@Stefan_S_from_H Thanks What happens when you click the icon in Chrome? Does it just copy the link or does it do something else?

@5225225 Group chats in DMs are quite common so there might be a danger of frequent false positives causing people to ignore the warning completely or want it switched off.I guess there could be a warning if an account is added after the chat has already started, but I don't know how easy it is to code?

@WeirdWriter @SpotlightKyd Thanks Robert

@dandylover1 Aww, thank you! That's really kind of you!

@unusnemo @ms_peach_says_acab I'm well aware that "algorithm" in a technical sense means pretty much anything on the internet.But my account is aimed at a wide non-technical audience, so I use language in a non-technical way.I am using the word "algorithm" the way most non-technical people use it, to mean some opaque hidden code which moves stuff around, hides stuff you want to see, promotes stuff you haven't asked to see and generally messes around with your timeline without permission.

@ls Yup, the quoted post disappears but it doesn't affect the other person's comment on the quoted post.

@M_Gatta Interfaces and apps should be doing this for you automatically. For example Mastodon's web interface will automatically shorten a very long post and show a "read more" link below it which lets you view the whole thing.If your app isn't doing this, you might want to try a different one: https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-app

@wariat @squads Yeah, I'd kind of agree. If you are thinking about follower numbers, that makes it harder to engage with people in an authentic way.This is very much a grassroots social network mainly run by volunteers, so "clout chasing" isn't really a thing here. It's more like chatting to your neighbours, people don't think about each other's follower numbers.

@im_mark_aylward Yeah, if they don't have a particular type of domain on one provider you may well find it elsewhere.

@teledyn I'm not sure, there is a similar randomness to what iPhone lets you share too.But in almost all cases the sharing through the phone's own sharing system just amounts to copy-pasting the direct link to the Mastodon post into a post on another app.So, you can bypass the phone's own share option by copying the link directly within Mastodon by pressing ⋯, and then manually posting it in another app on your phone.

@sarahgracesc No need for apologies, glad it worked out in the end!

@ithoughtisawa2 Their advantage over hashtags is they federate much more effectively. This is especially important if you're on a smaller server.Guppe posts are delivered to every group follower's server, whereas hashtag posts are only delivered to servers that have already noticed the account posting.Guppe groups actively push content in a way that hashtags don't.There is more info about this in the guide at https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/

@leeloo The idea of boosting your own post or reply is to make it more visible to people in different timezones, or to highlight it days/weeks/months later.Because the main Home timeline is chronological, posts tend to be seen in countries that are awake at that point. So, you might boost a post/reply e.g. 12 hours later to reach people in different countries.If a reply has particularly useful info, you might boost it for the same reasons as a post.

@fd93 You can check by clicking on the "edited" label to see the previous versions. The edit was minor, I was making clear that you need to delete the entire post to hide the sensitive info.

@alexchapman Thank you! I'll add it to the list.