#MastodonNewbieTips

Chaodditychaoddity
2022-12-22

@willoremus
I think this could be really helpful for people who are having trouble adapting to Mastodon from Twitter. Pardon the incoming keyword spam. Trying to reach as many new people as possible.

Sassy CarrieSassyCarrie
2022-12-04

Well I’m glad I’m totally lazy and tried to get my dad @freddiebrown999 to move me to aus.social server and so didn’t actually move bc I’ve now absolutely been sold on sticking where I am. 😂

2022-12-03

Can someone recommend some good follows on here? A lot of what I followed on #twitter either isn’t here or I can’t find it #mastodonnewbietips

Molly Cantrell-Kringle 🤶🏻mckra1g
2022-12-02

I can’t find the original toot that mentioned this, but here’s a reminder: please put all hashtags at the end instead of interspersing them in the body of your message. When alt readers process the sequence of “hashtag topic” it’s a mashup that creates a barrier to communication.

Ashley Odellashleyodell
2022-11-20

I was always strictly private on The Other Site but am going to experiment with non-protected posts here.

One thing I can't figure out: for using hashtags, do I need to choose "public," or is "unlisted" enough? I'm not finding a primer that explains the differences specifically related to hashtag browsing.

(Hopefully one of these hashtags will attract an answer!)

Wisco :ani_clubtwit:Wisco@twit.social
2022-11-15

I thought this was helpful to explain some of the intricacies of Mastodon that I've had trouble putting succinctly to friends and family. Perhaps a good intro for other newcomers? WIRED Gadget Lab - Demystifying Mastodon
pca.st/episode/44f1a88e-a767-4 #GettingStarted #mastodonnewbietips

2022-11-12

Does anyone know how I would choose what to bookmark vs. favorite? #mastodonnewbietips

John Wardarbutus_films
2022-11-08

Still feel like I’m the new kid in school, trying to figure out what I’m doing and how things work. Does anytime have any tips they want to share?

Joanne Freemanjbf1755
2022-11-06

This may be obvious to all, but I just discovered that if you press on your avatar on the bottom of the page and hold your finger down, you can link to your other accounts.

DR. SURFERCHICDrSurferChic
2022-11-05

@feditips
Finally had a chance to read some of the tips. Very well done. If I started with your website fedi.tips I would have saved myself some consternation (toots, instances, edit images), but figuring it out also meant I spent a lot of time interacting with people and toots. Win/Win either way. Definitely recommend for those who want to spend less time floundering.

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Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
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