1/4 A key thing I've learned about Mastodon: When you find your friends on here, don't just follow them — add them to a list!

If you follow a lot of accounts, your close friends' posts may not show up in your feed at a time you're logged on. Unlike FB or Twitter, Mastodon has no algorithm to resurface your friends' posts from hours or days ago.

Solution: Create a list called "Friends" and check it when you're on. This will ensure that you see what they posted while you were away. (cont'd)

@bookofsand
Mastodon has a perfectly good algorithm for resurfacing posts from when you were offline: "Scrolling"
@wcbdata Sure, if you've got enough time...
@bookofsand
Or if you curate your feed well 😉
@wcbdata I'm interested in too many things and people for that...