Hey new folks from Twitter!

A few tips from me (just some guy):

1) Hashtags are how you find stuff here. You can search for hashtags, you can *follow* hashtags. If you put hashtags in your posts people will find your post!

2) Write an #Introduction post, with your interests included as hashtags. You can edit posts here, so let yourself go wild!

3) Follow lots of people and trim them back if you don't want to follow them anymore. Mastodon is more lively the more people you follow.

4) Look at the hashtag #Feditips for handy dandy advice on how to make the most of your mastodon experience

5) Boosting is for boosting, liking is for liking. Boost posts you want others to see, like posts you want the author to know you like.

6) Folks w/ marginalized identities are here! Find folks with hashtags, like #QueerMastodon, #DisabledMastodon, etc. Your people want to welcome you!

7) Take it as slow as you need to, we were all new here once. When you're settled in, consider giving your admins some love: most of them are volunteers, and most instances will have a fundraiser link you can donate to (if you're able).

Ask questions! Be curious! Have fun!