mastodon

@Catiearms Hi, and welcome!
Goodness, happiness and warmth to you.

(Check out the followers and followings of people you like.)
#Welcome #WelcomeToMastodon #Happiness

🚀 Greetings Fosstodonverse! 🚀

Embark on a virtual expedition with me as I navigate the realms of virtualization, wield the magic of automation with Ansible, and craft Python spells for technological enchantments. 🧭

Let's explore the vast landscapes of technology and open source together! Feel free to connect, share your insights, or join the conversation. 🗣️

#welcometomastodon

#KVM #Automation #Fedora #Ansible #Python #Linux #OpenSource

@RadioRodriguez @jennykellyedu hola bienvenidos Juana Maria!!! 💖💖💖💖 follow @inquiline @georgetakei @ProPublica @stalbaum
@acousticmirror
@jonathansterne
@charliejane
@alex
@cthompto
@Hvresse
@sysadmin1138
#WelcomeToMastodon

@ml @academicchatter Be welcome. #Groups are still not so common on Mastodon, hashtags are. #welcometomastodon

​🦣 #Mastodon ya es "más grande" que Ruanda y es que, si fuera un país, sería el 77° del mundo por población.

Según las estadísticas de @mastodonusercount y la ONU, ya hay más cuentas registradas que ruandeses.

No nos movemos de África y se fija el siguiente hito en poco más de 100.000 nuevos usuarios.

Próxima parada: Guinea.

76. 🇬🇳 Guinea ▶️ 13.622.000
77. 🦣 Mastodon ▶️ 13.521.156
78. 🇷🇼 Ruanda ▶️ 13.517.000

#MastodonVsWorld​
#TwitterMigration​
#WelcomeToMastodon​

#WelcomeToMastodon!

#Welcome #JohnMastodonWasABastard #JohnMastodonLives #JohnMastodonFact #JohnMastodonLegend #Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Comedy #Jokestodon #WelcomeToot #NewbiesOfMastodon #Newbies #TomHanks #TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus #MastodonMigration #ForrestGump #FollowFriday #FollowBack #FollowBackFriday #FollowFridays #NewHere

@BeAware

You can also specifically just mute boosts

The option is labeled hide boosts

#mastodon #tips #mastotips #welcometomastodon #welcome

#WelcomeToMastodon

Have fun over here in the library

#FediPact

Here's a really brilliant guide from @AimeeMaroux aimed at creators for getting comfortable on Mastodon. Even if you've been around a while, there's a lot worth reading here. It's especially helpful for folks who are looking to find their people in the #NSFW world.

https://www.eroticmythology.com/mastodon-for-creators/

#Erotica #MastodonGuide #WelcomeToMastodon @smutstodon @bookstodon @writers
@writingcommunity

یک سلامی هم بکنم به دوستانم که تازه به ماستودون پیوستند.
#welcometomastodon #welcometothefediverse

@sammstormborn

Twitter exodus also! You'll love it here!! #welcometomastodon

Jamie

@mastodonusercount In these minutes #Mastodon reaches the 13,000,000 accounts. Over the last 24h more then 100.000 new accounts was created and it is still growing after Elons new show.
#newhere #welcometomastodon
#GoodbyeTwitter #RIPTwitter #RateLimitExceeded

N00b Orientation (i.e., Fediverse 101😉 ): How Mastodon Fits Into the Larger Fediverse (Infographic): https://axbom.com/fediverse/. (It's not meant to be an all-encompassing view of the Fediverse but the various overlapping circles are Venn-Diagram-ish in nature.)

#mastodon #community #mastodoncommunity #usercommunity #user #no00bhelp #n00borientation #n00btip #n00b #tip #help #fediverse #infographic #venndiagram #welcome #welcomen00bs #welcometomastodon

A guide to getting started with #Mastodon #introduction #findfriends #welcometomastodon https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/17/how-to-join-mastodon/

Since there are a lot of new people joining this amazing place at the moment I thought I’d say hi to all the newbies - and list a few of my interests so that newbies with the same interests can follow along (feel free to say hi either way tho, interests don’t have to match)!

#Introduction #Mastodon #Newbies #Newbie #WelcomeToMastodon #ResidentEvil #Pokemon #Gaming #Videogames #GuineaPigs #80s #80sMusic #80sTelevision #SirPatrickStewart #PatrickStewart

For anyone just joining: I highly recommend making an introduction post and and using lots of hashtags so that people can find you! (Remember, there’s no global text search, only hashtags for opting in to discovery)

#WelcomeToMastodon #NewbieQuestion

Reiki & feng shui people joining, please connect! I have newbie tips pinned on my page. Feel free to reach out with questions. 🙂

#CreativeVisualization
#EnergyWork
#HandsOnHealing
#FengShui
#Reiki
#SacredGeometry
#SubtleEnergy
#TherapeuticTouch
#UsuiReiki
#Vibration
#Visualization
#WelcomeToMastodon

Reiki & feng shui people joining, please connect! I have newbie tips pinned on my page. Feel free to reach out with questions. 🙂

#CreativeVisualization
#EnergyWork
#HandsOnHealing
#FengShui
#Reiki
#SacredGeometry
#SubtleEnergy
#TherapeuticTouch
#UsuiReiki
#Vibration
#Visualization
#WelcomeToMastodon

Reiki & feng shui people joining, please connect! I have newbie tips pinned on my page. Feel free to reach out with questions. 🙂

#CreativeVisualization
#EnergyWork
#HandsOnHealing
#FengShui
#Reiki
#SacredGeometry
#SubtleEnergy
#TherapeuticTouch
#UsuiReiki
#Vibration
#Visualization
#WelcomeToMastodon

Reiki & feng shui people joining, please connect! I have newbie tips pinned on my page. Feel free to reach out with questions. 🙂

#CreativeVisualization
#EnergyWork
#HandsOnHealing
#FengShui
#Reiki
#SacredGeometry
#SubtleEnergy
#TherapeuticTouch
#UsuiReiki
#Vibration
#Visualization
#WelcomeToMastodon

Reiki & feng shui people joining, please connect! I have newbie tips pinned on my page. Feel free to reach out with questions. 🙂

#CreativeVisualization
#EnergyWork
#HandsOnHealing
#FengShui
#Reiki
#SacredGeometry
#SubtleEnergy
#TherapeuticTouch
#UsuiReiki
#Vibration
#Visualization
#WelcomeToMastodon

A few tips for newcomers, as I have learned myself since joining Mastodon (updated with edits)...

#AltText Descriptions: Please use them to add text to your images, many folks here depend upon them and have been using them for years before we all arrived. This helps people who are visually impaired, and frankly, it's fun to come up with interesting descriptions for everyone. Also, for videos: try to upload a link instead of clogging your server with the file.

#CamelCase: When you use hashtags, use Camel Case if you have more than one word: #WelcomeToMastodon is easier to read than #welcometomastodon - so do that. This makes a big difference for people who are using screen readers. Use WAAAAY more hashtags than you are used to on Twitter. Mastodon is hashtag dependent. Also, it is generally good to put hashtags at the bottom of the post (unlike this post) as it is easier for screen readers.

#ContentWarning: This is important, nuanced and controversial - therefore, important. What I wrote before was, "If you are posting something that might even in the slightest trigger another person, use the Content Warning (CW) option that you can toggle on at the bottom of the toot window. It's polite here. People can choose how they want to view and interact. Use CW more than you are used to on Twitter." I would add, people's lived experiences, whether racial, gender/sexual-identified, or of other important qualities, do not fall under this category. Former presidents of the US, yes, IMHO, they DO fall under this category. Use your judgement. Imagine you are sitting opposite someone in a cafe; would you blast them with your opinion on the subject you're broaching, or would you get a sense of the vibe of the connection first? Use a CW while you are getting to know the vibe. And if you don't want to keep doing the extra clicking to see what is under a CW when you scroll, you can go to Preferences > Appearance > Always expand posts marked with content warnings.

#Diversity: A few people have commented, "lots of white men here!" Well, ok, but you can also find each other by using hashtags like #WomenInSTEM #BlackMastodon and many more including my favorites that I started up: #Desi and #MixedDesi (i.e. me). Start your own if you don't see yourself represented, so others can find you, too. Other popular ones I've seen are #BIPOC, #BlackTwitter, #Indigenous #Trans, #TransPOC, #TransAwareness. Many more good ones.

#DMs: DMs are under the globe option in the Toot aka Publish window for privacy setting and they appear in your full list / feed of notifications (don't freak out at that). Honestly, this still freaks me out. I've started to DM people with, "DMing you here..." so that they know it's a DM. Maybe it's just me, getting to be familiar with this...

#Donations: This is all run by volunteers. Make a donation. Click on the "about this server" at the bottom of your screen (might appear in a different location than on mine) and find out who is running your server and how to make a donation. And thank them! Donating to Mastodon generally does NOT apparently filter down to your server admin, so you might do both.

#Filters: Adding this one in my edits. On your computer (and maybe some apps) you can find Filters under Preferences so that you can weed out content for yourself. Experiment with it. A tip: just add one word at time; separating with commas does not do anything.

#Introductions: Please write a friendly intro and use the hashtag #introduction so people can learn about you. Be interested in others. Grow your community through daily, friendly interaction.

#SlowMode: Ahh the ease of Slow Mode (in your Preferences settings)... you can control the feeds so that you just click "new items" at the top, giving you time to catch up.

Have fun! This is like a big global cafe with many tables to sit at, and conversations to be had. Consider how you show up for the conversations. Check your bias at the door - and it's totally fine to acknowledge you have one. We are all here together being human, figuring it out, one post at a time. No judgement from this table. Use Mastodon as an opportunity to practice self-awareness and kindness in the cafe.

Welcome!