tarcygJan 5, 2023
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If you're @-ing someone on here, it's really important to make sure you've chosen the right person.

Account addresses on Mastodon and the Fediverse always have two parts, the username and the server. Both these parts have to be correct for it to reach the right account.

This is similar to email addresses: you can't just put the first part, you need to include the server at the end too.

To see someone's full account address, look at their profile page. More info at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-basic-tips/#WhatsMyAccountsAddress

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Jan 5, 2023 at 3:26pmWeb
Show threadgrinJan 5, 2023
@feditips In a way lot of feditips are usability bug reports of mastodon the same time. Like having to do lot of clicking, manual pulling, manual checking what could have been done simply by the software.
(Indeed Mastodon in multipane mode is helpfully look the user up but cannot, for example, pull their recent posts.)
Show threadrzJan 5, 2023

@feditips You can imagine how high my eyebrows arched when I read the first sentence as ‘If you’re @%#&-ing someone on here it’s really important to make sure you’ve chosen the right person’.

I would suggest that that is good advice generally.

Show threadrainey 🌻Jan 5, 2023
@feditips If someone is on the same instance as you, though, you only need the first part, right?
Show threadNeilJan 5, 2023
@feditips @raineyday Yes, that’s right.
Show threadrainey 🌻Jan 5, 2023
@hyrulian @feditips 💗 Grateful to those taking the time to patiently explain things to Mastodon newbies.
Show threadRichard K NinerJan 5, 2023
@raineyday @feditips Yep. Email can also work like that, but I rarely see people do that.
Show threadChristine McCloudJan 5, 2023
@feditips Another great reason to be sure to have a blurb in your profile!
Show threadTâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國Jan 5, 2023
@feditips Does it make sense to write Twitter handles as @[email protected] ? If so, what's the use?
Show threadDavidJan 5, 2023
@feditips Great tip. I want sie how to find the full address.
Show threadScenarioJan 5, 2023
@feditips This is an incredibly poor UX design.
Show threadA Republic, while we kept itJan 8, 2023
@feditips What do you mean, you can't just use the first part of an email address?