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“Fediverse groups are a really useful way to discover posts on lots of interesting topics. They're really simple to use: 1. Follow a group
2. The group's posts will start showing up in your timeline
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Fediverse groups are a really useful way to discover posts on lots of interesting topics. They're really simple to use:

1. Follow a group
2. The group's posts will start showing up in your timeline
3. You can post to the group by mentioning it

You can find out more about groups including how to discover, use and create them in this guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse

The guide also answers lots of questions such as how groups differ from hashtags, how they are moderated etc.

#FediTips #Groups

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“There's a scammer on the move, see the quoted post for details. Genuine admins will NEVER demand that you verify your identity. I've done a guide to scams and how to recognise them at: ➡️ https:// fedi.tips/how-to-a...”

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“Do you want your public posts to reach as many people as possible? If so, you might want to opt into Mastodon's "full text search" system which makes your public posts a lot easier to find. Full step-by-step instruction...”

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“If you follow someone whose own posts are good but they boost too much, you can hide just their boosts if you want: 1. Go to their profile page
2. Click the ⋯ icon
3. Click "Hide boosts" (If you change your mind, go ...”

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If you follow someone whose own posts are good but they boost too much, you can hide just their boosts if you want:

1. Go to their profile page
2. Click the ⋯ icon
3. Click "Hide boosts"

(If you change your mind, go back to their profile and click "Show boosts" instead.)

#FediTips #Mastodon

If you're wondering what "The Fediverse" is, I've tried to do a non-technical easy-to-understand guide here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-what-is-the-fediverse

There are also some nice video explanations of the Fediverse in the "I’m still a bit lost" section of the guide.

If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the replies!

#FediTips #Fediverse

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⚠️ If you @ someone in a post on Mastodon, that person will be notified and they will be able to see that post. This happens no matter what visibility you're using for your post, even if it's a DM or a followers-only post.

So, be really careful if you @ someone!

If you want to mention an account without the account seeing the post, replace the @ signs with the word AT before you publish, and make sure you're using a non-public visibility like followers-only or DMs.

#FediTips #Mastodon

Something many bands, clubs & promoters understand wrong about the Fediverse:⁣
There is no algorithm!

So here are some tips which make your Fediverse life hopefully a little bit more successful.

If you post a concert 2 weeks before the event, people will only see it around the time you post it.
- On Mastodon and where you can quote: make your event post quotable and quote your own event regua
- use hashtags. Not only in the original post, but also in the quote post. Some people follow them, some hashtags are auto-reposted like #punk
- use pictures for a post. If you want that Pixelfed user see your post too, an image is needed.

- On Pixelfed and others where you can't quote: repost your event regularly. Maybe make more than one post with different images

- If you are playing with other bands, have a look if they are already in the Fediverse. If yes, link them in your post.
Search for it. Or the club you play.... A great starting point here is https://fedi.punk.guide - @FediPunkGuide

- is your account on the for you best instance? If you are a metal band, maybe think about switching to https://metalhead.club - I'm pretty sure @thomas will welcome you with open arms
If you are in a punk band, maybe think about joining https://punk.photos (Pixelfed) or https://punkstodon.de (Mastodon).
But there are a lot more punk instances. We list some of them on https://punx.social please have a look.
If your club is in Berlin, maybe https://berlin.social is a good place? And Cologne clubs will make find a lot of locals at https://social.cologne and so on. The easiest way to find it, is searching for it on https://fedidb.com
You can always switch instances and take all your followers with you.

Follow accounts like @FediTips to get great tips about the Fediverse. When you used FB, Twitter or Insta the first time, you also had to get used to it.

Feel free to add more tipps to this post...

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