Tip for the new folk:
Often Mastodon’s features work the way they do because it was first populated by people who had been harassed on FB and the Birdsite.

For instance (not sorry), you cannot search Masto for a simple term. Only #hashtags. Say you’re having a private conversation about iguanas. Anti-iguana trolls will not be able to search for “iguanas”, find your conversation, and drop into it to say, “Iguana luvers suck!”

But if you are wanting to connect with new iguana fanciers on Mastodon, slipping an #iguanas hashtag somewhere into your posts will allow people to search for and find them.

#TwitterMigration #Twitter

@Voline Thank you. I have been trying to find some of the community that I had on twitter in here and not having a ton of luck. I will just try random hashtags. #twittermigation

@krebstar if you did not delete your 🐦💩 account there are tools to find 🐘accounts, if any, for all you followed.

One is https://www.movetodon.org/
I reactivate periodically and rerun it to see who else has come over.
You have the option to follow all with one click

Movetodon: Finds your Twitter Friends on Mastodon

@dbc3 I deleted it. I have no interest in supporting Musk and his shenanigans.