John BullNov 18, 2022

My one-tweet Mastodon starter advice:

1. Pick a server where people are likely to post generally about stuff you're most interested in.
2. Follow interesting people on other servers, who will boost interesting stuff into your home feed. THEY are your algorithm.

Show threadKat Nov 18, 2022
@garius I don't get the server thing at all. The app doesn't let me view my server specifically or even info about it, and the magnifying glass shows people from all servers so... Where's my server? What was the point of picking one? I can see stuff from all, people from all. I don't see the restriction of choosing one.
Show threadMatt BKNov 18, 2022
@meowlygrowly @garius if you are using the official app, go to magnifying glass and then "community." That should be your local feed. Other apps make this easier to find.
Show threadpadmapriyadvlNov 18, 2022
@mburtonkelly @meowlygrowly @garius and how do i find other servers! ? so confused… 
Show threadMatt BKNov 18, 2022
@padmapriyadvl it's OK to be confused! What do you mean by "find other servers"? Finding people to follow on other servers, or finding a list of other servers?
Show threadpadmapriyadvlNov 18, 2022
@mburtonkelly hey matt so i see some friends of mine on other spaces (servers?) and i don’t know how to follow them. so just wondering how this works. rest i am getting a hang off :))
Show threadMatt BK

@padmapriyadvl
If you know their address (@[email protected]), you can paste that full thing into the search. They should pop up.

Once you can see a person's profile, there should be a "Follow" button you can hit.

For example, if you go to my profile @mburtonkelly, you can click follow. <--This link might just show up as @mburtonkelly instead of @ mburtonkelly @ scholar.social (spaces added).

Nov 18, 2022 at 8:25pmWeb
Show threadpadmapriyadvlNov 18, 2022
@mburtonkelly ah yes! that worker! thanks a lot :)