Post AWsdrGmFHfQ7Lyyn56 by Enigmah@mastodon.africa
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 (DIR) Post #AWsclpo81reKJ4hl32 by wogan@mastodon.africa
       2023-06-20T10:38:49Z
       
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       Welcome @Enigmah ! Hope you like it here :)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWsdrGmFHfQ7Lyyn56 by Enigmah@mastodon.africa
       2023-06-20T10:50:59Z
       
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       @wogan Thanks! I'm happy to finally be here :)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWsfuAXl7IrOnUiJqy by hnygd@mastodon.africa
       2023-06-20T11:09:30Z
       
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       @Enigmah Welcome! I would suggest searching for hashtags that you are interested in (like #mastodonafrica) in your mastodon app/web interface and follow those who to you seem to be interesting.Also, there is @mastodonmigration@mastodon.onlin, (s)he also lists from time to time accounts related to certain areas of interest.@wogan
       
 (DIR) Post #AWsfuB7CzVDUZRId6m by wogan@mastodon.africa
       2023-06-20T11:13:54Z
       
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       @hnygd @Enigmah 💯 on both of the above! Also, if you just start posting stuff you want to talk about (and hashtag it) your posts will start showing up in the communities you want to find :)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWsgOYljbzTmcPk5Ca by GrahamDowns@c.im
       2023-06-20T11:19:24Z
       
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       @wogan @hnygd @Enigmah #SouthAfrica is good (if you're South African).There's also bookstodon (I deliberately didn't put a hashtag in front of that) if you're a reader. Technology, Linux....#FediTips and #FediHelp are good. The former is people posting tips and tricks they've come across for navigating the fediverse, and the latter is mostly people asking for help.Like early Twitter, hashtags are very important here. :-)
       
 (DIR) Post #AWshw4ywxsnc2JTFyq by wogan@mastodon.africa
       2023-06-20T11:36:38Z
       
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       @GrahamDowns @hnygd @Enigmah They're even more important than you think:* There is no fediverse-wide search engine (not ethically anyway)* Even #MastodonAfrica's own search system is limited to finding hashtags onlyIn effect, people (almost always) won't find your stuff unless you consciously, deliberately tag it. This is extremely different from other social media platforms, which use algorithms to push potentially-engaging content to you proactively.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWsiT7Brm816RRGURk by GrahamDowns@c.im
       2023-06-20T11:42:39Z
       
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       @wogan @hnygd @Enigmah As I say, "like early Twitter", which didn't have an algorithm telling you what it thinks you should be interested in. ;)The good news is, you alone are responsible for curating what you see. The (potentially) bad news is, you alone are responsible for curating what you see.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWsiihoZtAxkNEo2ts by wogan@mastodon.africa
       2023-06-20T11:45:29Z
       
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       @GrahamDowns @hnygd @Enigmah Absolutely! And there's one last thing to mention: There are multiple timelines :)#MastodonAfrica receives incoming posts from a big chunk of the Fediverse, and you can explore them on the Federated Timeline - effectively, an unfiltered firehose of *stuff* that you can scroll through to find interesting accounts and hashtags.