Peter BinkleyNov 5, 2022

Mastodon habits I'm trying to lock in, rather than revert to my Twitter habits:

1) use CWs liberally
2) when threading, set first post to "public" and the rest to "not listed"
3) don't forget the description text when posting images (had to work on that in Twitter too)
4) throw in hashtags like it was Tumblr or Instagram when you want to reach beyond your followers
5) pin and visit hashtags to find more people
6) boost a lot

Show threadSimon WillisonNov 5, 2022
@pbinkley out of interest what's the reason for the not-listed threads - is that to avoid clogging up the timelines of everyone who follows you with all of the tweets in that thread?
Show threadPeter BinkleyNov 5, 2022
@simon that's right - I suppose it means you need to right that first post like an opening paragraph, so people can tell whether they want to look at the rest of the thread - don't bury the lede!
Show threadYlfingr, 黒い狼

@pbinkley @simon Unlisted actually still ends up in your followers' home TLs (which makes it great for when you don't want to actively hide something but don't want randos finding it either).

This does still avoid clogging up the local TL, though.

Nov 6, 2022 at 7:40amWeb
Show threadYlfingr, 黒い狼Nov 6, 2022
@pbinkley @simon If you wanna hide the rest of the thread, CWs are probably your best bet.