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Mastodon servers running the experimental ("nightly") version of Mastodon may have quote-tooting now active.
If it is active, it should work by clicking a post's boost 🔁 button, which offers the option to quote if the account has opted into quoting.
Don't worry if it's not yet active for you, this is just on experimental Mastodon as the feature is still being tested.
Quoting will be released in the next server software version (v4.5.0).
(Thanks @NatureMC for info! 🙏 )
On Mastodon you can search just your own posts by including the phrase "from:me" in your search.
There are lots of these special phrases (called "operators") which let you customise your Mastodon search, so that you get a very specific set of search results.
You can see a complete list of Mastodon search operators in this guide:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon
You can combine several operators in one search, or use a minus sign - before an operator to exclude it from the search.
On Mastodon you can search just your own posts by including the phrase "from:me" in your search.
There are lots of these special phrases (called "operators") which let you customise your Mastodon search, so that you get a very specific set of search results.
You can see a complete list of Mastodon search operators in this guide:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon
You can combine several operators in one search, or use a minus sign - before an operator to exclude it from the search.
The "unlisted" or "quiet public" post visibility setting on Mastodon is often misunderstood.
An unlisted post DOES NOT show up in search results, trends, hashtag follows or the Local/Federated timelines.
An unlisted post DOES show up in the Home timelines of your followers, including when you make a thread with replies.
If you want to avoid your own long threads cluttering up followers' Home timelines, use a Fediverse server or platform that supports very high character limits.
The "unlisted" or "quiet public" post visibility setting on Mastodon is often misunderstood.
An unlisted post DOES NOT show up in search results, trends, hashtag follows or the Local/Federated timelines.
An unlisted post DOES show up in the Home timelines of your followers, including when you make a thread with replies.
If you want to avoid your own long threads cluttering up followers' Home timelines, use a Fediverse server or platform that supports very high character limits.
If you want people on Mastodon etc to follow your PeerTube, it's important that you encourage them to follow your PeerTube account instead of your PeerTube channel.
When people from Mastodon etc follow PeerTube accounts, videos will start to federate to their server and show up in their timelines on Mastodon etc.
However, if they follow a PeerTube channel instead of a PeerTube account, the videos may not federate to their Mastodon etc server at all.
If you want people on Mastodon etc to follow your PeerTube, it's important that you encourage them to follow your PeerTube account instead of your PeerTube channel.
When people from Mastodon etc follow PeerTube accounts, videos will start to federate to their server and show up in their timelines on Mastodon etc.
However, if they follow a PeerTube channel instead of a PeerTube account, the videos may not federate to their Mastodon etc server at all.
Do you want to make sure you notice posts by certain accounts?
If you're using Mastodon, go to the account's profile page and click on the 🔔 bell icon. When this is activated, you will be additionally notified every time that account posts anything. Their posts will appear in your timeline as normal, the bell just adds an additional notification in your "Notifications" section too.
More info at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-be-notified-when-someone-posts-on-mastodon
It's a really good idea to make your posts accessible:
- It helps blind, deaf & deafblind people read your post
- It also helps abled people read your post
- Accessible posts get more boosts
Here's a complete guide with step-by-step instructions and also lots of questions answered about this topic:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-more-accessible-to-blind-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
As well as adding descriptions to images etc, there are also lots of things you can do to make text-only posts more accessible too.
It's a really good idea to make your posts accessible:
- It helps blind, deaf & deafblind people read your post
- It also helps abled people read your post
- Accessible posts get more boosts
Here's a complete guide with step-by-step instructions and also lots of questions answered about this topic:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-make-posts-more-accessible-to-blind-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
As well as adding descriptions to images etc, there are also lots of things you can do to make text-only posts more accessible too.
Do you want to make sure you notice posts by certain accounts?
If you're using Mastodon, go to the account's profile page and click on the 🔔 bell icon. When this is activated, you will be additionally notified every time that account posts anything. Their posts will appear in your timeline as normal, the bell just adds an additional notification in your "Notifications" section too.
More info at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-be-notified-when-someone-posts-on-mastodon
I've had a lot of people ask how BlueSky compares to Mastodon and the Fediverse. I've tried to make the answer as simple and easy to understand as possible:
🦋 BlueSky is designed to give corporations and wealthy people full control of the network. All of its traffic has to flow through expensive-to-run corporate relays.
The Fediverse is designed to give ordinary people control of the network. All of its traffic flows directly from one cheap-to-run server to another.
You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click ⚙️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ⚙️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" button
The actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
You can now set your quote posting privacy preferences on Mastodon. You can allow anyone / just your followers / nobody to quote you:
1. Log into your server's website
2. Click ⚙️ Preferences (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in bottom right and ⚙️ Preferences)
3. Click "Other" (if you're on a phone it's ☰ in top right and "Other")
4. On "Who Can Quote" menu select option you want
5. Click "Save Changes" button
The actual ability to quote post will be in the next Mastodon update.
Are you seeing too much of certain topics on Mastodon?
You can customise what you see using Mastodon's "Filters" feature:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon
Filters let you automatically hide posts containing specific words, phrases, parts of words, hashtags, links or emoji.
Filtered posts can either be either hidden completely, or displayed behind a content warning so you can click them open if needed. You can also set up multiple filters if you want.
Are you seeing too much of certain topics on Mastodon?
You can customise what you see using Mastodon's "Filters" feature:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon
Filters let you automatically hide posts containing specific words, phrases, parts of words, hashtags, links or emoji.
Filtered posts can either be either hidden completely, or displayed behind a content warning so you can click them open if needed. You can also set up multiple filters if you want.
Are you seeing too much of certain topics on Mastodon?
You can customise what you see using Mastodon's "Filters" feature:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/filtering-your-timeline-to-hide-posts-on-mastodon
Filters let you automatically hide posts containing specific words, phrases, parts of words, hashtags, links or emoji.
Filtered posts can either be either hidden completely, or displayed behind a content warning so you can click them open if needed. You can also set up multiple filters if you want.
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