Post #3676796

2026-07-08 17:09 UTC

If you see an account on here that looks blank to you, it might not actually be blank! It probably just looks blank to you because no one from your server follows the account yet. If you follow the account, its posts will start gradually showing up on your server too. If you want to see the account before following: 1. Go to its profile page 2. Click on ⋯ 3. Choose "Open in browser" (this option may be called "View on..." or "Show original page" in different apps/interfaces) #FediTips

Replies (4)

@SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange 2026-07-08 21:24

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services Someone has to give them their first follower. Follow back until they prove they are not worth following.

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@jaypeach53@calckeymusic.social 2026-07-08 17:12

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services cant say how many accounts I have’t followed back because of this behavior

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@colo_lee@mstdn.social 2026-07-08 19:09

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services I think this puts the burden in the wrong place. Esp'ly since no visible posts is strongly correlated to no profile picture & no interaction. If people want to be lurkers & watch public posts, whatever. But, if they want to interact on social media, they should figure out how to seem like a real person. You do explain how they can avoid this situation in the next post. And that puts the burden where it should be: on the person who wants to appear as more than an empty head. Good.

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@butterscotch@aus.social 2026-07-08 23:19

@FediTips@social.growyourown.services can you show at least 1 post when someone visits that profile and provide a “show more posts” button like you do with replies? No one is going to follow those steps if there’s nothing to see on their profile.

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