We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed.
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We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
@sustainable_schools sometimes hashtags ebb and flow. Concepts like environmental sustainability are quite normal, so aren't necessarily tagged. You may have to branch out what tags you're following.
It's a good idea to look at what other tags are in use on the posts you do see and appreciate, and follow some of them as well. For example some "sustainability" posts are also tagged "solarpunk" or they may have more specific tags like "activetransport".
Looking through the timelines of people who post and boost things you're interested in is another good way to find the sort of the you want. -
We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
Some clients, such as the Mastodon Advanced Web Client, allow you to pin a column that shows only followed hashtags, rather than their getting lost in one's home feed.
Moreover, hashtags are typically hotlinked in the client, such that one can pull up prior posts on those tags that your server knows about. Identifying the accounts that post on those topics consistently, even if infrequently, and following those directly, can be helpful.
If, in the course of reviewing those hashtags, you discover multiple accounts on the same server posting on related topics, maybe get an account on that server to see if there's a community there of others, posting on the same topics, that aren't making it to your server.
Relatedly, you're on a relatively small server, which may limit how much of the greater fediverse you're seeing. Opening an account on one of the larger servers, with memberships in the hundreds of thousands or millions, just to poke around at their hashtag lists, may reveal more activity.
Neither of these latter two suggestions mean that you have to migrate to another server. If you're happy on the one you're on, stick with it. This is just a way to reconnoiter and find those that you'd want to follow from your own server, so that their posts make it over to you and the rest of your local timeline.
Think of it as having a library card in another city, browsing the stacks when visiting same, then arranging for Interlibrary Loan of materials of interest, to check out from your home library.
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We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
@sustainable_schools I know that many people will get angry when I say this: Exactly therefore, I have an account on Bluesky (only for reading) because the bubble for environment, farming etc. there is much bigger than here.
As well as the lack of people, the problem is that those who are here rarely use hashtags, nor have they opted-in to the search function. That makes it difficult to find them.
Perhaps this list of typical Mastodon hashtags can help you: https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse/ -
@sustainable_schools sometimes hashtags ebb and flow. Concepts like environmental sustainability are quite normal, so aren't necessarily tagged. You may have to branch out what tags you're following.
It's a good idea to look at what other tags are in use on the posts you do see and appreciate, and follow some of them as well. For example some "sustainability" posts are also tagged "solarpunk" or they may have more specific tags like "activetransport".
Looking through the timelines of people who post and boost things you're interested in is another good way to find the sort of the you want.@jetlagjen Indeed. And often hashtags are not intuitive. e.g. we have #solarpunkSunday for the practical side, organised by @DoomsdaysCW
By subscribing to it you can discover many interested people, not only organisations or NGOs.Or try #ClimateDiary where people write about their every-day-life's experiences with the #climatecrisis (This post is quiet public for not spamming the hashtags)
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We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
@sustainable_schools
Hi and welcome to the Fediverse.#SolarPunkSunday is an umbrella hashtag that you might like to follow. It covers repair cafes, libraries of things, renewable energy, cycling, food, cooking, gardening, crafts, biodiversity, rewilding, nature, nature-based learning, wildlife, volunteering, community-building and other good things, as well as solarpunk literature.
#ClimateDiary is a hashtag for us all to report on our local climate events. -
@sustainable_schools I know that many people will get angry when I say this: Exactly therefore, I have an account on Bluesky (only for reading) because the bubble for environment, farming etc. there is much bigger than here.
As well as the lack of people, the problem is that those who are here rarely use hashtags, nor have they opted-in to the search function. That makes it difficult to find them.
Perhaps this list of typical Mastodon hashtags can help you: https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse/@NatureMC @sustainable_schools not angry at all. You are right. Often I find people here get upset when the bubble of “best place on the internet” is threatened. Then the “nuh uh!!!” and gaslighting comes out. It’s exhausting
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We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
@sustainable_schools
Try some of these, too:
#permaculture
#agroecology
#foodforestOnce you find some accounts sharing toots with information you're interested in, scroll through their posts and boosts to seen what hashtags they're using.
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@NatureMC @sustainable_schools not angry at all. You are right. Often I find people here get upset when the bubble of “best place on the internet” is threatened. Then the “nuh uh!!!” and gaslighting comes out. It’s exhausting
@lifewithtrees That’s why I said that as a preventive measure, I know them too well.
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We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
@sustainable_schools Following a hashtag will show you posts with that hashtag that have made their way to your instance (server). Posts usually get to your instance because someone on your instance is following the poster, which can be an issue for smaller instances. (There are things called relay servers to help with that, not all small instances make use of them.)
In addition to following hashtags, you might want to seek out something like fedigroups. You can find info at https://about.fedigroups.social/home
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@sustainable_schools Following a hashtag will show you posts with that hashtag that have made their way to your instance (server). Posts usually get to your instance because someone on your instance is following the poster, which can be an issue for smaller instances. (There are things called relay servers to help with that, not all small instances make use of them.)
In addition to following hashtags, you might want to seek out something like fedigroups. You can find info at https://about.fedigroups.social/home
@BrianJohnson
Thanks for the tip, it really deserves a try!By the way, how do channels work? is it the same with groups?
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@sustainable_schools I know that many people will get angry when I say this: Exactly therefore, I have an account on Bluesky (only for reading) because the bubble for environment, farming etc. there is much bigger than here.
As well as the lack of people, the problem is that those who are here rarely use hashtags, nor have they opted-in to the search function. That makes it difficult to find them.
Perhaps this list of typical Mastodon hashtags can help you: https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse/@NatureMC Thanks!
We'll have a gentle look and see how it works!No angry at all!
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@BrianJohnson
Thanks for the tip, it really deserves a try!By the way, how do channels work? is it the same with groups?
@sustainable_schools if you follow a channel, anything posted to that channel will appear in your feed (you are essentially following an account. )
To share with the group, just tag the group in your post.
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@sustainable_schools if you follow a channel, anything posted to that channel will appear in your feed (you are essentially following an account. )
To share with the group, just tag the group in your post.
@BrianJohnson
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@NatureMC Thanks!
We'll have a gentle look and see how it works!No angry at all!
@sustainable_schools I know!
Perhaps they could be interesting for your work, too: @AgroecologyMap -
We followed some hashtags hoping they would give us a more organized feed. However, we still rarely see posts about #sustainability #farming #climatechange the #environment or #agriculture
Why is that? Are we missing something, or is there a better way to connect with people who share our interests and values on the #Fediverse if their posts are not appearing in our feed?
We would appreciate any advice from more experienced #Fediverse users.
one problem with this is that mastodon is *really tiny, compared to almost any other social media network
so there may just not be a lot of people in these areas
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one problem with this is that mastodon is *really tiny, compared to almost any other social media network
so there may just not be a lot of people in these areas
@failedLyndonLaRouchite
You are right! What makes us comfortable is that interacting here is like talking to your neighborsJust learnt that small instances also lack audiences, but maybe more focused on topics, right?
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@failedLyndonLaRouchite
You are right! What makes us comfortable is that interacting here is like talking to your neighborsJust learnt that small instances also lack audiences, but maybe more focused on topics, right?
It is often asserted that small instances are more focused
I have not found this to be true, when I visit the recent post page (most versions of mastodon, if you go to an instance, there is a link that shows you recent posts from this server only)
but I've only done that with maybe 10 instances, so NOT a decent sample
something for a person interested in social networks to study !!!!!!
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@sustainable_schools I know!
Perhaps they could be interesting for your work, too: @AgroecologyMap@NatureMC
Well said, thanks for the nomination. we are already now mutual friends with @AgroecologyMap .(In love with their feed)
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@jetlagjen Indeed. And often hashtags are not intuitive. e.g. we have #solarpunkSunday for the practical side, organised by @DoomsdaysCW
By subscribing to it you can discover many interested people, not only organisations or NGOs.Or try #ClimateDiary where people write about their every-day-life's experiences with the #climatecrisis (This post is quiet public for not spamming the hashtags)
@NatureMC @DoomsdaysCW @sustainable_schools ooh, I found a couple of new hashtags, too. Thanks!
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@NatureMC @DoomsdaysCW @sustainable_schools ooh, I found a couple of new hashtags, too. Thanks!
I just added you to my Regenerative Agriculture list. I'll highlight those accounts soon, @sustainable_schools .
