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Kaito<a href="https://autistics.life/@JeremyMallin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JeremyMallin</a> you can't take me away from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a> !!!!111

Michael Hanscom<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Fractalzend" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Fractalzend</a> Howdy! And welcome to Mastodon!A few tips to get you started, since you said that Mastodon was all new to you:One of the things I really like about this place is there's no algorithm shoving engagement bait from people you don't know in your face; you only see things from people you follow. The flip side, of course, is that when you're new and not following many people yet, it can seem pretty quiet and boring. So! When you have time, find people to follow and build your feed.How to do that, though? See what the people you are following post, link to, and boost, and follow more people that look interesting; that part's pretty self-explanatory.The "live feeds" section has three tabs that will show you posts from people you don't know: People on the same server you're on ("this server"), posts from people across the fediverse that people on your server follow ("other servers"), and...I'm not sure of the last one ("all"), but I think it's a combination of the two. It's pretty random, and I don't use these much, but they're options.Off the top of my head, a few recommendations that you might find interesting:- <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediTips</a> - tips on how to get the most out of Mastodon - <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tychotithonus" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tychotithonus</a> - my old friend Royce; pretty sure you met him a few times - <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/@norwescon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@norwescon</a> and <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/@SeattleWorldcon2025" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@SeattleWorldcon2025</a> - the two cons I'm involved in here (okay, maybe not _super_ interesting for you, but I'm going to plug them anyway) - <a href="https://mograph.social/@dilmandila" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dilmandila</a> - a filmmaker and author; I met him when he was nominated for the <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PhilipKDickAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PhilipKDickAward</a>, you may be more interested in his filmmaking posts - <a href="https://xoxo.zone/@todayonscreen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@todayonscreen</a> - posts daily important events as seen in films - <a href="https://mas.to/@Jyoti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Jyoti</a> - the musican behind White Town ("Your Woman") - <a href="https://mastodon.social/@macrumors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@macrumors</a> - Apple and macOS newsHashtags are used a _lot_ here. Use the search field to look for terms around areas you might be interested in (<a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#film</a>? <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audio</a>?), or follow hashtags that look interesting in other people's posts. If your hashtag contains multiple words, it works best if you use <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/CamelCase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CamelCase</a> so that screen readers know where the word breaks are and read them correctly (for one classic example, is <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/penisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a> "Pen Island" or "Penis Land"?).You may want to post an introduction post saying hello and letting people know who you are and what you're interested in. Here's mine as one example; you can find more by skimming the <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#introduction</a> tag: <a href="https://tenforward.social/@djwudi/109377489172323601" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tenforward.social/@djwudi/109377489172323601</a>If/when you post photos, adding <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a> to describe the image for screen reader users is highly recommended and a large part of the general fediverse culture. If you'd like help, you can use the <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Alt4Me" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alt4Me</a> tag to ask for alt text suggestions.Another part of the culture here is using "Content Warnings" (or sometimes called "Content Wrappers") to give a brief subject line for a post that readers have to click through before reading the entire post. People might use them in addition to hashtags to flag subjects that others might not want to see (like political, NSFW, possibly controversial content, movie/TV spoilers, etc.). I've used one for this post because it's so damn long. :)Since Mastodon (and the wider fediverse) is federated across multiple servers, the server you choose can have an effect on what you see -- and whether you're seen. While mastodon.social (your current server) is one of the largest servers out there, it has a questionable-at-best reputation, has had issues with problematic users and moderation, and is even blocked (defederated) by many other servers. As you get more used to Mastodon, you may want to keep an eye out for other servers you could move to. I'm on tenforward.social, which (if you hadn't guessed) tends to attract <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> fans, and is very well moderated; it also has some other benefits, like a 10,000 character post limit instead of the default 500 (which is why I'm able to put all of this in a single post).There's probably more I'm not thinking of at the moment, but hopefully this will be enough to get you started and sticking around. Enjoy, and toss me questions if you ever want or need!

mathewI've just learned that Pentel now make an aluminium P205. Also some in 80s neon colors, I might get one of those so I don't lose it in my bag.And if you're still using the classic Pilot V5/V7 as an everyday pen, you owe it to yourself to try a Uniball Jetstream RT. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pens</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a>

lertsenem<a href="https://mastodon.social/@girlonthenet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@girlonthenet</a> Also it can avoid misunderstandings. For example if you want to thank <a href="https://penisland.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://penisland.net/</a> for the excellent pens they sent you. <a href="https://mastodon.lertsenem.com/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a>

wepreversicurrently visiting <a href="https://eepy.zone/tags/penisland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a>

Yuriel, DEI Hire :HeartGay:<a href="https://urusai.social/@neatchee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neatchee</a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/penisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a>Ermm... I mean <a href="https://kind.social/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a>

Nuki's Old AccountOne of these days I'm going to make up one of these insane hashtags and find out that it's actually being used for something else. Like, watch <a href="https://yiff.life/tags/PenisLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenisLand</a> is actually some website for buying pens on an island or something...

Μπίλιας<a href="https://electricrequiem.com/@tsimpouklano" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tsimpouklano</a> <a href="https://electricrequiem.com/@jonGhull" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jonGhull</a> <a href="https://electricrequiem.com/@sang_froid" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sang_froid</a> <a href="https://electricrequiem.com/@panos" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@panos</a> <a href="https://electricrequiem.com/@Sotost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Sotost</a> επίσης κεφάλαιο στην αρχή κάθε λέξης γιατί δεν φταίνε σε τίποτα οι κάτοικοι του Pen Island <a href="https://electricrequiem.com/tags/penisland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a> <a href="https://electricrequiem.com/tags/PenIsland" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a>

bettybarcode (she/her) 🚲<a href="https://mstdn.social/@feditips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@feditips</a> Camel case is easier for *everyone* to read. And avoids the kind of embarrassment that happened to the people of Pen Island: <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/penisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a>

Ambigram Art<a href="https://mas.to/@markwyner" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@markwyner</a> Same as <a href="https://toot.community/tags/penisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a> , the stationery company.

Coffee Pinewood<a href="https://mindly.social/@SupaTerryRules" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@SupaTerryRules</a> It's annoying to type, but apparently easier to pick up for text readers that visually impaired people use to read <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AltText" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltText</a>.Think of it that way:<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a> can be read as an island full of pens <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/penisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a> is something different.:-)

KiwiRed<a href="https://mastodon.nz/@MoviesSilently" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MoviesSilently</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a> says hello. (Always my favourite example)

Real Quack<a href="https://theblower.au/@JohnGurnett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JohnGurnett</a> <a href="https://cloudisland.nz/@aurynn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aurynn</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/penIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penIsland</a> is another site.

David Harvey<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@Eleanor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Eleanor</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@fletch49er" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@fletch49er</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tam5" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Tam5</a> The <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a> when I heard back in 2006, was a part of strange domains on a podcast from people who used to run <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/GoDaddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GoDaddy</a>.

fletch49er<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Tam5" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Tam5</a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@Eleanor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Eleanor</a>Agree.<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/penisland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penisland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/penIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#penIsland</a>🤣🤣

Niamh Garvey<a href="https://mastodon.nz/@kiwired" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kiwired</a> <a href="https://c.im/@philpool" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@philpool</a> I don't get it. What do you mean by <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a> (forgive me ignorance) ?

KiwiRed<a href="https://c.im/@philpool" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@philpool</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/@niamhgarvey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@niamhgarvey</a> When in doubt, I just remind myself of <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a>.

Palmerstown<a href="https://mastodon.art/@Curator" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Curator</a> sometimes it can be fun though like <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/PenIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PenIsland</a> ir <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SusAnalBumParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SusAnalBumParty</a>

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