lashman
here's a free tip for all the #TwitterMigration people:
mastodon ONLY has text search for your toots, and the toots of people you follow, nothing beyond that, so you MUST use hashtags for others to be able to find things you post. And don't be afraid to use them, unlike the hellsite, mastodon doesn't limit your reach in any way based on how many hashtags or links you use in your posts :)
and there's an edit button too :catjam:
and make sure to follow @feditips for more awesome Mastodon Tips™
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I think it's partly for privacy and mental health reasons, so that people can "opt in" to a public discussion about a topic by including the tag.
There's a lot of discussion about safety and mental health in the various development forums on here.
It hopefully makes it a bit calmer here, bit less toxic.
ladyteruki
@lashman @feditips : thanks for the quick reply ! It's a bit odd to me. That's gonna take some time to adjust to XD
lashman
@ladyteruki @feditips that is correct, yes :) provided those people used the #welcometomastodon in their posts
ladyteruki
@lashman @feditips : sorry, I'm not sure I understand. If I use the search for, say, the sentence "Welcome to Mastodon", it'll only show results of people I know (and mine). But if I use the search for #welcometomastodon I'll see the results for the entire platform or instance ?
ladyteruki
@lashman @feditips : hopefully that's the reason :) I also noticed that pics are hard to upload, so it makes sense.
lashman
@ladyteruki @feditips might be because the server is getting really hammered right now with all the new people joining, but i'm getting A TONNE of results on both of those hashtags you included in your toot
ladyteruki
@feditips @lashman : in a way that makes sense. It reminds me of the answer I got when I asked about quoted-toots. But it also makes looking for specific things complicated.
But I'm still puzzled. For instance I tried searching specific hashtags (say, #notion). Nothing came up but other were suggested (#notionhq for instance). But because there was no recent toot, I got zero result ? I can't see older things on top of not seeing non-hashtagged things ?
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If you click on the tag, it should take you to results even if it says 0.
The 0 figure is an interface bug, clicking on the tag will give you the genuine results.
(I've reported this bug just now at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/19498)
If you click through and there are still no results, that's probably because of the overwhelming number of new members signing up today.
Rob Porter
@lashman @feditips but search for hashtags doesn't even work. I type in #birds to the search, and it comes up with zero results. I type in the URL manually for tags/birds and it works. Very unintuitive.
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Servers can add their own custom emoji including animations.
As you're on the same server as the original poster, you have access to the same custom emoji.
You can see all your server's custom emoji by pressing the emoji button (either ? or ? depending on if you're on app or website).
Stephannl
@feditips @lashman love the dit button(!) but tell me how can i copy that bopping cat gif ?
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You have to log in through your server's website (so in your case that's mastodon.social).
Then go to one of your own messages and click on ⋯ at the bottom of the message, and one of the options will be "Edit".
Janarchy Targaryen
@lashman @feditips where is this mythical edit button?! I can't find it.
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No problem, let me know if you have other questions!
Janarchy Targaryen
@feditips @lashman thank you so much! I'm very new here and it's daunting!
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Hmm... So you clicked follow on their profile? And they don't have follow requests on do they, you're not waiting for them to confirm anything?
(I wonder if the server is still catching up with stuff)
Janarchy Targaryen
@feditips @lashman ok this is an odd Ive had friends send follow requests. I should be following them too, but they're not showing up on my follower list. ?
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Are they visible in your own profile's follows list?
Janarchy Targaryen
@feditips @lashman yup, I followed them and it shows I am. But I'm not listed as following anyone if I go into their followers. So I'm following 7 people, all of whom sent me requests which I thought I approved, and only have one follower.
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Are you on the app or the website?
On the website follow requests should be on the right of the screen.
Wondering if this might be best resolved tomorrow in case the cause is just the server catching up?
Janarchy Targaryen
@feditips @lashman no. And I can't find the column with all that info on it again. So I don't know if I've approved them. I can't find any way to check.
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If it's the official app you're using, maybe try switching to Tusky or Fedilab and see if that helps matters?
Janarchy Targaryen
@feditips @lashman I'm on the Android app but I swear I saw a column of important things pop up earlier and now I can't find it. There was an icon that seemed to indicate followers.
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The official app has the Local timeline under a different name for some reason. If you click on the magnifying glass ? and then scroll to the Community tab, that's the Local timeline!
But yes, the third party apps are better for features, definitely worth checking them out, there's a list at https://joinmastodon.org/apps
lashman
@Emaz @feditips yeah, i don't think it's in the app just yet, but the web version (and other apps too) has both a local, and a federated (global) timeline, also the ability to follow hashtags
Emaz
@lashman @feditips That’s super useful info. AND gonna take some getting used to. I don’t want to be a victim of algorithmic madness so I get the reasoning behind it, but I do wish I could see an unfiltered timeline of everything so I can find my community. If that feature exists, I don’t see it in the app. #mastodonnewarrivals
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