TuŋwéyaSep 28, 2023
Girl on the Net

Big uptick in new people here from Twitter - WELCOME PALS, I hope you enjoy it here as much as I do.

For those unfamiliar with the fediverse, the most important thing to note is that favs do absolutely nothing to help me pay my bills. Please boost my toots. Feel free to mock the way that sounds till you're blue in the face, as long as you still boost my toots.

My toots: boost them.

Sep 28, 2023 at 11:33amWeb
Show threadGirl on the NetSep 28, 2023
This toot has been favved more times than it's been boosted, and therefore I am ragequitting Mastodon and seeking refuge over on ... *checks notes* ... UGH FINE, I'LL STAY.
Show threadMorgan DavisSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet 🤣 oh thank goodness.
Show threadTheCurler3Sep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet Got a free invite for you to the good place...just sayin'...
Show threadGoddessdeevaSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet faving is nice but it is boosting that gives me reach, reader numbers and income
Show threadGirl on the NetSep 28, 2023
@goddessdeeva yesssss exactly
Show threadGoddessdeevaSep 28, 2023

@girlonthenet i always appreciate it when you boost my stuff, and I always boost when I see yours, Molly's or anyone's.

I see those of us who are talking about sex in honest ways as conversation starters but damn it is a slog without the shares.

Show threadLeeSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet do you... not want faves on this site? XD idk how it works really
Show threadEdelruth, PBS Passport HolderSep 28, 2023

@girlonthenet

I have noticed that people are not grasping that 'boost' is the equivalent of a twitter 'like'.

Boost first. 'Like' for emphasis, or for acknowledging a reply. This is my paradigm.

On a particularly good Mastodon day, I feel like I'm boosting most of my timeline.

Show threadNobilis ReedSep 28, 2023

@Edelruth @girlonthenet

I thought "boost" was the equivalent of "retweet" and "favorite" (star) was the equivalent of "like"

"Boost" puts the toot into your own timeline for your own followers to see.

"Favorite" does not.

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Sep 29, 2023
@Edelruth @girlonthenet been saying the same forever! Favorite isnt visible to anyone else. Boost Boost Boost!
Show threadαxel simon ↙︎↙︎↙︎Sep 29, 2023
@Edelruth @girlonthenet well liking is just that: putting a mark on a thing telling someone you liked their thing. Twitter made it weird by turning it into some sort of soft boost/retweet. But here, it's simple and consistent: boost when you want to show to your followers, like when you like it and want the author to know.
Show threadαxel simon ↙︎↙︎↙︎Sep 29, 2023
@girlonthenet it's because you didn't use the magic  mast-signal!
Show threadDamonHDSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet Is puce in the face OK too? %-P
Show threadSir Farts AlotSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet you mean Xitter?
Show threadDavid GearySep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet Sorry but don't think that boosting to my, er, 3 followers will do much to help you pay your bills either 😳
Show threadGirl on the NetSep 28, 2023
@zudnick don't underestimate the importance of people seeing 'social proof' when they look at a post: if people see others have boosted something, they are more likely to boost it too. Regardless of how many followers you have, getting into the habit of boosting my toots is a great way to secure the boostability of my toots in the future.
Show threadabananabagSep 28, 2023

@girlonthenet @zudnick @stvfrnzl

Two toasts to touting the boosting of toots!

Boost them toots to yo' peeps and boos for a boost is used to pay a toot its due.

Show threadDavid GearySep 28, 2023

@girlonthenet Well, I rather hoping for something more along the lines of "*Oh but you're held in such high regard within the fediverse that just 3 of your followers is enough*" but I guess being a +1 in your boost count will have to do. 😆

There, you're my first boost.

Show threadGirl on the NetSep 28, 2023
@zudnick YAY! I have boosted you in return, so fame and fortune await
Show threadDavid GearySep 28, 2023

@girlonthenet * Checks follower count nervously to see if I've lost any due to my new devil-may-care attitude to boosting *

Phew! Still looking good.

Show threadMatt JonesSep 28, 2023
@zudnick @girlonthenet Now you have one more, for supporting Our Netty :D
Show threadSteve FrenzelSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet there you go, one boost for you. Enjoy! 🤗
Show threadAlec LakeSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet i was going to make a "dont mess with my toot toot/please boost my toots" joke, but I fear no one else remembers this slice of 1985 classic music
https://youtu.be/ZL3Wwo6RGyw?si=SxAomcqJZJoXinAB
Denise LaSalle - Don't Mess With My Toot Toot

YouTube
Show threadDan Fixes Coin-OpsSep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet I'm gonna do BOTH so there
Show threadQuinn Blueheart 🔞✍️🔥Sep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet Great point! Posts only propagate here through boosts! There is no algorithm here to show popular posts. A post appears on the timeline then goes away quickly unless others boost it to keep it alive.
Show threadDigital Mark λ ☕️ 🕹 👽Sep 28, 2023
@girlonthenet Like & subscribe, and smash that patreon/liberapay/kofi/gofundme. Join my kickstarter. Buy my one-song album on bandcamp. Please someone can you spare a dime?