N00b Orientation (i.e., Fediverse 101 ): How Mastodon Fits Into the Larger Fediverse (Infographic): https://axbom.com/fediverse/. (It's not meant to be an all-encompassing view of the Fediverse but the various overlapping circles are Venn-Diagram-ish in nature.)

#N00bTip (TY, @wagesof):
Blogging: https://writefreely.org/
Book Reviews: https://joinbookwyrm.com/
Photo Sharing: https://pixelfed.org/servers/
Video Sharing: https://joinpeertube.org/
Note: These all cross-post to Mastodon, so you can follow & boost Fediverse stuff. For more apps/tools, visit: https://fediverse.party/en/miscellaneous/.

#Mastodon #N00bTip: #Polls are single-answer by default unless the #poll creator clicks on any of the radio buttons to convert them to multiple-answer checkboxes. Please Note: If you edit these options AFTER posting the poll, the counter will be reset to zero for both the number of poll answers AND the number of days left in your poll. For a full tutorial on creating polls, check out: https://allthings.how/how-to-create-a-poll-on-mastodon/. #n00b #tips #mastodonhelp #help

#Mastodon #n00btip: To get #verified, logon to https://verified.coop/ using the Hellō interface, a cloud identity wallet. There, you'll be asked to login to least 3 different sites to prove you are who you say you are. You can also link your #websites back to your Mastodon #profile for #site #verification. See Settings-->Edit Profile-->Verification for details & a link example. #N00b #tips

#Mastodon #N00b Discovery: Word to the wise, once you post, you cannot change the #privacy level of your posts. To correct this, choose the "delete & repost" option. #n00btip #mastodonn00b #tips