Zoe WilliamsI've come on mastodon to share a piece about mastodon, which sounds like the kind of cannibalistic self-referentialism that started mad cow disease https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/16/could-this-be-twitter-without-the-toxic-slurry-my-week-on-mastodon
TheRealBadBeardDude@zoesqwilliams Just read this. It's a good read. A lot of servers just updated yesterday so you can now follow specific # tags for things that interest you. Just search for a hashtags you like, lets say #vaping and you should see a small button, not dissimilar to the one for following another user, and now you'll see posts (toots) in your timeline from anyone # tagging vaping. It's a good way to keep track of your interests and meet like-minded people.
@zoesqwilliams Also on the webview, though this may appear different on your specific server I don't know, but you can search for a # tag and then Pin/Unpin it as you can see from my example below. Maybe it will help you navigate this place.
@zoesqwilliams And finally, in regards to your account password not working. If you did as I did at the beginning, you may have attempted logging into a different instance(server)? You create an account on one server and can move to another but just going to another with your current server account won't get you in there, unless you move your account there or create a new account for that server. Clear as mud :)
💨Dave 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇦@BadBeardDude
Either the server I joined hasn't been updated or it's the android app (official Mastodon), but I see no such button in the search bar.
Either the server I joined hasn't been updated or it's the android app (official Mastodon), but I see no such button in the search bar.
@Bk13051 I don't see it in the official app either but on my server on the webview on the website, I can search for any # and follow and pin it just like a user. I can't speak for your server.
Gabriele Pollara@BadBeardDude @zoesqwilliams agree - good feature. Though they need to make that icon way more prominent! (i missed it first time round)
@gpollara @zoesqwilliams I agree. I feel like I only found out about it because I was logged in at the right time.