...also:

-You only need to sign up on one server. The servers communicate to form a single network. People from different servers can follow and interact with each other.

-Don't sign up on mastodon.social, it's way too overloaded. You will have a nicer experience on a different server. You can find well-run reliable servers at joinmastodon.org/servers and fedi.garden

-You can always move and keep your followers/follows if you ever change your mind about being on a particular server

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Melisa Slep

@feditips appreciate this guidance, I’ve found a smaller server to migrate to as soon as they approve my profile

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dteaj

@feditips I think people need a lot more help evaluating servers. When I joined, I ended up on one which imploded, then just went for mastodon.social as stable and seemingly well regarded.

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Francisco

@feditips how can i change the server on the progress?

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Ric Bixter

@feditips I don’t get… it. So, you sign up to a server but all the servers talk to each other so what’s the benefit/difference of picking any one server over another? Like, why is @mastodon.social bad?

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/@Sibshops@mastodon.online

@feditips As an advanced tip, there are some benefits having accounts on multiple servers. I have an account on mstdn.games that follows #gaming interests and an account on aipub.social that follows #aiart. The nice thing about these dedicated communities is that the local and federated feeds are related to the interest as well.

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Voggix

@feditips what if I already signed up on mastodon.social? Should I / How to change? Will I lose my handle?

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EvilCheezGrater

@feditips Great tip - but instead of repeatedly posting it as a tip, which people see AFTER they have fretted over choosing a server and been puzzled by how this works, make it part of an easy ‘walk-though’ BEFORE they choose, during the sign-up process. Mastodon has squandered so many potential users through a stubbornness not to address these issues

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@feditips can we change a server after choosing & still retain our user profile? I made this mistake 😅

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Madalina Becker

@feditips Hi, it seems there is no icon to the hashtag I would like to follow, or any hashtag, android version. Why is that and how can I fix it?

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Kornelos

@feditips is it possible to migrate from one server to another?

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FoolishOwl

@feditips If you're on mastodon.social, we understand. Just keep an eye out for people you like with accounts from other servers, then check out their servers.

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Christo

@feditips How do I move from Mastodon social to Mastodonuk.app

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MichaelCabus

@feditips if I signed up on social can I switch to a server?

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FacingWest

@feditips But you can’t see who they follow which is an important way to learn about other great people! That needs to be fixed to be useful.

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MaryPot

@feditips

So glad you are here to guide all the newbies coming in these days!

I can just point them to you, and I know they will get honest guidance and plenty of it!

Your companion website is a GREAT source of information too!

Thank you! 🥰

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