Do you want help with using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse?

Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about using this place! There's no such thing as a silly question, it's fine to ask about anything however simple.

I'm especially keen to help new or non-technical people on here 🙂 And yes I am a human being, I don't use AIs!

(Alternatively, you can browse my website at https://fedi.tips which has lots of easy-to-understand help and advice.)

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse

Every server on here can have its own custom emoji, e.g. or

Custom emoji are special emoji added to your server by your server's admin. People on other servers can see them but not use them.

- On an app, click the 🙂 icon within the app to access custom emoji and the 🙂 on your keyboard to access normal emoji.

- On the web interface, use the 🙂 icon to access both normal and custom emoji.

More info about custom emoji at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-custom-emoji-how-do-i-access-them-can-i-add-new-ones

#FediTips

Every server on here can have its own custom emoji, e.g. or

Custom emoji are special emoji added to your server by your server's admin. People on other servers can see them but not use them.

- On an app, click the 🙂 icon within the app to access custom emoji and the 🙂 on your keyboard to access normal emoji.

- On the web interface, use the 🙂 icon to access both normal and custom emoji.

More info about custom emoji at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-custom-emoji-how-do-i-access-them-can-i-add-new-ones

#FediTips

Do you want help with using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse?

Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about using this place! There's no such thing as a silly question, it's fine to ask about anything however simple.

I'm especially keen to help new or non-technical people on here 🙂 And yes I am a human being, I don't use AIs!

(Alternatively, you can browse my website at https://fedi.tips which has lots of easy-to-understand help and advice.)

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse

In case you missed it, there's a website that makes it as easy as possible to join Mastodon (and other Fedi platforms):

➡️ https://fedi.garden

The featured general server changes regularly, and for people who want choice there's a full list of over 100 servers sorted into categories.

All of the servers are listed with permission of their admins, and promise to comply with specific standards of moderation and technical reliability at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse

Corporate social networks are trying to kill the hashtag because they want users to only discover things through corporate algorithms 😩

Mastodon and the wider Fediverse love the hashtag as it allows humans to retain control of their feeds 🥰

You can use hashtags to label a post with its main topics. More info about adding hashtags at https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

You can follow hashtags to see posts labelled with those tags in your feed. More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Hashtags

If you're lonely or isolated or finding the Christmas period difficult for any reason, you might want to follow the hashtag #JoinIn

This tag is intended for people to start friendly chats about everyday stuff they're doing like making food, going for walks, listening to music etc.

It's fine to reply to posts with the JoinIn tag as the person who made the post is actively seeking conversation 🙂

#FediTips #Christmas #Xmas

In case you missed it, there's a website that makes it as easy as possible to join Mastodon (and other Fedi platforms):

➡️ https://fedi.garden

The featured general server changes regularly, and for people who want choice there's a full list of over 100 servers sorted into categories.

All of the servers are listed with permission of their admins, and promise to comply with specific standards of moderation and technical reliability at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site

#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse