Just joined Mastadon. Glad to be part of the community.

Now how do I follow anyone?
😂

WalterShaub (@[email protected])

Content warning: The "Verified By Walt" List

Mastodon
@BarbMcQuade use hashtags to find people you are interested in and their followers can lead to more. (You are a hero of mine!)
@BarbMcQuade feel free to look at my follows. I’d bet you will find a lot you had at the other place.
@BarbMcQuade so glad to have another person whose views I respect on here
@BarbMcQuade welcome! So happy you are here!
@BarbMcQuade it is very nice to have you here. Welcome.

@BarbMcQuade

when you read their comment, just click on their name. That just worked for me, when I found you! It is a little slow, be patient.

@BarbMcQuade very glad to see you here!

@BarbMcQuade

 Welcome, Barb!

Why don’t you follow Walter Shaub and then look at his posts as he has provided a list of over 100 accounts here that he has verified as authentic.

cc @WalterShaub

@jentaub @BarbMcQuade @WalterShaub

I found a lot of great people on Walter's list.

@WalterShaub @BarbMcQuade @jentaub @adamdavidson also curated a list of verified journalists to make mastodon news worthy.
Any idea of how to mass import to follows? Or is it the ol' one-by-one soft shoe?
@BarbMcQuade Go to search (upper left on my desktop) look for @stevedevine and follow me --Please
@BarbMcQuade would start by watching your local and federated timelines and just follow people who seem sane 🤷‍♂️
@BarbMcQuade For anyone not on your instance (mastodon.online), I've found the easiest way is to type their username and domain into the search bar and click enter. There'll be a follow button on the right for any accounts that are returned in the results. Hope that helps.
@BarbMcQuade look up names, or just highlight, will give you a single screen where you can follow. Just followed you
@BarbMcQuade just click on their name and hit follow. It’s easy. Welcome I’m still having trouble with the iPhone app but otherwise all is good 👍
The Walt List.xlsx

Sheet2 ACCOUNT,LINK,NAME,SOURCE OF CONFIDENCE @[email protected],<a href="https://mstdn.social/@goabiaryan/">https://mstdn.social/@goabiaryan/</a>,Abi Aryan,MASTODON HANDLE INCLUDED IN TWITTER POST @[email protected],https://octodon.social/@freelanceastro,Adam Becker,TWITTER DM...

Google Docs

@BarbMcQuade You can use this service to get started

https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/

Debirdify

This is a web app that helps you find out which of the people you follow on Twitter are on Mastodon/in the Fediverse already and follow all of them easily.

@BarbMcQuade Nice to have you around. Always appreciate your nuanced and carefully worded commentary.
@BarbMcQuade Big fan of #SistersInLaw podcast. New to mastodon but you can follow me on here!
@BarbMcQuade Not sure what interface you have, but look for the hashtag icon. Click on that, then enter your search. I just found you by typing your name. Then click follow.
@BarbMcQuade finally! Had to ask Schaub if anyone had invited you. Thanks for joining…big fan.
@BarbMcQuade Oh I'm so glad you're here! Joyce is here. Did Jill come over too, did she bring her pins?
@BarbMcQuade check out this list https://fedified.com/ put together by @DataDrivenMD
Fedified — Notable Twitter accounts on the Fediverse

Protecting public figures, journalists, creators, companies, and brands on the fediverse by verifying common ownership of Twitter Verified and Mastodon accounts

Mastodon 🤝 Twitter Verified ➡️ Fedified
@BarbMcQuade ! It’s lovely here! Glad you migrated! 💙
@BarbMcQuade mastodon just became more like home (finding you here!) it’s really nice, comparatively speaking. Welcome! 💙
@BarbMcQuade Glad to see you here! Just migrated myself. Now what? 🤣
@BarbMcQuade Lots of cutting and pasting if they're on different servers!
@BarbMcQuade I guess you got responses. I want to say, you could clixk on my avatar pic, Ithink, and click the follow button to follow me! 😂😁
@BarbMcQuade
I joined same day as you - I typed your name in upper left search box.

@BarbMcQuade

I'm new. Friends are making a list of URLs they find and saying them. You were on it.

@BarbMcQuade So glad I just found you after several attempts. Via Walter Schaub list. Excellent resource for how to find a number of people to follow. No idea how the server stuff works. I’ve followed the “Sisters” on Twitter for a long time (and msnbc, of course) and losing your voices would have created a real sense of loss of with the demise of Twitter.

@BarbMcQuade

Glad to see you here. I'm still painting the walls as well! My page in your search field:

@alton

@BarbMcQuade
Will the notorious "Skeleton Crew" also be joining you here ? 😂

@BarbMcQuade

In case this may be useful for anyone finding this thread:

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If you need help getting started on Mastodon, have a look at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips
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https://mstdn.social/@feditips/109362974704059719

And:

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Made an iOS Shortcut to let you follow someone from a different Mastodon instance without the copy/paste hoop-jumping.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/e109c8e6b8c0420c902134049b13c064
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https://mastodon.design/@justin/109326326748029097

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

@BarbMcQuade I wish I knew I just muddle along like everyone else.
@BarbMcQuade Found two of the sisters in law, you & Joyce.
@BarbMcQuade Glad I found you and @JoyceVance in here!! Now I need Glenn Kitchener to join!!

@BarbMcQuade

Hi Barb👋 Glad to see you here. I found all the #SistersInLaw except for Kimberly👩🏾‍🦱 :(

@JoyceVance @JillWineBanks

@BarbMcQuade the easiest way I found was to type the name in search, once found click on “follow.”
I also look on their Twitter profile for their Mastodon name.
@BarbMcQuade Following you… all is good!!
@BarbMcQuade not to worry, they will find you! 🙂
@BarbMcQuade Trying to work all that out myself, Barb. Glad to have found you and Joyce!
@BarbMcQuade I found folks I followed on Twitter, like you, by using the “search followed accounts” button on debirdify.pruvisto.org but it only finds those who have put their mastodon E-ddress in their Twitter profile, so you may need to search periodically to pick up folks as they catch on and do so.
@BarbMcQuade Didn't mean to do that. I'm just learning too. Sorry. Meant to like.