Post Ab2GOLbpl6h98gwe3M by kbsez@postchat.io
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(DIR) Post #Ab1pIkmYYX4qiC4Ihk by ScienceGirl@mastodon.social
2023-10-22T04:36:09Z
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Hello #Mastodon! I am making the jump from X to here. Too many of my #science and #medicine buddies left X. If you switched from X, how do you like it here?
(DIR) Post #Ab2BJTlPVuizD9HdeC by pixelpusher220@universeodon.com
2023-10-22T05:04:56Z
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@ScienceGirl Welcome!Follow *liberally*. You drive your own feed. Pare back later as needed.Following hashtags can really increase what you get to see. For me it's #VideoGames and getting tons of ideas I wouldn't otherwise get.
(DIR) Post #Ab2BJYHohN1VEoTZiK by jairajdevadiga@mastodon.social
2023-10-22T06:15:41Z
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@pixelpusher220 @ScienceGirl I like the idea of following hashtags, but I wish it would filter by language.There are a lot of posts in German, Spanish and other languages I don't understand and it would be better if I had the option to only see posts in English and Hindi.
(DIR) Post #Ab2BJh0QHPSQHTPJLs by niavy@masto.bike
2023-10-22T10:07:06Z
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@jairajdevadiga @pixelpusher220 @ScienceGirl you have. You can show specific languages posts (set it up on your mastodon account directly, preferably on web browser)Otherwise if your instance does not support translation yet, you can access to your account through the @elk Elk.zone web client that has built-in translation
(DIR) Post #Ab2BJiXmYrjh3E1SzI by laetsgo@mastodon.xyz
2023-10-22T16:46:39Z
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@niavy @jairajdevadiga @pixelpusher220 @ScienceGirl @elk welcome sciencegirlbeen here since 2017 and it's really great. You got good advices so let's go ;-)a screenshot to show where you can filter languages (although it's great to use a translation tool as well)it's in french but you'll get it
(DIR) Post #Ab2Fmt6Kmvo40aLha4 by ScienceGirl@mastodon.social
2023-10-22T17:36:48Z
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@laetsgo @niavy @jairajdevadiga @pixelpusher220 @elk Thank you so much!
(DIR) Post #Ab2GOK5XPhGcQEpL4i by kbsez@postchat.io
2023-10-22T14:29:17Z
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@ScienceGirl Fantstic ! Welcome!
(DIR) Post #Ab2GOKwMFJWB43XWPA by ScienceGirl@mastodon.social
2023-10-22T15:09:45Z
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@kbsez Thanks. Looking forward to getting the hang of it.
(DIR) Post #Ab2GOLbpl6h98gwe3M by kbsez@postchat.io
2023-10-22T15:47:04Z
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@ScienceGirl unfortunately, a while ago, you could use a couple of different websites to track down people from Twitter over here, but musk pretty much killed all of that.Just start following people and start following hashtags. Best way to find the folks you’d like to see in your timeline is to do a search by hashtag and when you see an interesting post, follow that person. Dont worry about what instance you or they are one, it really doesn’t matter that much.
(DIR) Post #Ab2GOMFBOoAd6jM4O0 by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-22T17:43:32Z
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@kbsez Actually it matters a great deal in terms of exposure and how quickly you gain followers.There are a great many instances which block to the point of eliminating a huge swath of the network. Joining one of those instances vs an instance that is more conservative in their blocking will make a HUGE difference.Also how well federated an instance is makes a huge difference in your posts discoverability.@ScienceGirl
(DIR) Post #Ab2HseQiRrJA9Ul4m8 by ScienceGirl@mastodon.social
2023-10-22T18:00:14Z
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@freemo @kbsez thanks!
(DIR) Post #Ab2HydRx0NjmqlBnhw by freemo@qoto.org
2023-10-22T18:01:19Z
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@ScienceGirl By the way I run QOTO, and we are a STEM exclusive instance. We also have one of the biggest footprints int he fediverse as we have nearly-open federation (we provide tools for our users to choose their own federation)@kbsez
(DIR) Post #Ab3OI6JbZ5mzoffak4 by jairajdevadiga@mastodon.social
2023-10-22T21:54:27Z
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@laetsgo @niavy @pixelpusher220 @ScienceGirl @elk This was very helpful, thank you!
(DIR) Post #Ab3YbYUk17emG1nILQ by laetsgo@mastodon.xyz
2023-10-23T08:42:23Z
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@jairajdevadiga🙏@niavy @pixelpusher220 @ScienceGirl @elk
(DIR) Post #Ab4NndrQzHlY2Mvfvs by kbsez@postchat.io
2023-10-23T18:15:50Z
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@freemo @ScienceGirl So noted and I agree but when I first joined it was people stuck in indecision on what instance to the point of panic. It’s not that big a deal but yes, you want to look around a bit first and yes, there are some to avoid.