Post #1844725

2023-07-02 03:37 UTC

A few thoughts for people who are new due to #twitterdown #riptwitter Currently mastodon feels like early Twitter: growing fast, rough edges, evolving norms, not everyone is here yet. Don&#39;t instantly give up because it&#39;s different. Give it time. Your follow(ing/er) count is not a scoreboard. Chances are you&#39;ve gone from a fire hose to a trickle, but is that actually bad? You don&#39;t have to frantically recreate your old feed. Maybe just slowly add content that makes you happy.

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@200ok@mastodon.social 2023-07-02 03:46

Some other things: Edit a post. Oh yeah, it feels good hey? No more delete and republish just due to a typo. Pay attention to your instance's rules about CWs (content warnings). If you find the instance you're on is a bit fussy (or a bit lax) for your liking, transfer to a new instance with rules that suit you. Be a good human and put alt text on your images. You should have been doing that on Twitter too, people just weren't reminding you as much.

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@GrittyLipids@c.im 2023-07-02 03:42

@200ok No algorithm means no flood of rage bait, but it also means you have room to breathe and think.

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@michaelti@aus.social 2023-07-02 04:01

@200ok You're absolutely right, Ben. I urge everyone to give Mastodon (or whatever alternative to #twitterdown you are using) a chance.

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@EvilCheezGrater@universeodon.com 2023-07-02 08:23

@200ok So many of those rough edges are unnecessary and/or could be greatly improved. The initial user experience is a mess that puts many people off. Those in charge of being able to make improvements have repeatedly made it clear they’re not interested … apparently posting ‘tutorials’ and telling people to ‘bear with it’ is the way forward (Spoiler: it isn’t - instead strive to make everything you can as intuitive as possible including, and especially, the initial experience).

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@JaneDallaway@mastodon.green 2023-07-02 09:33

@200ok my favourite feature has to be the ability to follow a hashtag. Brings posts of interest into my timeline without necessarily following someone

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@SCG@mas.to 2023-07-02 09:57

@200ok totally agree. It just feels so much healthier here.

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@mitts@mastodon.online 2023-07-02 11:35

@200ok That’s thoughtful advice thank you!

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@TransitBiker@urbanists.social 2023-07-04 13:26

@200ok it’s like rehab for parasocial interaction.

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