Simple Social Network

My horoscope said not to wax nostalgic, but I couldn't help reminiscing about the ancient Usenet custom of weekly FAQ postings. Perhaps this might be something that could be built into the #Fediverse servers; they have their info page on the node home, but who ever goes there twice? Or perhaps start folks out subscribed to the node's welcome channel that would send a timed series; once up to speed, folks just unsub!

oNeBiT

Vielleicht von Interesse und als Hilfetip! @pseudonymphe

Andrew Jon Thomson

@feditips cam you tell me if your posts migrate along with your followers when you migrate your account to a different server/instance?

Ross (Amitlu)

@feditips

Thanks for all the useful links. A friend of mine also linked me to this useful instance search engine by @ayushsharma22

https://www.fediverse.to/

If you haven't already, you may want to add it to future tips.

chaddeihl

@feditips why is there no top level sports category? You're leaving out a gigantic demographic.

caseiokey

@feditips how can I see my description of a picture?

FediTips has moved!

If you're wanting a simple quick way to explain how Mastodon works, there's an official animation from a few years ago which goes over the general principles. Here's a copy of it someone uploaded to the Fediverse:

https://tilvids.com/w/hRzMpJwSkqEK3ZTNPbSuqu

The original video is on YouTube if you prefer that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPSbNdBmWKE

The principles explained in the video also apply to the whole Fediverse that Mastodon is part of: many servers talking to each other to form a single network.

#Mastodon