If you block a server using the "domain block" feature on Mastodon, this will cause you to lose any follows or followers you have on that server. The exact number of follows/followers you would lose are shown at the top of the warning when you do the block.

However, if you have done the block accidentally or if you have changed your mind about the block, here is a guide to how you can unblock the server and restore your follows and followers:

https://fedi.tips/help-ive-accidentally-blocked-a-server-on-mastodon-what-do-i-do-now

Looking for advice from coop housing lovers!

Do you know any cooperative housing initiatives in #Rotterdam?

I might be moving there in September—I’m still waiting for feedback on an application.

Nevertheless, considering the current atmosphere of crisis, I want to be prepared and to start looking for a room as soon as possible!

Ccing my friends who might have some ideas (just where to look would be insightful enough): @sirodoht @fbarbe @leoscarin

Boosts in NL are welcome

Hidden features on #Mastodon: Perhaps you know the situation: Someone #follows you and suddenly only misbehaves. You wish the person had never followed you.
You can simply and quietly get rid of them: Go to Preferences, click on Following/Followers in the menu and select what you want, in this case "Followers" = people who follow you. Check the person's box. Then click on #Unfollow selected users.
Unfortunately you can't search names or do that directly on profiles.

This is neat -
If you take your right hand and reach over your left shoulder as far as you can, then pat your back while saying "way to go, you're doing fine" it totally counts.

Give it a try.

See?

If you want to try PeerTube, the official PeerTube app IS NOT currently a good way to do it. Due to silly app store rules it is missing key features, and there are much better alternatives.

If you just want to watch and interact with PeerTube videos, it's easiest to do it from within Mastodon. For example try visiting @michellemay

If you prefer to use a PeerTube account, use your PeerTube server's website or web app. Here's how to install web apps: https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

If you want to follow the US protests tomorrow, you can use or subscribe to these hashtags: #HandsOff (used mostly) - #HandsOff2025 or #April5 for https://handsoff2025.com/

Subscribing to a hashtag brings you all relevant posts automatically into your home-timeline! Posts with hashtags give you more visibility! They are the "glue" in the Fediverse, a short how-to: https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

If you want to, you can set your Mastodon account into follow request mode, so that any follows you get from other people have to be manually approved by you. Here's how to do it:

https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon

When you do this, a little padlock will appear on your profile.

When you receive a follow request, your server website or app will let you know and you can click or depending on whether you approve or deny the request.

1 in 10 chance to win (vs. 1 in 100+ on other platforms)
Smaller pool = faster to hit the cap (no endless waiting)

Current Pool Status:

Spots left: 0/10 (0 players in)

#gaming #google #technology #indiegame #mastodon #makemoney
#stockmarket #fediverse #fedibird #feditips #opensource #technews #alttext #business #motivation #sustainability #viral #boost

Women

Just found a handy advantage of a single user mastodon instance: the 'Live feeds' link simply lists all your own posts, without the replies, boosts to other toots etc. as shown under your own profile page.
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#FediTips

Used the @FediTips guide to change Masto servers yesterday. The server I was on appears to be hosted in the US. Which was making me increasingly uncomfortable. Whereas this one seems to be hosted elsewhere (Canada). I've been trying to decide on a new server for a while, and recent events just tipped it over.
#FediTips #ElbowsUp #DontBuyAmerican

Do you want to start uploading to the Fediverse video platform PeerTube?

I've made a guide that tries to answer the most common questions about publishing videos on PeerTube:

https://fedi.tips/how-to-publish-videos-and-audio-on-peertube

The guide covers why you would want to publish on PeerTube, finding a server or setting up your own, how to promote your account, when to upload, accounts vs channels, how often to upload, sponsors etc.

If I've missed something out, let me know!

One of the most overlooked but useful features on Mastodon is "Notes". These let you add private info to profiles which only you can see:

https://fedi.tips/what-are-notes-on-mastodon-what-does-click-to-add-note-mean-on-mastodon-profiles

A lot of people use notes for keeping track of why they blocked or muted someone, but there are also lots of other purposes.

Notes can be created on the web interface and some third party apps. Just click on the "Add note" section of a profile and type what you want.

I'm not exactly a novice user of webapps, and I can't figure out how to search for stuff (by keyword) I've seen from people I follow, in my own feed, in the past few days, on this Mastodon instance. It seems like a pretty basic thing, but I see no search widget designed to do this.
#feditips

BookWyrm is a social network for people who enjoy books and reading. It's intended as a Fediverse alternative to Amazon's Goodreads. The official site is at:

https://joinbookwyrm.com

There's a FediTips guide all about BookWyrm with lots of questions answered at:

https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading

BookWyrm accounts can be followed from Mastodon etc. However, you need to sign up for an account on a BookWyrm server if you want to use BookWyrm's features.

I manually review accounts who want to follow me (too many bot and scam waves). I automatically reject empty accounts!

If you don't want to be mistaken for a fake account, fill out your profile, post something that shows you as a human, only then follow people. How to: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-customise-my-profile-how-do-i-upload-a-profile-banner-how-do-i-verify-my-account/

Are you seeing posts in your timeline from accounts you aren't following?

Don't worry, it's not an algorithm! You're probably just seeing posts which contain hashtags that you are following.

To check which hashtags you are following on Mastodon:

1. Go to your profile page
2. Depending on what app or interface you are using, click # at the top or click ... and then "Followed hashtags" (some apps may have other ways of doing this)

You can unfollow any tags you don't want to see.

Es ist übrigens ein guter Zeitpunkt um die Hashtags #zeitumstellung und #sommerzeit zu muten.

Is there, or could there be, a “federating bot” that auto follows any account that pings it, with a copy living on any server that wants to host it, and all of them relay to each other? I.e. any server owner could decide to have the bot sign up on their instance, and then any new server owner could ping one of them from a dummy account, which would then relay the ping to the others, which all then follow the dummy, federating the new server. Nu?
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