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Fedi.TipsOne of the most overlooked but useful features on Mastodon is "Notes". These let you add private info to profiles which only you can see:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/what-are-notes-on-mastodon-what-does-click-to-add-note-mean-on-mastodon-profiles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/what-are-notes-on-mastodon-what-does-click-to-add-note-mean-on-mastodon-profiles</a>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.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Notes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Notes</a>

Petra van Cronenburg<a href="https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediThing</a> Thank you! 😊 Another possibility to discover people on a server is also to look at the servers about-page at the members. If they are not public have a look at their profiles directory stream. <a href="https://hcommons.social/@mia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#server</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#instance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accounts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/following" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#following</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

John BreenI'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. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Fedi.TipsBookWyrm 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:📚 <a href="https://joinbookwyrm.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://joinbookwyrm.com</a>There's a FediTips guide all about BookWyrm with lots of questions answered at:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading</a>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.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/BookWyrm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BookWyrm</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/GoodReads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoodReads</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Alternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alternatives</a>

Petra van CronenburgI 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: <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-customise-my-profile-how-do-i-upload-a-profile-banner-how-do-i-verify-my-account/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-customise-my-profile-how-do-i-upload-a-profile-banner-how-do-i-verify-my-account/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/profile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#profile</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/follow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#follow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/following" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#following</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/accounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accounts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fakeAccounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fakeAccounts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bots</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HowTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HowTo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Fedi.TipsAre 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.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

MarquitoEs ist übrigens ein guter Zeitpunkt um die Hashtags <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zeitumstellung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zeitumstellung</a> und <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sommerzeit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sommerzeit</a> zu muten.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Moss WizardIs 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? <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediTips</a>

Fedi.TipsThere is a really good privacy feature on Mastodon and the rest of the Fediverse:When you post a link on Mastodon etc, it remains exactly as you posted it. There is no analytics or tracking going on, no one is monitoring clicks on links.By contrast, on Twitter/X and Bluesky the links people post are redirected so clicks can be monitored. We don't know exactly what Musk or Bluesky do with this info, but they do it by redirecting all links to sites they control (t.co & go.bsky.app).<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

Fedi.TipsEvery account on Mastodon and the rest of the Fediverse has a unique "Fediverse address" like this:@ (user) @ (server)You can see an account's address on its profile page, and it's also on all posts below the username.Fediverse addresses let you easily follow any Fediverse account by pasting the address into your server's search box. It works with addresses from all kinds of Fedi servers including Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube etc.Lots more info at:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/whats-my-accounts-address-how-do-i-follow-other-peoples-addresses-how-can-people-follow-my-address" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/whats-my-accounts-address-how-do-i-follow-other-peoples-addresses-how-can-people-follow-my-address</a><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

JanetteSpeyerHere’s a flip tripThe “Notes” feature is the most underused tool on Flipboard Here’s what you can do with Notes: ➡️Offer summaries or key takeaways from your longer posts. ➡️ Post behind-the-scenes details, quick tips, or industry insights that aren’t in your articles.<a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/flipboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flipboard</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/flipboardmarketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flipboardmarketing</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://flip.it/4M2uHg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/4M2uHg</a>

OleksiiHey <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediTips</a> any ideas what is fedi alternative for <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/linkedin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linkedin</a> ? <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mastodon</a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a>

Fedi.TipsBe careful which accounts you tag in your posts or DMs. If you tag an account with an @ mention, that account will be able to see your post or DM no matter what visibility you are using.If you want to mention an account without that account seeing your post, you can (for example) replace the @ symbols with the word AT. Alternatively, you can remove the @ symbols or put spaces around them to stop them working.<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

Fedi.TipsAre you receiving too many emails from Mastodon? You can adjust the settings for email notifications to suit your needs:1. Log in through your server’s website 2. Click on ⚙️ Preferences 3. Click "E-mail Notifications" on the left of the screen (if you’re on the mobile website, click ☰ and then "E-mail Notifications" in the menu) 4. UN-tick the boxes you don't want in the section "Events for e-mail notifications" 5. Click the "Save Changes" button at the top of the screen<a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>

Jonathan KamensThis is your periodic reminder that when posting a link of any sort you should include at least a sentence or two describing what it's about, because many fediverse apps (including e.g. the Mastodon web app) don't display useful previews for many types of links. Be polite: don't make people click through the link just to find out whether they actually care about what's in it. <a href="https://federate.social/tags/fediquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediquette</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Fishercat<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Advice</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Feditips</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spam</a>I've been getting about 1-2 spam followers a day. I don't mind blocking them, but is it worthwhile notifying mods?

Aral BalkanSo if you’re using Mastodon on the web, you can press the ⚠️ALT button and then follow the “Detect text from picture” link.On Mac/iOS, you can select text on images as if they were text by clicking/tapping and dragging and paste that in (might be more accurate; that’s what I did).PS. This was meant to be a reply to <a href="https://mastodon.social/@fatbrit/114215995914155838" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@fatbrit/114215995914155838</a> but somehow didn’t get threaded correctly (was using the web client instead of Mona. I somehow manage to do that there sometimes. Has happened before.) :)<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/altText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altText</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediTips</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/detectFromPicture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#detectFromPicture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/OCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OCR</a>

Arend (they) 🏳️‍⚧️😷🎙️🍉🏴🕊Honest question: what is it about mastodon.social? Why do many dislike the instance? I'm uninitiated. <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/fedihelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fedihelp</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://musicians.today/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feditips</a>

Fedi.TipsIf you're using Mastodon through a computer, did you know you can access almost all of its functions through keyboard shortcuts? There's a complete list of shortcuts plus more info here:➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/using-mastodon-through-a-keyboard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fedi.tips/using-mastodon-through-a-keyboard</a>Some of these will only make sense in Mastodon's multicolumn mode, but most of them work in all modes.NOTE: You don't have to use any of these shortcuts, everthing can be done through the mouse too. The keyboard shortcuts are just for people who prefer them 🙂 <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a>

Trivial EinsteinHey fedi, is there any way I can hide edit notifications from posts I boost without having to mute the poster? Does "mute this conversation" do that? Is there a simpler way than doing that individually to each post?<a href="https://beige.party/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskFedi</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FediHelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediHelp</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

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