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   Doug Belshaw (dajb@social.coop)'s status on Monday, 15-May-2023 08:12:50 JST Doug Belshaw

   I know I forget to do it sometimes, but if you're creating a thread, consider making the first post 'Public' and the nth ones 'Unlisted'.

   Given how important the Local Timeline is to the experience of Mastodon and the Fediverse in general for me/others, spamming it with lots of messages in a row is kinda sub-optimal.

   There's also benefits to *you*! People will discover the first post in your thread, rather than seeing a post in the middle of your stream-of-consciousness!