retepvExperiencing my first minutes on Mastodon. :) Not sure what to expect, but we'll see.
Matt
Werner@matt
I was like "i must post a picture of a cat!" but you already made sure #CatsOfMastodon is present in the welcoming committee 🐾
@retepv
I was like "i must post a picture of a cat!" but you already made sure #CatsOfMastodon is present in the welcoming committee 🐾
@retepv
@retepv In which case, you are blessed! 
Andreas, DJ3EI, he/himOne thing you can expect: Many pictures here have alt texts. There are folks who like that and think its important.
So if you post a picture without alt text, something like this might happen:
#ALT4you A cat leisurely resting on the seating surface of an office chair, looking up into the camera (the picture being taken from above).
🙂
Joseph
VirtualWolf@retepv Yay, welcome to our little corner of the internet!
Daniel@retepv You’ll see a lot of weird stuff, but if you put in the effort to find people you want to follow, it can be a good addition to life.
⁂ Fish Id Wardrobe
Kirsty@retepv oooh, what else by night?? 😝
Clovis 
@retepv welcome here !
Roberto@retepv welcome! It's not perfect, but it doesn't affect your blood pressure. And that's something I love about it here.
Michael@retepv Here's a great post from a positive influence... my top tip?-- find hashtags to follow:
https://beige.party/@LoganFive/113456187501529670
Logan 5 and 666 others (@[email protected])
If you’ve just left Twitter/X or Bluesky, welcome! You’ve come to the right place. There is no algorithm here so we encourage lots of following and “retweeting”. You can also follow #hashtags as well. Posts are sometimes called toots. Retweets are sometimes called boosts or retoots. If you want people to follow you, be sure to have a profile picture, something in your description about you, and some engagement: posts, comments, stars, boosts. People also usually do a post that is an introduction to them (be sure to use a hashtag, #introduction) and it can help to pin that to your profile so people can boost it. One thing we always try to do is add alt text to images for multiple reasons, you can read about that here: https://wetdry.world/@ipg/113449765700357189 People have added additional tips in the comments below which you may want to check out. You should also follow @[email protected] for more detailed advice. Given the state of the world, comedy is much appreciated. #Twitter #X #TwitterMigration #Bluesky #BlueskyMigration
Sisyphus with a Hat
John Abbe (aka Slow)@retepv Don't forget to unplug once in a while.
Thankfully, there are no algorithms or interface design patterns angling us toward staying on for hours, so it's just our own patterns we get to wrestle with. :-)
Roger BW 😷@retepv Welcome! Allow me to give you a three hour lecture (with diagrams) on how you're doing it all wrong.
Dianora (Diane Bruce)@retepv An introduction with lots of hashtags of your interests will help you find folks!
RobertJackson
@AlexBlock has moved@retepv Welcome! Be sure to follow hashtags of topics that interest ypu and then follow people who post using those hashtags!
Lydia Schoch
Charlotte Walker
Xantastic@retepv Welcome aboard.
Michael Richardson 🇨🇦@retepv it takes a week or more to get a reasonable set of things to follow, but welcome!
Pollinators@retepv. It will be fun. Adding the hashtag introduction to your introduction shares it across the mastodon universe.
Doreen32128 ready to rumble!
Adrien Plazas@retepv No idea if it will help you, but I've heard good things about agressively following and unfollowing in the first weeks, until you get a feed that fits you well enough.
ChertRidge@retepv Welcome to the fray.
AlsoPaisleyCat 🇨🇦@retepv welcome!
Since no one has mentioned it yet, hashtags are a superpower here - whether to follow what interests you or to mute what you don’t wish to see.
Follow and amplify others and they’re more likely to check your profile, pinned introduction and other pinned posts and make a decision to follow you.
Check out @FediFollows to find interesting people, bots and hashtags to follow.
Checkout @Flipboard for media on Mastodon.
@FediTips has lots of guidance to help make the most of your experience.
Dave Heinemann 🇦🇺@retepv Welcome! We've got a great little motorcycling community here. 🏍️
Reay@retepv @Saltssaltgirl Welcome!
Virginicus@retepv Welcome! The faster you mute the HOA, the happier you’ll be.
sezduck@retepv @Saltssaltgirl You probably think a lot of crazy stuff goes on here. But this just a federated social network.
Mad Magazine (Simpsons Clip)
Philip SetnikWelcome to the Monkey House!
Here you will find random Kurt Vonnegut quotes and so much more!
Enjoy your stay and please come again soon.
That's what she said.
CathBear
HollieK@retepv Welcome!
not a martian, honest
EndlessMason@retepv
Did it work out?
Did it work out?