Anthony RappNov 6, 2022
Who out there can give good tips as to how to best utilize the features of this universe? It’s strange and unwieldy to me. Thanks to those of you who’ve migrated here to follow me. As I said on Twitter, I’m not ceding that ground (yet) but I wanted to try cultivating a new spot here as well.
Show threadTamithaNov 6, 2022

@albinokid

Tip 1: Use hashtags. There's no algorithm to suggest followers or shove posts into your feed in the hopes you follow someone.

Tip 2: Boost (re-post) toots liberally. *You* are the algorithm.

Tip 3: Use CW (content warnings / content wrappers) to discuss politics, the meta.

Tip 4: To create "threads", make the first post public and each reply "unlisted" to prevent clogging up your instance's feed.

Tip 5: Provide text descriptions, even just basic ones, when attaching photos or media.

Tip 6: Use the "report" features for moderating trolls so your admins can take action.

Show threadMaxNov 8, 2022
@tamitha @albinokid In addition: don’t dump screenshots of tweets/toots/bits of a blog if you can link to the source; reading text from an image is not as accessible as just reading text.
Show threadBD Coach & ADHD brain -SaskiaNov 9, 2022
@max @tamitha @albinokid I used to do this with links, and also quote tweets, but I gather this latter thing is not possible here. Is there an alternatieve?
Show threadADHDel-DRAFT-v10-final (2).docNov 19, 2022

@ADHD_Cyborg @tamitha @max @albinokid no. Not that I’m aware of. Quote Tweets became a facilitator of hate on Twitter. Someone sees something stupid and jumps on the bandwagon QTing it with even more venom than the original poster.

Not everybody but enough to make them something to avoid.

Instead Mastodon is focused on sharing original ideas and opinion via your own posts and boosting the posts of others without adding opinion.

Show threadAnthony RappNov 20, 2022
@del @ADHD_Cyborg @tamitha @max I understand and appreciate that quote tweets sometimes turned into a tool for hate and ridicule. I tended to use them a lot to amplify voices and subjects that I wanted to highlight. I appreciated the opportunity to add context via quote tweets.
Show threadBD Coach & ADHD brain -Saskia
@albinokid @del @tamitha @max Same.
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