Test picture from my forkiverse account.

[biokevinn@pixelfed.social]

Test picture from my forkiverse account.

[biokevin@theforkiverse.com]

Hey #forkiverse #fediverse @dansup @FediTips can you please help me out.

- I made an account directly on Pixelfed under @Biokevin@pixelfed.social.
- I made a new test account with my @theforkiverse.com account featured here @Biokevin
- When I created the account and used the fork account (K2) I still needed to assign a unique user name within the PixelFed world @Biokevinn.

- I made a test post (see above) and I was not able to see it under my Fork account unless I followed the new @Biokevinn account.

[biokevin@theforkiverse.com]

@dansup @FediTips @Biokevin@pixelfed.social @Biokevinn

***My question is what is the benefit of using my Fork account when I join new instances if they create new user names either way? Is this where the Followers aspect comes in that I might be missing? For creating a primary follower base should I default to always signing in with my Fork account?

Thanks for you help.

#forkiverse #fediverse

[feditips@social.growyourown.services]

@Biokevin

Hi, sorry for delay in replying!

You probably don't need to join another instance, as the instances talk to each other. It's probably best to think about it like using a phone provider, you only need to sign up on one provider to call other people even if they're on other providers.

Having said that, there are sometimes legitimate reasons for having multiple accounts, more info about this at: https://fedi.tips/using-multiple-accounts-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse