This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place.
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@AnnieG I also did a courtesy & boosted your comment, because I may not have all the answers you need, and I thought it was important. Other people who follow me will have a chance to see what I boosted in their 'follows feed', which is the first and main one most people look at everyday.
I also removed that long list of specific people from my response to you. People may mute conversations that get blasted to their notifications that they didn't chose to start participating in. Or block user.
@AnnieG oh, and if you don't see much variety to try and get in on, you can look at different feeds. My default is 'follows', but I can go out to 'local' which is everybody on the same server but will include people I don't follow, and 'Global' which includes everybody my server accepts posts from, more of whom I might not be following yet.
The server admins are mostly volunteers & will block some servers for letting hate speech or spam accounts last to long. They deserve an occasion donation.
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
@AnnieG
I see this Toot due to a friend boosting it.
AFAIK, quiet public means that it won't be visible to everyone when you share it. So that could be why not many people interact with your toots, because they've not been able to easily see them on their time lines.
@FediTips has a lot of info on their website about all the settings and how the affect your visibility. While I may not have all the answers, I am almost sure that Fedi Tips will have many questions you may have already answered on their site!
Hope this helps.
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@beandreams thanks, I've wondered about that, but my thoughts seem so random it's hard to pick hashtags
@AnnieG Relatable
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@AnnieG oh, and if you don't see much variety to try and get in on, you can look at different feeds. My default is 'follows', but I can go out to 'local' which is everybody on the same server but will include people I don't follow, and 'Global' which includes everybody my server accepts posts from, more of whom I might not be following yet.
The server admins are mostly volunteers & will block some servers for letting hate speech or spam accounts last to long. They deserve an occasion donation.
@AnnieG other people make far better and more technical guides than I can, and I am sure you will eventually read them... but honestly, it is much more like sitting on a bus full of friends and neighbors, and sometimes you just join conversations in progress and give them a courtesy boost.
And if you want to make sure all your followers see your last comment in a post, because it was clever and you know some would like to join in, give your own comment a boost too.
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@AnnieG What I wrote there does not jibe with the text on the visibility-button, so I'm probably wrong here. Unless the text on that button is a bit misleading ? @Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
As I read it, quiet public posts only appear in timelines of one's followers, but they're not hidden. I think that might mean they could be found floating in the vast sea of live feeds (which means effectively "invisible") but I have no idea. Being in the US while fascism is taking hold, I'm leery of public posting ...
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
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@AnnieG I also did a courtesy & boosted your comment, because I may not have all the answers you need, and I thought it was important. Other people who follow me will have a chance to see what I boosted in their 'follows feed', which is the first and main one most people look at everyday.
I also removed that long list of specific people from my response to you. People may mute conversations that get blasted to their notifications that they didn't chose to start participating in. Or block user.
@Urban_Hermit thanks, that all makes sense! I do go out and explore the live feeds - it's like the deep ocean instead of the kiddie pool; interesting, but you can drown there... It's nice to try to build a diverse little 'community' pond, but it's been slow.
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@AnnieG other people make far better and more technical guides than I can, and I am sure you will eventually read them... but honestly, it is much more like sitting on a bus full of friends and neighbors, and sometimes you just join conversations in progress and give them a courtesy boost.
And if you want to make sure all your followers see your last comment in a post, because it was clever and you know some would like to join in, give your own comment a boost too.
@AnnieG this self boosting doesn't force it into their notifications, like adding their user name does to a conversation, but does add it to their 'following feed', which is always a sample.
People who don't like my boosts don't want to follow me.
So read what you like, boost if you want your followers to have a chance to read it, and favorite things for any reason. Comment on posts freely, generally supportively. Boost your comments too if you'd like more people in on this, more visibility.
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Thanks. I'd be REALLY worried if you didn't, bc it would mean I'm even more clueless than I thought about how things work here!
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As I read it, quiet public posts only appear in timelines of one's followers, but they're not hidden. I think that might mean they could be found floating in the vast sea of live feeds (which means effectively "invisible") but I have no idea. Being in the US while fascism is taking hold, I'm leery of public posting ...
If you want to post something that lots of people see, but you don't want the fascists to identify you, consider using the Tor Browser to set up and use an anonymous account. Then your posts don't lead back to you, even if the server is compromised.
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
@AnnieG
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@AnnieG 90% of the replies I get are on posts with hashtags, if that helps. The remaining 10% are from mutuals I know outside of Mastodon.
@mazz thanks - I'm not sure if I understood correctly but I thought hashtags aren't active in 'quiet public' posts. Also, I'm so literal I have a hard time with what's an appropriate tag!
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@mazz thanks - I'm not sure if I understood correctly but I thought hashtags aren't active in 'quiet public' posts. Also, I'm so literal I have a hard time with what's an appropriate tag!
@AnnieG
oh I feel that! But my experience here is the conversation is calm so, "close enough" works. -
Back at ya! I had no idea this question would suddenly make the fediverse explode (how it feels) and now I feel like I have to - but can't - keep up with all the responses!
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
@GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @Yehuda @tuban_muzuru @beandreams @roknrol @Nettlephagus @AnnieG Thanks to @Urban_Hermit boosting your toot, I am now able to see it. As he explained, that is indeed how it works in the #Fediverse. Notice I put that expression as a hashtag--The Fediverse is one huge firehose of hundreds of thousands of posts per second, so using hashtags is essential for focusing in on the type of content you'd be interested in...for example, you could post a question for anyone to answer when you #AskFedi .
And consider following @FediTips for lots of helpful tips on navigating the Fediverse. Also be aware that although Mastodon is the most prevalent software by which to access the Fediverse, there are others such as the type I'm using (Friendica), Diaspora, Pixelfed, and so on. There are features that they will not have in common (for example, Friendica doesn't do CW--Content Warnings-- or Alt Text for images, or polls etc). With that said--welcome aboard!
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
@AnnieG @Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
I am coming rather lately to this exchange. I would just like to put my two cents in to say you should always boost things you like and otherwise think worthy of propagating. It’s how things spread.
A quiet public flag indicates that your post will not be visible in public timelines so if I understand that correctly, it’s not showing up even in your local server to other people. You may want to try public post.
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
Not a faux pas at all, it is totally fine to boost their posts in the way you describe
Also your posts are federating fine
If you want to make your own profile and posts more visible, I've done a guide to this at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
If you want to discover more accounts to follow, there's a guide for that too at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends
Please feel free to ask if you want help with using this place, and there is also lots of help on the website at https://fedi.tips
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This is probably a terrible faux pas, and I don't mean to bother everyone, but I clearly still haven't got the hang of this place. Last week I asked: if my default is Quiet public and I have a pretty meager number of followers, then is it redundant - or incestuous, even obnoxious - for me to re-boost their boosted posts (toots?)?
Crickets.
After several months here I'm not sure anything I've tooted is even visible; I've yet to get a single answer or comment on anything that wasn't directly addressed to someone, or a response on another's toot. So I'm firing this at anyone I can think of in the moment... Thanks, sorry to be a noob noodge!
@Nettlephagus @tuban_muzuru @GhostOnTheHalfShell @lin11c @beandreams @roknrol @Yehuda
@AnnieG I feel ya. I don’t consider myself very good at this thing either. I also can’t say I’ve put much effort into it. Sometimes I just feel like saying something so I do. I mostly just enjoy reading stuff here.
Anyway I requested a follow! Great to meet you!
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Not a faux pas at all, it is totally fine to boost their posts in the way you describe
Also your posts are federating fine
If you want to make your own profile and posts more visible, I've done a guide to this at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
If you want to discover more accounts to follow, there's a guide for that too at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends
Please feel free to ask if you want help with using this place, and there is also lots of help on the website at https://fedi.tips
@FediTips thank you! I have checked Tips as I go, but not for a while - one has to be in a place of enough understanding to be able to formulate the right questions... I generally have to bootstrap to the next set of problems before I get much out of pertinent guides. And I have a whole new set now! Just found myself wondering if there's a place (analogous to FB profile) to view how another user sees one's posts from where they are, depending on one's privacy settings.
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@FediTips thank you! I have checked Tips as I go, but not for a while - one has to be in a place of enough understanding to be able to formulate the right questions... I generally have to bootstrap to the next set of problems before I get much out of pertinent guides. And I have a whole new set now! Just found myself wondering if there's a place (analogous to FB profile) to view how another user sees one's posts from where they are, depending on one's privacy settings.
