@beardedtechguy and myself are looking for someone to help us grow #AllThingsTech in every way possible. This includes our blog, our instance, our wiki, our Discord and our community in general.
We're looking for someone that is super active here on Mastodon and will continue to do so going forward.
We're looking for someone that is willing to talk about the instance, advertise the instance and recruit for the instance if possible. (cont...)
We want someone with ideas, thoughts, suggestions and everything similar! We want you to be a part of something awesome and to help make it amazing!
If you feel you are this person and have the time to do things like this, we'd certainly love to have a chat with you. Reach out to myself or @beardedtechguy and let's have a chat!
I think https://streetpass.social/ mastodon extension is a must have for all users of Mastodon. Such a nice way to know about all the amazing folks who create content that you are reading. Thanks @tvler for creating it
Wow #mastodon !
Silk browser in Amazon tablet:
Just for fun I tested Mastodon on Silk browser and boy was I impressed. #fediverse #mastotips #feditips
Customize the feed using the "unpin" arrows ?This feature is brilliant!
Now I can view TWO FEEDS LIVE.
PSA: Since Threads apparently will be federating replies soon, I thought I should post this again, because there's still a lot of people that don't know.
When a normal user uses "block this domain" it's LITERALLY just a MUTE. The blocked server can still see, interact, and reply to your posts, you just won't be able to see them.
It's kinda like sitting in a room with hungry bears while wearing a blindfold. If you're scared of hungry bears, your best bet is to get out of the room, not put a blindfold on. And by this, I simply mean to migrate to an instance where the blocks are up to your standard on the "instance" level.
Stay informed and make informed decisions, no matter what you choose to do with your Fediverse presence.
If you are replying to a post and don't want your reply showing up in your followers timelines without context, don't forget to set toot privacy to "Unlisted"
For people coming from X, things I learned from my migration xp.
What works here to grow your network is posting interesting stuff in a reasonable cadence and engaging on toots from your network with likes, boost, useful replies.
Over Posting doesn't work here, there is no algorithm to filter timelines, if you post too much in sequence you going to monopolize your followers timeline and then you will need to be filtered out (mute, block, unfollow).
Apparently not many people believe me when I say that "normal" users using the "block this domain" option, is functionally just a mute....
There's gonna be LOTS of very mad people when they find out for themselves that meta/Threads can still see their posts....😬🤦♂️
To actually block Threads, you have to be on an instance that actually blocks them. As of right now, the biggest instance that blocks Threads is masto.to
So all this talk most of you are doing, means absolutely nothing because the majority of you are still federated....
I just created posts with content warnings and then put hashtags in the body of the post. It occurred to me that the hashtags may not work, or at least the post won’t show up for people who follow that hashtag. Is that correct? When I googled this, I was confused with the answers I found. Can someone please explain how this works? Thank you!
Although I like the "deck" option in Mastodon (settings -> preferences -> appearance -> Enable advanced web interface) I am wondering if anyone knows of alternative (web-based) visualizations of lists. (I'm getting a bit tired of all the horizontal scrolling). Any tips?
Is it a thing that #mastodon limits how far back you can scroll in your “home” feed? I keep trying to scroll to posts from earlier than 4h ago and it won’t let me. Is this normal or a glitch?
I'm curious who else got a DM from a certain Fediverse account that lists different instances for people to get information about? Specifically asking about a DM telling you that to continue to be listed on their site, your instance is required to defederate from a certain other platform that is owned by Meta.
If you got a DM from them and care to share that information, that would be great.
One sure-fire way to unearth a ton of great content from the less-visited corners of the #Fediverse is to follow accounts that #boost liberally. I refer to these as “Power-Boosters” and they are the key to keeping your feed awesomely diverse, extremely lively and damn-near algorithmic (in a good way). Here are some of the power-boosters I personally follow…
I get that we as humans all have a right to an opinion. In fact, I personally respect that we all have a right to an opinion.
But please, do NOT try and shove your opinion down someone else's throat and tell them that if their opinion doesn't match your opinion, then they are wrong and they need to think about changing that opinion.
That's NOT how this world works and it's certainly not how it's going to work with me or anything I'm associated with!
Admins, remember, it's YOUR decision if you decide to defederate, block or mute Threads on YOUR server, or if you choose to NOT do any of those.
There are many others out there that will try and force their opinion(s) down your throat as much as possible, but in the end, the server is YOUR SERVER, not theirs.
You run your server how YOU want, not how others would like for you to run your server.
PSA: Normal users that use the "..." menu to "block this domain" hoping to completely block Threads are misinformed.
At the user-level, this is LITERALLY just a mute. It's like putting a blindfold on, in a room filled with hungry bears. They will still be able to see, interact, AND reply to your posts, you just won't be able to see them.
Right now, Threads federation is a one-way street. Therefore they cannot see your posts currently. However, I can only assume that once they can, the "block this domain" feature will work the exact same way that it does for the rest of Fedi.
If you want to make sure that you're completely cut off from Threads/Meta, your options are:
-Make sure your instance blocks them completely
-Move to an instance that DOES block them completely.
-Create your own instance that blocks them completely.
-Make your entire profile completely private.
There's lots of misinformation out there. Don't be misinformed.
PSA: If you're new to Fedi, specifically coming from Threads and hoping to see the Fediverse comments on your Threads posts, you either have to follow your Threads account from your Fediverse account OR copy the link to the post and paste it into the search bar of your instance (NOT your web browser search bar).
This is just a friendly reminder that we as instances here on Mastodon do NOT run ads or track and sell any of your data. Most all instances and their services are paid for directly out of the owners pockets, therefore donations are greatly appreciated as they go to fully support the instance you are using and enjoy.
If you can, consider supporting your instance admins! Even $5 goes a long way!
If you want your posts to be visible, use hashtags. This is more important here than anywhere else, because there is no cross-instance full-text search. And people do follow hashtags.
In my experience well-hashtagged posts get half of their interactions from people who don't follow me.
Also, let me share a helpful #FediTips with all of you.
Instead of making a post and asking "Is Facebook/Instagram/Threads down?", simply click the link below and search for your platform of choice and it will provide the answer for you.