@yappari @stefan Thanks! Anyone who wants easy-to-understand help with using this place feel free to ask!There is also lots of help for new people on the website at https://fedi.tips (especially the section at the top marked "Quick Start").

@Tattooed_Mummy @petunia I wouldn't pay too much attention to what the numbers say on tags, they are not always reliable, and the Fediverse isn't about numbers anyway.The main thing is just to discover, follow and interact with people. I've tried to list all the ways to do that at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

@louis Hi Louis, you might find lots of help on the website at https://fedi.tips (especially the "Quick Start" section at the top of the page).If you want help with anything specific, please feel free to ask! I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support on here

Also, @kevin, if you are having any issues with other servers, please consider importing the blocklist we've published here at TechHub: it's a good list of some of the worst-actor instances, and I recommend it to all new instance admins...https://techhub.social/@Raccoon/112906921685785476

@WeirdWriter @zenmaya @ruanjoma @vernissage In a way this is perhaps something that techy sighted people can relate to:A long time ago I used to handle a lot of tech support calls over the phone, so just audio. I needed people to describe to me what they saw, and the calls worked best when the people described just the relevant details.AI/LLM alt text is the equivalent of difficult tech support callers who tell you the colour of their computer's mouse but not what is on their screen.

@maxplanckgesellschaft That looks like a bug on your server, perhaps your admin @admin can help?

@fluxx @kevinrns @bundestag Yup, there are various solutions but they all depend on the user entering their server name.The other platforms work more simply because they are centralised (which is problematic for other reasons).

@paco @tinoeberl Absolutley not retired, thankyouverymuch!

@terracitra Hi Kiyomi, you might find help on the website at https://fedi.tipsThis covers how to discover accounts to follow: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friendsThis covers how to make your own account more discoverable: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/There's a section at https://fedi.tips/what-is-mastodon-what-is-the-fediverse which explains what the Fediverse is.Feel free to ask if you want help with anything specific!

@klu9 @tylersi Yeah, it's the order in which you followed them with most recently followed at the top.

@mikehindleuk Woooo, congrats! 🥳 And really glad to hear the article helped, it makes it worthwhile writing them

@usernomnomnom Hi!Sorry I am so late in replying! And definitely NOT an eye roll question!Which app you use really depends on personal needs and taste. Most of them are free to use or at least free to try, so the most reliable thing to do is give several methods a go.I've tried to go over the main options in this article: https://fedi.tips/which-apps-can-i-use-should-i-use-the-official-app-or-a-third-party-appIf you want help with anything specific feel free to ask

@Kaesekuchen Short answer: guppe is no longer operating.You can find some new groups over on FediGroups, I've tried to list the public groups at https://fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-groupsLong answer: The gup.pe domain was bought by a domain squatter before it expired, which totally broke the Guppe discussion system. The domain registrar had a very weird clause that allowed this to happen.