TIP OF THE DAY
Mastodon is not broken.
It's different, and much better. Mastodon by design promotes engagement not asserting influence. It's a dinner party, not a food fight. Most of what you might at first think is deficient is intentional. Before you rush to conclusions, try it for a while. Take part in this new community. Make new friends. Be kind. This is what social media should be. You will be amazed.
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If your instance server is having a hard time right now, don't freak out...
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/109295140679457265
Use and Follow #hashtags !!!
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TIP OF THE DAY If your instance server is having a hard time right now, don't freak out. You do not need to change servers. Mastodon is getting a huge influx of new users and they are all working tirelessly to add capacity. If you are otherwise happy with your instance, trust that they will get things working smoothly. Give them some time to sort things out. We're all in this together. It's our social network. Be patient. What we are building is amazing. #mastodonmigration #twittermigration
@mastodonmigration That’s Really useful - I’ve been wondering how I could ‘save’ hashtags. Gonna try that out and repost.
The other things that I am stuck on - 2 accounts that I originally followed have been suspended (no idea why - couldn’t see anything about them that was out the way) but I can’t see any way to now ‘unfollow’ them?
@mastodonmigration (Whispers) Using CamelCase in multi-word hashtags makes life much easier for folks using screen-readers.
E.g. CoOp gets pronounced "co op" rather than "coop".
@likesohushhush @DewiIoan @mastodonmigration Ah, indeed - it's such a long time since I've written Perl, I'd completely forgotten that camelCase gets its name from the hump in the middle, and what I really meant was InterCapping!
(Or, of course, PascalCase - except I know if I mention Pascal, I'll set @jimlynn off).
@Regulator @mastodonmigration I don't think accountability was any better on larger social media sites. I don't know much about Twitter, but on Facebook you could get a ban for saying something like "punch a Nazi" but saying wildly prejudiced things was fine by them if it wasn't obvious from seeing the comment in isolation.
At least here you can move to a different server.
@RozAvanthay I don't know what server is for politics, maybe search some political hashtags and see what servers people are in.
If you're brand new you can probably just make a new account on the new server. There is no perfect way to move all your posts and followers but I think there's a tool to transfer one or the other?
@RozAvanthay it's definitely a learning curve!
You might like newsie.social or mas.to. I saw those both pop up a few times in the politics hashtag.
@RozAvanthay maybe mstdn.party is a top Google result now?
You can sign up with newsie here: https://newsie.social/auth/sign_up you'll probably want to log out of here first to avoid conflicts
@RozAvanthay In order to get more information on politics, try to do some searches like #politics or #USpolitics, and follow posters you find interesting. You can also follow these hashtags >>>
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/109326035598632042
Just hang out and enjoy. Follow liberally. Pretty soon you will have more politics than you can digest...
Attached: 1 image Reboosting for #NewUsers TIP OF THE DAY Use and Follow #hashtags !!! Mastodon has #NoAds, #500Chars, #5Pins, and #PostEdits, but the best thing is #NoAlgorithm. On the #BirdSite you are force-fed by an #algorithm. A mishmash of your history, likes, follows and whatever Twitter wants to cram into you. With #NoAlgorithm, you are in control. Your feeds are just who and what you follow, and you can follow #hashtags . Include #hashtags liberally so others can follow your ideas. #twittermigration
@mastodonmigration @RozAvanthay Also: When you find people you want to follow in #politics or wherever, take a note of what instances those people are on. It's a good way to find an instance that's a better fit for you.
(You probably already know this next bit.) Your Local timeline just shows posts from the same instance as you, so it really is worth finding an instance where you feel more at home.
But there's no rush! You'll find the right home for you eventually. 😊
@RozAvanthay @mastodonmigration
To migrate between Mastodon servers without losing followers:
1. Sign up on new server
2. NEW server: Go to Account -> Moving FROM another account
3. Enter old account's handle
4. OLD server: Go to Preferences -> Data Export
5. Download all the CSV settings you want to copy across
6. Go to Account -> Moving TO another account
7. Enter new account's handle and submit
8. On NEW server: Go to Preferences -> Import
9. Import the CSV files from step 5.
@RozAvanthay It really doesn't matter what server you are on. Try to do some hashtag searches like #politics and you will find what you are looking for.
@RozAvanthay Those are all good reasons. Just want people to understand that everyone CAN talk to people on other servers.
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