Andy Flanagan

7 Followers
31 Following
46 Posts
Aspiring human and sometimes actor

What a braw day on Barra. It’s ended up with a swim in the sea followed by a pile of langoustines for tea. Happy days.

#scottishislands #hebrides #outerhebrides #westernisles #scotland #lovescotland #visitscotland #scotlandphotography #andydrane #barra

Decided to give this a go, as Twitter has become pretty much unusable. Absolutely no idea how it works let’s have a try then. 👍

This place is still quite dull. @Gargron has to figure out a way to make it more than just Woke Birdsite. Maybe get a racist, homophobic celebrity to join.

And stop looking at me like that.

I think "God just posted a nude on Mastodon" would be a great way to steal adherents away from the birdsite.

I just have to get back in shape first.

A few recommendations for life on Mastodon:

1) Follow anyone you think looks potentially interesting; you can always unfollow later, and they may lead you to new people via boosted posts.

2) Boost posts you think are worthy, so others can discover new content.

3) Don't obsess on replicating your Twitter follows on Mastodon; let it be its own experience, and grow it organically. Obvs follow anyone you miss from Twitter, but this isn't a 1:1 replacement; have fun, follow your instincts.

Can’t wait for Twitter to get fixed on Monday and for all the journalists to return to write how Mastodon is doomed.

@andyflanagan Fill your profile out a bit more so people can get an idea of what your about. Helps them make the decision to follow you/follow you back.

Search or follow some hashtags to see conversations your interested. Search doesn't work quite the same here so hashtags are useful.

Just get involved in the conversations.

An #introduction from me for all the new folks:

My name is Rich (he/him) based in #glasgow #scotland. I'm a #vegan, a #stoic and #humanist; working for a civil engineering firm as our in-house #gamedev and #ue5 expert, working (slowly) on my own game in my free time.

I'm a big nerd, into all things #fantasy and #scifi with a soft spot for indie #ttrpg.

For those just testing the water here, please enjoy the voices you won't find anywhere else; and the lack of billionaires and advertising!

If there was one piece of advice I could give to new Mastodon users who are finding their feeds quiet or boring, it is to follow as many people and hashtags as you can. This is not Twitter; there is no algorithm, it is not going to fill your feed with stuff it thinks you like. You have to curate it yourself. Once you do, though, it's so much more vibrant and rewarding than Twitter has been for a year. #TwitterMigration #Twitter
Well I’m finally over Twitter. Elon can have it and I’m done with the right wing fascist bs and now his ‘pay to play policy’. I can’t imagine what the response sections are like if it’s only the paid up members that can reply. Oh my and glad I’m shot of. I joined mastodon in January and haven’t used it much and would welcome and appreciate any new friends or suggestions about how to navigate this brave new world lol. The best of nothing to twitter. Still reeling at what he’s done to it though)