#fediTips
@tutorial

Summing up tests "activating" and "deactivating" @[Mentioned people only] on #mastodon. Apparently there have been some changes.
(from v3 to v4?)

You can't add more people into already existing posts. They won't be able to display it nore get notifications.
(if that ever existed)

You can deactivate/delete mentions, the profile won't get notifications of updates but still can see or search those toots.
note:
still awaiting confirmation of behaviour on #friendica

@helpers

Tomorrow some news orgs on the #Fediverse will share our best stories of the week using the hashtag #Newstodon!

Follow the hashtag and boost the publications involved and support great reporting. If you're a journalist or pub, share some stories of your own. We'll be boosting widely too.

@gbhnews@TucsonSentinel@damemagazine@thexylom@msfreepress@STAT@themarkup@brooklynmarie #journalism #news #mastodon #feditips #media

Das #Fediverse gilt als datenschutzfreundliche Alternative zu anderen Social-Media-Angeboten. Wir haben #Mastodon 🐘 genauer untersucht und einen #Datenschutz-Leitfaden für den Betrieb von #Instanzen veröffentlicht 🎉

„Datenschutz bei Mastodon. Leitfaden für den Instanz-Betrieb im dezentralen Netzwerk“
https://sds-links.de/mastodon-leitfaden

➡️ Gern an die Admins eurer Instanzen weitergeben.

Vielen Dank an die Autorinnen @qbi, @malteengeler und @resieguen!

#MastodonDatenschutz #FediTips

#PeerTube is a type of Fediverse server for hosting video and audio. It's free open source software, so anyone can set up their own server (just like Mastodon).

Because anyone can start their own server, it's extra-important that there are safe ways to discover and search nice videos on PeerTube.

I've tried to create a safe PeerTube search/discovery service at:

➡️ https://fedi.video

If you want to know more about how to use PeerTube see here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/peertube-video-hosting-on-the-fediverse/

#FediTips

PeerTube: Video on the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you are annoyed by people who boost too much (like me 😁 ), you need not mute them! Just go to their profile and choose behind the 3 dots "hide boosts from @ xy". This is also the easiest way to get only original posts by a followee.

#Mastodon #feditips #boost #boosts #share #mute #followee #timeline

You can customise your Mastodon profile page to include text, images, animations and links to websites, other accounts etc. Links can also be verified as belonging to you, which makes them handy in verifying your identity.

More info on doing all of these at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-customise-my-profile-how-do-i-upload-a-profile-banner-how-do-i-verify-my-account/

You can also expand your introductory material by creating a post about yourself using the hashtag #Introduction, and then pinning it to your profile. (More info on pinning: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile/)

#FediTips

How do I customise my profile page on Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Do you want your posts to be as easy to discover as possible? You might want to opt into the "full text search" system.

By default, posts on here are only searched by hashtag. However, if you opt into full text search, all the words in your entire posts will become searchable by other people.

Instructions on how to opt in are here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-opt-into-or-out-of-full-text-search-on-mastodon/

(If you don't want this to happen, don't worry, it's off by default.)

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

Are you unsure how to find people to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse?

There are lots of ways you can discover interesting people, I've done a complete list of all the methods at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

If there are other methods you think should be added to the list, let me know.

(Sorry if you've seen this before, but I have been tagged in a lot of threads recently asking how to discover people, so seemed worth posting about the list again.)

#FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

How do I discover accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you share any comic, PLEASE, quote the author, don't edit it, don't delete the signature, and share the source if possible.

Respect the authors, and their work. This is a respectful network.

#FediTips #Comics #Tips #Respect #NoTheft

-500 days left before release of Revolver.

Planned production release date: July 1st, 2022

Latest related post in blog: https://blog.freespeechextremist.com/blog/is-revolver-out-yet.html
Latest mention by p: https://freespeechextremist.com/notice/Abg14OJPZRVP0vs7DU

Tired of waiting for release? Try Ched instead! http://download.cum.salon/ched #feditips #rape #finance

friendly tip for new users!

mastodon has no algorithm or shadow bans, so you do not need to worry about censoring words like patreon, essay, javascript, shirt, etc. #FediTip #FediTips

edit 2: you can still do it if you want (i'm not in charge of you) but for those doing it out of habit or fear of being silenced, know that you are safe from The Algorithm!

edit: this post originally also talked about how only hashtags are searchable, but i learned new versions of masto allow full text search (opt-in; check settings) so never mind on that part!

Hello new people, welcome! 👋

You don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon!

All links in Mastodon posts count as 23 characters towards your limit, no matter how long they actually are.

Also, the links are preserved in their original form. Unlike commercial social networks, there are no trackers of any kind inserted.

More info about this and many questions answered at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon/

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon

You don’t need link shorteners on Mastodon | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you have a WordPress-powered blog, you can turn it into a Fediverse server and people will be able to follow the blog from Mastodon etc.

More info on how to do this here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/wordpress-turning-your-blog-into-a-fediverse-server/

This works through the AcitvityPub for WordPress plug-in, which has just been updated to version 1.0.0:

➡️ https://wordpress.org/plugins/activitypub/

The plug-in is by @pfefferle in association with #Automattic, one of the major players behind WordPress itself.

#WordPress #Fediverse #FediTips #ActivityPub

WordPress: Turning your blog into a Fediverse server | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Another nice thing from the Mastodon 4.2.0 update:

You can now export and import Lists, and take your Lists with you when you transfer accounts to another server! 🎉

There are instructions for the export and import process in steps 5 and 6 of the full account transfer process:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server

(The Lists import feature is only on servers running 4.2.0 or above, so you can't do this if you're transferring to a server running an older version.)

#FediTips #MastoTips #Mastodon #Lists

Transferring your Mastodon account to another server | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Review time again! Here's a concise look at the third party app Fedilab:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/fedilab-for-android

You can use it with Mastodon accounts (including forks like Glitch), PeerTube accounts, Pixelfed accounts and many other types of Fediverse account.

It's got a really nice array of options if you dig down into the settings menus, it does a lot of things that the official apps don't do. I've tried to summarise the good stuff in the review.

#FediTips #Fediverse #Fedilab #Apps #Mastodon #PeerTube

Fedilab for Android | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

How NOT to promote Mastodon!

Lesson 1:

Trying to get people to use Mastodon (or stop using other social media platforms) by scolding them does not work.

#mastodon #FediTips

If you have ever worked with Deluxe Paint or heard about it, be sure to check out PyDPainter, a great and free resurrection of the legendary DPaint pixel editor.

https://github.com/mriale/PyDPainter

#pixel #PixelArt #graphics #GameDev #RetroComputing #tool #editor #tip #FediTips #Commodore #Amiga #MSDOS #retro

In case you missed it, there are now several #RetroComputing Mastodon apps available:

Apple II
https://www.colino.net/wordpress/en/binary-release-of-mastodon-for-the-apple-c/

Apple Macintosh OS (pre-OSX)
https://github.com/smallsco/macstodon

Commodore Amiga
https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amidon

⌨️ IBM MVS
https://github.com/mainframed/BREXXTODON

MS-DOS
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon

Windows 95
https://github.com/meyskens/mastodon-for-workgroups

#FediTips #Mastodon #ComputingHistory #MSDOS #AppleII #Mac #MacOS #Amiga #Commodore #CommodoreAmiga #Windows95 #Win95 #MVS

GitHub - smallsco/macstodon: A basic Mastodon client for Classic Mac OS

A basic Mastodon client for Classic Mac OS. Contribute to smallsco/macstodon development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

(Someone just asked about this, so in case you missed it😀

You can leave conversations on Mastodon by using the "Mute Conversation" feature. More info and instructions at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/muting-conversation-threads-in-mastodon

This works for any conversation thread you've been mentioned in. You can also unmute the conversation if you change your mind.

#FediTips #Mastodon #MastoTips

Muting conversation threads in Mastodon | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

If you are keen on moving across to #Pixelfed from #Instagram, but wish that you could bring your history of photos across with you, I am happy to say that this is now possible!

Pixelfed has just rolled out the ability to import your old insta images into Pixelfed whilst maintaining information around dates etc. This makes moving over easier than ever!

Keep in mind that you may need to do the import a few times as you can only do 100 images in at a time and there is a cap of 1000 images, but it is pretty fluid and easy to do.

https://www.wired.com/story/migrate-move-instagram-to-pixelfed-no-tracking-fediverse/

#PixelfedTips #MastodonTips #FediTips

How to Move Your Instagram Feed to Pixelfed, the Photo App That Doesn't Track Your Every Move

The decentralized Instagram alternative is a great option if you want to back up your feed, focus on photo-sharing, or cut loose from Meta's empire entirely. And making the leap is surprisingly easy.

^{Justin Pot (WIRED)}

As many of you know, the third party iPhone/iPad app Metatext is no longer being maintained as the lead developer had health issues. However, there is now a community-maintained version of the app called Feditext. You can follow the latest news about it at:

➡️ @Feditext

It's not yet in the Apple app store, but it is currently being tested through Test Flight.

Techy people can see the source code of the project at https://github.com/feditext/feditext

#MetaText #FediText #Mastodon #FediTips #Fediverse

GitHub - feditext/feditext: A free, open-source iOS Mastodon client.

A free, open-source iOS Mastodon client. Contribute to feditext/feditext development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

If you haven't already, it's a good idea to pin posts on your profile.

Pinned posts let you explain a bit more about yourself, including attaching images, video or audio. You can pin up to five posts on a single account.

Pinned posts also have the advantage that they're "backfilled". This means that everyone who browses your profile will see them, even if their server hasn't noticed your account before.

More info about how to pin posts at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile/

#FediTips #Mastodon

How do I pin posts on my Mastodon profile? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Just a friendly reminder!

#TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus #fediverse #FediTips

Siguiendo con herramientas interesantes para utilizar en Mastodon, en el siguiente sitio web hay varias que valen la pena revisar:

https://fediview.com//best-tools-for-mastodon

Entre las herramientas a destacar, están:

Fediview (https://fediview.com/)

Feedseer (https://news.feedseer.com/)

Feditrends (https://feditrends.com/)

#feditips #fediverse

FeedSeer News

FeedSeer News shows you the most popular links and news articles being discussed in your Mastodon feed.

^{news.feedseer.com}

Interesantes herramientas para buscar gente a quién seguir acá en Mastodon:

https://whomtofollow.com/

https://followgraph.vercel.app/

#feditips #follow

Find people to follow on the Fediverse

^{Whom to Follow}

Two offsite tools you might find useful:
https://mastometrics.com/
https://whomtofollow.com/

#fediTips #mastoTips

MastoMetrics

Analytics for Mastodon. Track the growth and success of your Mastodon account and posts.

^MastoMetrics

An Artist's Intro to Mastodon!

https://youtu.be/5C7UM7JWjxM

This was filmed in a couple of hours and then edited for like a day to get it out as fast as possible, but I hope it proves useful to anyone who might want help getting to grips with Mastodon!

[ #FediTips #NewHere #Newbie #Introduction #InstagramMigration #TwitterMigration #Fediverse #Migration #Mastodon ]

An Artist's Intro to Mastodon

Fediverse-Info-Art Credit (It has also now been translated into French and Spanish):https://vis.social/@janeadams/110550051059894412Mastodon on Desktop Colum...

^YouTube

A reminder for all newcomers that are also bookworms - ​​
If you're still using #goodreads (Amazon-owned, ewww) to track your book reading, then you're not one of the cool kids 🤓.

Have a look at #bookwyrmhttps://joinbookwyrm.com/, which is a decentralised, friendly, anti-corporate social network for tracking your reading, talking about books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. And since it's part of the #Fediverse, you can still interact with every part of it, like (you've guessed right) Mastodon, etc..

Go, go, gooooooo ​​
#bookstodon#twittermigration#feditips

Mientras mejoran la funcionalidad de buscar perfiles, os recomiendo https://followgraph.vercel.app que viene muy bien para ver perfiles sugeridos en base a quién sigue tus contactos.

Y, sí, sigue funcionando https://fedifinder.glitch.me/ para buscar entre tus contactos, seguidos, seguidores y en listas, de #Twitter en #Mastodon. Además ahora han añadido búsqueda en #Bluesky.

En Bluesky estoy por aquí https://bsky.app/profile/ojbaeza.com, pero lo uso cero, ya os aviso.

#feditips

-365 days left before release of Revolver.

Planned production release date: July 1st, 2022

Latest related post in blog: https://blog.freespeechextremist.com/blog/is-revolver-out-yet.html
Latest mention by p: https://freespeechextremist.com/notice/AXD5D8kEtC3JZvVtuS

Tired of waiting for release? Try Ched instead! http://download.cum.salon/ched #feditips #rape #finance

#feditips

Remember, while this can be addictive, you don't really need to give other people your money in order to feel good about yourself. Next time you're about to open NetFlix in your browser, how about you type in thepiratebay.org or any other torrent tracker address instead? Cancel that subscription too! Buy a girl you like cofe with that money instead!

P.S. don't forget to stay and seed the torrent you downloaded.

If you're transferring your Mastodon account to another server, don't use the "Archive Request" button for transfers.

This button is not used in the transfer process, it's only there for you to download a copy of your data for personal use. The archive produced by this button cannot be uploaded to Mastodon.

There's a step-by-step guide to the full transfer process (including transferring followers, follows, mutes, blocks and bookmarks) at https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server.

#FediTips #Mastodon

Transferring your Mastodon account to another server | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

THREAD: I made a series of images for an Instagram post I made about migrating to the fediverse. I figured I'd share with anyone else who wants to use, so I included some blank template versions too. DM if you'd like the Adobe Illustrator file so you can make your own edits. And please,comment if I got anything wrong so I can correct it.

(1/10)

#InstagramMigration #TwitterMigration #Fediverse #feditips #RedditMigration #Migration #Decentralization #Instagram #Mastodon

#3GoodThings for #newcomers:

1️⃣ Variety of third-party apps to extend your Mastodon experience:
https://joinmastodon.org/apps

2️⃣ Great tools to discover users to follow:
https://fedi.directory
https://fediverse.info/explore/people

3️⃣ Many other #ActivityPub projects to join:
https://fediverse.party

#MastodonTips #FediTips @3goodthings

Get an app for Mastodon

Browse official and third-party apps for the decentralized social network Mastodon

^{joinmastodon.org}

Did you know that you can lock down your account and DM's to protect from spam bots?

The DM option is under notifications.

You can also put filters to block out crypto words and any other shitty thing that you wish didn't exist!

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Feditips