Hello #fediverse

Just landed #here and still figuring things out!

What’s one #account you think I must #follow ?

#NewHere #mastodon #introduction

@bb2101

Well, @FediTips .

Also follow the #NewHere hashtag.

Otherwise depends on your interests. Use tags in your posts to make them visible to others with similar interests. Browse & follow those tags to find your clan.

Anyway, welcome.

@darth_hideout @bb2101 @FediTips

I'd suggest few to no hashtags in the middle of the text.

Hashtags for visibility best in a separate line at the end.

@project1enigma @bb2101 @FediTips

πŸ’―

Any single line of hashtags at the very end of a toot, with a blank line above, gets collapsed into a small, separate tag list.

https://mas.to/@darth_hideout/115860197665465994

@darth_hideout @project1enigma @bb2101 @FediTips Whether it's collapsed or not depends on your client, I guess. Anyway, I like the #hashtags inside the text. IMHO that's why they invented the "#" prefix for. Otherwise it would just be #tags. But the good thing: do as you like!

@waffelhard @darth_hideout @bb2101 @FediTips

If you care about readers/accessibility, you might still want to respect the point of doing none or nearly none in running text. Regardless of other preferences like aesthetics.

@project1enigma @waffelhard @bb2101 @FediTips

Agreed.

Some ppl will block you for not filling out your profile if you follow them. Others for too many tags in your post. Or not enough. Or using the wrong tags. Or.... 🀷

And have we mentioned alt text? Content warnings?

What makes me laugh is how many reply threads from real ppl there are to a simple, "Hello, World" post.

Welcome to the Fediverse! lol