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   Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 23:50:32 JST Oblomov

   Happy to see an uptick in traffic in my timeline(s), less happy to see more untagged and un-described content. My recommendation for anyone how is #newHere is to spend that extra second to add that description to images and videos you post (among other things, it helps people with visual impairments or slow/unstable network connections). You'll find it also help you gain reach (if you care about that) as many people here don't boost posts with media without alt text.

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     Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 23:50:31 JST Oblomov

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     I also recommend avoiding circumlocutions when talking about sensitive topics or unpleasant people: better be straightforward, and add either a #CW (Content Warning) or relevant #hashtags (or both). There's no artificial algorithm censoring you here, and in fact you'll be more likely to get blocked (and thus lose visibility) if your posts go around people's #filters than if you trip them. Conversely, filters are your friends if there's content you would rather not see.

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     Oblomov (oblomov@sociale.network)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 23:51:22 JST Oblomov

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     Finally, #hashtags are you friends in general. They make your posts more discoverable (if you care about that) and help you discover others' posts that may be relevant for your interest. If you settled on an instance/server that is not well connected, you can check out MastoVue

     https://mastovue.glitch.me/#/

     that allows you to browse the local and federated timelines and hashtags of other instances.

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