Jeff JarvisDec 16, 2022
Welcome new neighbors. My best tips:
1. In preferences, switch to advanced web interface.
2. Switch to light mode. You will thank me.
3. Complete your profile & write & pin a post introducing yourself *before* you start following other folks.
4. In the Notifications column settings, under quick filter bar, turn on "display all categories" (separates replies from boosts from new followers).
5. Try movetodon.org to find folks from the Dodo site.
More here: https://medium.com/whither-news/on-joining-mastodon-d539eed5e41a
On Joining Mastodon - Whither news? - Medium

An academic friend asked for help joining Mastodon. I wrote a detailed email in response that I thought it might be useful to others. I’m also going to teach a master class in Mastodon at my school…

Whither news?
Show threadTodd JordanDec 16, 2022
@jeffjarvis I'm all in but man does Light mode almost blind me. :)
Show threadJeff Jarvis
@tojosan In dark mode, purple against gray is damned hard to discern.
Dec 16, 2022 at 12:46pmWeb
Show threadTodd JordanDec 16, 2022
@jeffjarvis Good point. I'm going to have to find more theme choices. The contrast on white is much easier to read. The Witch themes are worse.
Show threadSue WDec 17, 2022
@jeffjarvis @tojosan Some good tips here Jeff - thank you. Just to say, I personally prefer the dark mode (kinder on my eyes) and don't seem to have a problem with seeing the purple in the dark mode myself, but everyone is different, so each to their own 🙂