Graham Sanders 孫廣仁 / 孙广仁Nov 13, 2022

Guess what?

On Mastodon, your follower/follows ratio doesn't matter. No one cares about your #clout. You don't need to build a #brand.

If you follow a bunch of people it shows that you are curious and want to hear ideas from diverse sources. Go crazy with the #follows and the #boosts. The more the better.

But feel free to #unfollow if things get overwhelming. And use #Lists to put your follows into more manageable cohorts to see what a limited group of people are posting.

Show threadNCNov 14, 2022
@grahamsanders how do lists work please - how do you set them up and what do they allow you to do? Sorry but new here and currently relatively clueless
Show threadKate Cushing
@11neilc1 @grahamsanders I’m learning too- lists sound a good idea.
Nov 14, 2022 at 11:07amWeb
Show threadKate CushingNov 14, 2022
@11neilc1 @grahamsanders So i have created a list and named it- but how do i add people to this list? I'm trying to set up initially a #LongCovid list. Thanks.
Show threadNCNov 14, 2022
@KateCushing i have just set one up and I think all you do is go to the profile of someone you want to add to a list, click on the three dots on their profile and one of the drop down options is something like “add to a list” then you “+” by the side of the relevant list - that’s what I have done anyway. I am assuming the function of a list is so you can just look at what people in the list have posted - some posts from them might not be about the particular topic you are interested in though
Show threadKate CushingNov 14, 2022
@11neilc1 Thanks, that's helpful - yes- lists may not be all about the list topic- so perhaps not that helpful? I know that just from my account- I might post of medicine, owls, bees, cats, politics, Northumberland, Long Covid or....
Show threadNCNov 14, 2022
@KateCushing being a Liverpool fan I would find it useful on matchdays having such a list with people I know are liverpool fans as a lot of what they might post those days would probably be about Liverpool so I could see the value for that