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There are lots of interesting group accounts you can follow on here, they work like this:

1. Follow a group's account to see discussion of its topic
2. @ the account if you want to post to the group
3. The account boosts anything @-ed to it, be careful when you @ them so that you don't spam the group (spammers tend to be reported and blocked)

More info, incl. how to create groups, at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

I've listed some active and friendly groups at:

➡️ https://fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-groups/

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How to use discussion groups on Mastodon and the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

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FediTips has moved!Jul 11, 2023

Groups federate much more effectively than hashtags, so they are a useful alternative to hashtag following. Group posts reach all the group's followers no matter which server they are on. This makes them very useful on very new servers that haven't built up many connections yet.

I haven't listed any example groups by @-ing as I don't want to spam any group's members. However, if you want to post to a group all you need to do is @ it.

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Kevin Smokler Jul 11, 2023

@feditips Try this in plain, human-centered English please. This clarifies nothing.

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Gustavo 🎮🔭🇵🇷Jul 11, 2023

@smokler @feditips I use the @puertorico group for this purpose and it works well 👍

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So‑Called Vaughn

@astromecanik @smokler @feditips In layman’s terms, mentioning a group is like mentioning everyone that follows it.

To illustrate : Gustavo just mentioned the ‘puertorico group’ by its user handle and it got ‘forwarded’ (or ‘pushed’) to myself and its other followers.