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pjWELCOME TO THE FORKIVERSE EVERYONE!
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Catherine Elizabeth@pj Happy to be here!
Matt Sqwrl@pj Ahoy hoy!
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@ingi @pj the lack of ads, and automatic link-rewriting, is awesome. Eventually, you might run across some jerks, it’s part of dealing with humans in general, but so far there seem to be less jerks here than elsewhere, and the admins of each server have options to deal with them. A lot of your mastodon/Fediverse quality of experience depends on who is administering your server/instance and how much time/attention they are giving to it.
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holger@pj thx! Genuine question, how do I discover content on here? I feel like there has to be some kind of middle ground between having to manually search for accounts and having slop shoved in my face like on regular platforms?
@holger @pj it’s mostly searching, or you can click hash tags too of course, and then following. I’d warn you to not follow too many accounts at once though, it’s easy to over follow and get overwhelmed. You can also set notifications for posts on accounts you always want to see stuff from but again, use it cautiously. That notification feature is usually a little bell icon on the person’s profile (kinda like YT, “ don’t forget to hit that little bell icon” 😂)
MinmiTheDino@FediTips has lots of good tips but I think the easiest way is to follow hashtags you’re interested in! Also I’m betting your local timeline will have lots of people you share interests with!
Some mastodon classic hashtags just for lighthearted content are:
Caturday
Bloomscrolling
Asstodon
Lichensubscribe
Mondog
Have fun and happy scrolling!
Doug Wade@holger @pj I’d recommend finding some hashtags for things you’re interested in and following those. For instance, I follow hashtags for sports I like, as well as my city and neighborhood. From there, it’s easier to expand out to following individual accounts you see posting regularly. And it’s likely worth checking out @FediTips
I AM BANKSY ☕ / 🗑🔥@holger
Follow interesting people, especially noisy interesting people who repost a lot of things.
@dgoldsmith and @catsalad are very noisy and they helped me find things.
George BAlso recommend checking out the accounts in https://about.fedigroups.social/directory
Those are accounts that will boost any post they are tagged in so they work similarly to hashtags except they will push posts to your instance.
When you follow a hashtag, the post will only show up in your feed if it makes it to your instance (so if it was posted or boosted by someone who has a follower on your instance), when you follow a fedigroup it will guarantee that posts make it to your instance.
Fedi.TipsYes, there are lots of ways to discover things on here! I've tried to do a full list at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends
There's also a list of ways to make your own account more discoverable at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
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PAIGE! 🍁
Charlie Tango Tango@pj ah man feel like this one's gonna go viral for real tho
@charlietangotango @pj it’s on fire with like 20 people right now 🤣🔥
Sean Harding@pj While listening to the Search Engine episode, I was on the back porch packing up Christmas lights.
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Daddylonglegs@pj view of my cold coffee while waiting for my fate to be decided by a forks up or forks down.
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Wilhelm Scream Queen@pj I'm here! Fuck the algorithm!
@wilhelmscreamqueen I think you mean fork the algorithm…? This is The Good Place, after all.
@rocktheglobe that's right. Exactly. That's what I meant. Old habits and all. :)
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Tom Hayden@pj finally a social network just for the over 40 crowd
SupermoosieUmm, it has been here for a decade..
Mike McCue@pj love this. great episode too!
Chris Walter@pj Welcome PJ! Hello from fediscience.org.
James Mowery@pj Hello from the Fosstodon server. I'm not here, but... I'm here!
Mark Chirnside@pj so far it’s great!
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@pj Hi! Can I give a discovery suggestion?
This place runs on...
✧ ☆ ♥ 💖 H A S H T A G S 💖 ♥ ☆ ✧
Here are a bunch of details and stuff on how it works ^_^
May Likes Toronto@pj Hi who are you?! Tell us about you in an # Introduction post! Tag your favourite things and people.
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Otto Norse@pj Can you upload your laugh to go with these posts
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Bernie the Wordsmith#forkiverse Welcome y'all! Couple stuff in case you are still sorting things out:
Use hashtags. This network does not have an algorithm, so they are the main way to find content. You can subscribe to them in the client of your choice. Some people of other instances are already giving some advice.
Some random hashtags to start (I used a space so I do not disturb all of the hashtags)
# catsofmastodon - self explanatory
# dogsofmastodon - ditto
# bookstodon and # books - for bookish stuff
# monsterdon - We gather every Sunday night to watch a crappy sci-fi/horror movie. John us!
# getfedihired If you want to signal that you are looking for job.
# mutualaid if you are in a rough patch and need assistance or want to help others in a rough patch (I'd suggest you inform yourself about mutual aid before using it if you are not familiarized with the term).
Speaking about clients and apps: There are many nice and cool apps for Mastodon both in iOS and Android that add functionality (a "for you" page if you need that kind of stuff, etc)
There is an established culture in the fediverse. Please do not feel overwhelmed. We do not expect you will get everything right in day one. Just be open and kind and people will be as well. This is a diverse place. We still have work to do, but there are minorities that see this place as a safe haven for them and their loved ones. If you are a LGTBQ+ person, you may feel comfy here. Speaking about that, this network is extremely involved in the fight against transphobia.
For Mods: Get a good mod list as soon as possible. Will not bore you with the details here, but do some research about it.
Also for Mods: follow the # fediblock hashtag, it is kind of a crowd sourced alert system against instances and users with illegal/racist/bigoted content.
That One Mastodon Joke:
John Mastodon is the creator of Mastodon and the ruler of the Fediverse.
Hope this helped. Happy browsing!
william.maggosre the culture here, it can change too. be nice like you would in any public place, but don't just accept others' demands re how to do things the "right way". many of us want to at least modify a lot of the accepted norms and think that needs to happen if we want to grow.
@berniethewordsmith thanks for the tips! #forkitup
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