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@helpinghen@privacysafe.social · 17h ago
🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse “If you see an account marked with the "Automated" or "Bot" tag, this does not mean anything bad! This tag can only be added by the owner of the account, so it is almost always used to mark good useful bots run by honest ...” https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116494487811597517 🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 19h ago
If you see an account marked with the "Automated" or "Bot" tag, this does not mean anything bad! This tag can only be added by the owner of the account, so it is almost always used to mark good useful bots run by honest people. Bad bots usually *do not* use this tag, because the creators of bad bots usually don't want to reveal that they are bots. More info and questions answered about the "Automated" tag in the guide: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-are-some-accounts-marked-bot-on-mastodon #FediTips #Bots
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 1d ago
You might have noticed a "Notes" or "Personal Note" feature on Mastodon and wondered what it's for? The idea is so you can keep private notes about an account which only you can see. For example you might want to note why you blocked an account, or perhaps you're collaborating with them on a project and want to make a note about that account's role. There's more info about Notes and questions answered in the guide at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-notes-on-mastodon-what-does-click-to-add-note-mean-on-mastodon-profiles #FediTips #Mastodon #Notes
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@helpinghen@privacysafe.social · 1d ago
🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse “You might have noticed a "Notes" or "Personal Note" feature on Mastodon and wondered what it's for? The idea is so you can keep private notes about an account which only you can see. For example you might want to note w...” https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116489179901506971 🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.
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@crowk@critter.cafe · 2d ago
Image description tip: When transcribing text that contains usernames or other such handles, remember to include them as shown, especially if crediting or otherwise drawing attention to someone in particular. #AltText #AltTextTips #FediTips
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 2d ago
Are you baffled by strange slang on here like "toot" or "boost" or "John Mastodon"? These and many other terms are explained in this guide: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-toots-what-are-boosts-what-are-cws-what-are-instances-what-is-birdsite If there's a term missing from the guide, please post it in the replies. #FediTips #Fediverse
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@helpinghen@privacysafe.social · 4d ago
🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse “There are two main ways to invite someone to join Mastodon: - Send them a link to a human-curated server list, then exchange account addresses so you can follow each other - Use Mastodon's built-in invitation system t...” https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116472132447515894 🤖 via RSS feed. Your Mileage May Vary.
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 4d ago

There are two main ways to invite someone to join Mastodon:

  • Send them a link to a human-curated server list, then exchange account addresses so you can follow each other

  • Use Mastodon’s built-in invitation system to invite them to join your server and follow you automatically

Both methods are covered in this guide:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/inviting-people-onto-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Mastodon

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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · 5d ago
OwnCast is a Twitch-style livestreaming and chat platform on the Fediverse. You can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastodon etc to see when their streams go live. Lots more info and questions answered at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/owncast-live-streaming-and-chat-on-the-fediverse If you want to discover OwnCast streams that are live right now, there's an official directory: ➡️ https://owncast.directory The official website is at: ➡️ https://owncast.online The developers' account is: ➡️ @owncast@social.owncast.online #FediTips #OwnCast #Twitch #Alternatives
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Apr 23, 2026
If you have a question on absolutely any topic (cooking, technology, sport etc) post your question with the hashtag #AskFedi and perhaps add some topic-specific hashtags too. If you want to help people, browse or follow #AskFedi and respond to people's queries if you have useful info. There are lots more useful-but-not-obvious hashtags listed in the guide: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse #FediTips #Hashtags
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Apr 18, 2026
Do you enjoy reading books? There's a social reading platform on the Fediverse called BookWyrm, which is a free open alternative to Amazon Goodreads. Lots more info at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/bookwyrm-a-social-network-for-people-who-enjoy-reading BookWyrm lets you import your existing account data from other platforms including Goodreads, LibraryThing, StoryGraph, OpenLibrary and Calibre. If you want to use BookWyrm's features you should join a BookWyrm server: ➡️ https://joinbookwyrm.com/instances #FediTips #Books #Reading #BookWyrm #GoodReads
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@proprietor@wandering.shop · Apr 14, 2026
Ugh hey all - I'm guessing that this is a not-infrequent #feditips entry, but please report then block any account that is messaging you claiming to be "Mastodon Support" or telling you to "validate your account" or "contact us to activate your offer". Looks like jerks discovered a popular few hashtags this week and are then messaging people who were playing along. See something, suspend something! Thanks for reporting them.
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Apr 12, 2026

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

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@13@2137.social · Mar 10, 2026
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116206730878793774 #FediTips #Mastodon
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@13@2137.social · Mar 06, 2026
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116183831795318308 #FediTips #Mastodon
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Mar 06, 2026
Mastodon includes an optional feature which lets you automatically delete your posts after a certain amount of time. There's a guide to using this feature including lots of questions answered at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips/deleting-posts-automatically-in-mastodon-after-a-certain-time-period It's off by default, it only deletes stuff if you switch it on. You can also set it to keep certain posts, more info in the guide. I've tried to answer questions about this feature in the guide, but let me know if I've missed anything. #FediTips #Mastodon
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@sneeden@0.5dollah.click · Mar 02, 2026
Remember to tip your local Walmart greeter #feditips
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@FediTips@social.growyourown.services · Feb 25, 2026
You don't need to browse my timeline to look for past tips, they are all listed on my website at: ➡️ https://fedi.tips The "Quick Start" section at the top of the front page of the website is especially suitable for new people. It has the guides to all the basics. If you scroll down past the quick start, you'll see the full contents of the site divided up into themed sections. #FediTips
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@anthropy__dup_5828@mastodon.derg.nz · Feb 16, 2026
Your occasional reminder that a large share of the fediverse actually exposes RSS feeds Try adding .rss to any account, like @anthropy.rss@mastodon.derg.nz Or to any tag, like https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/test.rss #FediTips
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@sinmisterios@mastodon.uy · Feb 08, 2026
@jmancebo@mastodon.uy el fedi? Na, no tanto. Pasa que te lleva un tiempito empezar a ver gente. Sirve poner etiquetas del tema que hables en el toot, por ejemplo #feditips así cualquiera que siga esa etiqueta ve el toot, aunque no lo haya visto en la línea temporal y tmb sirve emoezar a seguir gente para que te siga y así tener más interacción. De última, luego si de alguien no te interesalo que postea podés dejar de seguirla. Los domingos de tarde puede que la instancia de mastodon.uy esté medio quieta pero caoaz otras se mueven más, yo anduve tooteando bastante con gente de otras instancias hoy. Vi que oosteaste algo itneresante, lo puse en marcadores para leerlo y no lo he leído, por eso no puse fav
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