Finally joined mastodon in search of a sane online space!

[adeelahmed@mastodon.social]

@minea64 right on it!

[dilmandila@mograph.social]

@adeelahmed @minea64 Also write a bio and you can use the #fedi22 directory to find your people, and for them to find you.

https://fediverse.info/explore/people

[dangerous_beans@aus.social]

@adeelahmed sorry to disappoint, but we're all crazy here

[independentpen@mas.to]

@adeelahmed possibly at scholar social (an instance) but also at hashtags and at #academicChatter

[independentpen@mas.to]

@adeelahmed also check out @FediTips

[benjamingeer@piaille.fr]

@adeelahmed @independentpen A lot of them are on https://fediscience.org/, try the local feed there: https://fediscience.org/public/local

[robbins@mastodon.scot]

@adeelahmed 󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[fluffgar@mastodon.scot]

@adeelahmed A couple I can bring to mind right now:

Astronomy: @sundogplanets

Antarctic: @Ruth_Mottram

There's loads more.

[lionelb@expressional.social]

@adeelahmed

@Ruth_Mottram

[peperlito@boitam.eu]

@adeelahmed welcome! Hope you’ll find colleagues

[proscience@toot.community]

@adeelahmed

Welcome!

https://fedi.tips has already been mentioned, and I'd like to specify that you find a QUICK START on the landing page, with bullets 3-6 most relevant to find people and to be found by people.

Following hashtags is IMHO the best way to fill your timeline, but your preferences may vary.

Have fun!

[woo@fosstodon.org]

@adeelahmed I'm a 'retired' IT person with a degree in computer science and physics and I became a C.Eng., if you think that counts. I'm not sure I do. I mainly mock fascists now.

[criscolor@mastodon.online]

@adeelahmed I'm not a scientist but I hope you have a lovely day! ️

[ruth_mottram@fediscience.org]

@fluffgar @adeelahmed @sundogplanets many of us are on fediscience.org

[elrick_winter@tech.lgbt]

@adeelahmed Welcome to chaos incarnate Physicist from Germany here. Hope you will have a good time

My (and almost everyone's) tip for beginners: Follow accounts that look interesting. We don't have an algorithm and you have to find interesting accounts manually

[stomata@procial.tchncs.de]

@adeelahmed@mastodon.social somewhere in the wild. Keep following, posting and you'll find them soon

[findinghobbes@mstdn.social]

@adeelahmed I’m not a scientist but Welcome to Mastodon.

[Gæst]

@adeelahmed hi from mstdn.science

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@adeelahmed

Hi Adeel, welcome

Feel free to ask if you want help using this place There is also lots of help for new people on the website at https://fedi.tips (especially "Quick Start" at the top of the page).

If you're looking for accounts on particular topics, this guide has all the ways to discover them: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

If you want your own account to be discovered, here's a guide for that too: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse