Lizzy (@mousebumples) @Mousebumples@social.cleverlibre.org

A gentle reminder to folks who are new to Mastodon. In solidarity with those in the disabled community who rely on screen readers, we ask that you:

* Add alt text/image descriptions when you post media
* Capitalize the first letter of every word in a hashtag #LikeThis

#StrongerTogether #Accessibility #Disability #Solidarity

Friendly #Mastodon tip of the Day 2

Filters are your best friend. If you don’t want content about Elon Musk , go to Preference > Filters and make one for "Musk".

Or #Twitter. Or anything you don't want to see.

Those posts will be hidden, and filters can be time-limited. So if you just want to filter out football chat during the world cup, you can do that.

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Twitter was special. But it's time to leave

https://www.pwnallthethings.com/p/twitter-was-special-but-its-time

Right. Time to do this a bit early this year for... reasons.

If you are a small creator who makes things that would be nice christmas presents, REPLY TO THIS TWEET with:

1) Description of what you make/do
2) Pics if possible
3) Link to how people can purchase.

I WILL BOOST YOU

Mastodon has changed how I think. Twitter now seems like a server that doesn't want to federate with anyone else, and that everyone else has blacklisted. I'm in awe of how much sense that makes.

With the Twitter reinstatement of the former US President who attempted to incite a fascist coup after losing an election, now would _really_ be a good time to stop cross-posting your Twitter RTs here.

If you feel that cross-posting is the only way to maintain a presence here, please consider limiting it to original posts without mentions or RTs, to avoid cluttering timelines with Twitter URLs. Thank you kindly for your consideration.

I have been pretty chill with the CW related discussion here but one thing I feel strongly about - if you come over from the bird site and post Trump’s tweets or any post without content warning - I will most likely unfollow you (and will certainly not amplify). Please be considerate when posting and sharing that toxic, unhealthy trash. Thank you. #uspolitics #Fediverse #TwitterMigration

Whew! That was a close one! 🤣

Working on #postcards to #Georgiavoters and watching football (American). I just realized how badly my handwriting sucks. When we wrote cards for Beto, the text & addresses were already on the cards. We just had to write a decorative slogan of encouragement. It feels good, however, to be doing something for #democracy. With luck, voters will be able to decipher my arthritic handwriting. Vote Blue for #SenatorWarnock 💙 #Georgiarunoff #ActivateAmerica

MASTODON HAS AN EDIT FUNCTION!!! 😃

Just click on the three dots at the bottom right of your post, and a pop up menu will ... pop up, and you can choose from several options including "edit!"

Yay!

#TwitterMigration #FediTips

If people screenshot trump here it’s an immediate block/mute.

2. #Flu activity is crazy high for this time of year. It's key to remember that what's unusual here is the timing; many years flu activity hasn't even started to pick up at this point. This year flu season hit early. Not yet clear how long it will last or how severe it will be.

If you want to see Mastodon at its best, strongly recommend these options:

Android - Use apps Tusky or Fedilab

iPhone/iPad - Use apps Metatext or Toot!

💻 Computers - Log in through your server's website

Mastodon was designed for websites and third party apps. These are *still* the best ways to use Mastodon!

(Official app exists because new people were only looking for an official app in app stores, and giving up when they didn't find one. You don't need to use it!)

Friendly #Mastodon Tip of the Day 8

There are third-party tools to find the Mastodon accounts of people you followed on #Twitter :

Twitodon
https://twitodon.com
FediFinder https://fedifinder.glitch.me 
DeBirdify https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/

Each site will search through your lists of Twitter accounts looking for Mastodon account information (if available), and produce a downloadable .csv list.

With that list you can follow everyone here.

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For those in #Wisconsin looking to get into the weeds, there is a really nice new #Covid genomic dashboard at @UWMadison@twitter.com State Lab of Hygiene to track variant trends around the state.

https://dataportal.slh.wisc.edu/sc2dashboard

Good advice for folks running open Mastodon instances in the US, regarding DMCA registration. Doing this early will avoid problems early, especially if you have a large general-purpose and open instance https://twitter.com/rahaeli/status/1593819064161665024

What's it with people reporting every single one they dont like..

Please, stop with that.

This is not #Twitter. Please use features like mute or block if you don't like people but stop reporting otherwise I'll start banning people who keep reporting for nothing

I'm trying to keep things running with so many new people and it's such a waste of time to hear whatever you don't like

Otherwise go waste Elon's time, not mine