Pat @Pat_H@qoto.org

I, for one, would love to see #Fetterman wear his hoodie-and-shorts combo onto the Senate floor. So glad #Pennsylvania came through for him.

Hey there, really really appreciate all the follows and recommendations 🙏

But, can you also tell new people about the site at https://fedi.tips too?

The site address is exactly the same as my username with a dot in the middle. You can make it clickable on here by having https:// at the beginning.

It would help A LOT if you can tell people about the site too! Thank you!

Good morning. The only reason we still have a democracy today is because Gen-Z showed up and voted.

Younger voters literally saved America.

There are two journalists I have notice who have recently joined Mastodon and who are doing a great job of being respectful of norms here while also using the platform to be informative.. Shout out to @KlasfeldReports and @adamdavidson. They occasionally but selectively and intelligently RT from bird site, engage with their followers to elicit feedback on what is working and what isn't, and are paving the way for posting norms, especially among journos, to evolve constructively and adaptively.

🗳️ Vote with your great-grandchildren in mind…

Not knowing:

🤠 what they'll look like…

🗣️ what language they'll speak…

🛐 what religion they'll be…

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 who they may marry…

🌐 where they'll live & work…

🌍 And assume they'll need a habitable planet to live on.

As with all Mastodon, the noise is really up to you. Just utilize streams, hashtags, "silence" people, etc. And never use the "Federated Timeline" unless you really want a flood

Friends, I've finally figured out how the CW thing works & now I feel like a total idiot. To save you my embarrassment: click the CW in the text box as you compose & it opens up a headline text box & when your post comes out that's what folks see & they can click through for more.

@kathygriffin So glad you’re here!

Hi everyone! Please exercise patience as we weather the wonderful storm of people joining from Twitter.

The next few days might be a bit rocky. We've had thousands of people sign up the past few days.

You may experience slowdowns, delayed emails, delayed notifications, and some lag on your timelines. This will improve in time.

#IrishMastodon #Mastodaoine

♥️ Let’s show some gratitude and financial support for our hosts. I happen to be on the mstdn.social instance, so @stux keeps our server going here.

I just joined his Patreon. You can pay monthly, or a year in advance at whatever level you choose. As low as $1.50 per month.

if you have the capacity to help out, find out who is your host and do the same. Look in their “about” near their profile to find out how to help.

https://www.patreon.com/mstdn/posts

@jentaub If it helps - the web interface here on mas.to has a "CW" button between the globe icon and the language button ("EN" for me). Still learning this fediverse myself, so hopefully I can help others.

🙏🏽 WELCOME!

Here is an important tip. If you are planning to share a screenshot or example of someone that you blocked or reported. Or of something that is offensive to you. Don’t infect the rest of us with this. Instead, be sure to use the proper content warning.

on my application, it’s that shield with it! That appears below this window. It’s between the smiley face emoji and the world icon.

This will open a window to either write the words “content warning“ or something more specific.

Like so many people on here, I'm an unpaid volunteer.

If you appreciate this account, or my site https://fedi.tips, or my other sites https://fedi.directory and https://growyourown.services, or my accounts at @FediFollows and @FediVideos and @homegrown ...

You can buy me a coffee at:

➡️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

You don't need to register, all currencies work.

Alternatively you can become a patron at:

➡️ https://liberapay.com/fedithing

Thank you!

The Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon has been updated:

* I just attached a picture to my toot. How can I add a caption to it? (More information added.)

http://guidetomastodon.com

@southofamerica @Maybellromero @jentaub If you use the "Exclamation mark" by the compose window you can set up a "Content Warning" (and the reason for it) so people can decide if they wish to view it.

So it seems that trolls of the Trumpist frozen peach variety, mostly those who set up their own Pleroma instances when Parler got taken down, are undertaking a semi-coordinated effort to target journalists who sign up on Mastodon for a couple of reasons...

* Trump has taught them that professional journalism and critical thinking are elitist and bad so lets harass them until they go away

* they are trying to prove some sort of point that this place can be just as toxic as their beloved Frozen Peach in Chief's microblogging site

If you are a journo and you get dogpiled by trolls DO NOT ENGAGE with them at all! Immediately:

1. REPORT them to your instance mods, THEN
2. Block them

Step 1 is very important! This isn't twitter or facebook...mods will take swift action, and if they don't you can migrate instances to better moderated ones...

One adjustment. You have to be patient with the slower servers when you make a change. We typically expect things to be instant. Chill.

You guys, @WalterShaub is posting list after list of cool people that came from Twitter over here with their new Mastodon handles! Ck him out. 🔥