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I'm an errr grizzled veteran of two weeks now on #mastodon and a recovering #infojunkie, and finally feel I have my timeline working well. Here's my workflow in case it's helpful for anyone else. I'm looking for a feed where I don't miss important posts from particular people and key topics, but has a good breadth of coverage of my other interests. It should also facilitate discovery.

Lists & Hashtags:

• I prefer to use hashtags rather than lists for niche topics I follow only occasionally - adding someone to a list requires following them, and that adds to volume on my 'Home' timeline. I still use lists for some key topics, but in general I use lists sparingly and hashtags liberally. As I expect 'Home' will get increasingly busy, I am using a list for the relatively small number of people where I do not want to miss any of their posts. I tried following some hashtags (it makes them appear in the 'Home' timeline), but except for some very very targeted hashtags I found it gets things a bit cluttered.

Desktop client:

• Advanced web interface enabled, with several columns for collections of hashtags and lists that I want to follow regularly. Remember that you can follow & filter multiple hashtags in a single column. When I want a cleaner/simpler interface for more casual browsing, I tend to use https://pinafore.social/

Mobile:

• #Toot! on iOS allows me to easily switch between Local, Hashtags and Lists. I can pin new #hashtags. It works great on #iPad in particular, with lists and hashtags appearing in the sidebar. Metatext looks nice also, but it requires more switching to get to lists and I can't find hashtags!

Who to follow:
Using sites like debirdify regularly to check who has made the jump. I'm using this less now - I'm organically finding new people on Mastodon with the interests I share (note to anyone who hasn't jumped).

'Filters' are really powerful, but I currently use sparingly.

Under User Preferences I have limited posts to certain languages.

'Bookmarks' are great for storing those special posts I know I'll want to find again.

When posting I'm trying to get into the habit of using hashtags. Hashtags and boosted posts from those I follow are my key discovery mechanisms, so try to return the favour.

When replying, I'll change the post privacy setting to 'Unlisted' if my reply is casual or just part of a discussion. If I want to add it to the main timeline I'll leave it at 'Public'. (Is there a way to default all replies to 'Unlisted'?)

Finally, using 'Favourite' liberally to thank people for posts I enjoy/appreciate. Boosting posts I think might be of interest to others on my timeline.

And that's about it, enjoy your weekend.

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