@krishna32

What are you using to access Mastodon? Is it your server's website or is it a mobile app?

If you want to restrict or screen who can follow your account on Mastodon, you can switch your account to "follow requests" mode. When this is activated you will be able to accept or reject followers before their follows become active, so you can accept the ones you want and reject the ones you don't want. More info at:

️ https://fedi.tips/restricting-who-can-follow-you-in-mastodon

This guide also answers lots of questions about follow requests. Let me know if your question is missing from the guide.

#FediTips #Mastodon

@M0YNG @kmherkes @IU1KGS

I've added an extra section to make this clearer: "Can I use my old account and new account simultaneously?"

@leftylabourtech

Thank you, that's really nice! Very happy to hear it is useful!

p.s. The websites I run are:

https://fedi.tips - Easy-to-understand guides to using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse

https://fedi.directory - Recommended accounts to follow, sorted into topics and categories

https://fedi.garden - Highlighting nice, well-run servers to join

https://fedi.video - Curated selection of the best PeerTube channels

https://growyourown.services - Encouraging people to start their own servers

@Mrfunkedude

Thank you Mr Dude!

@OkieSpaceQueen

Very glad to be of help!

I am an unpaid volunteer running five websites and five accounts helping people use Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I pay their bills every month.

If you want to help these keep going, you can buy me a coffee:

️ https://ko-fi.com/fedithing

(No registration, choose any amount, all currencies work, one-off or monthly donations)

Alternatively become a patron:

️ https://liberapay.com/FediThing

All support greatly appreciated!

️ @FediTips, @FediFollows, @FediVideo, @FediGarden & @homegrown

@deirdrebeth

Thank you! It's really good to hear these guides and accounts are useful!

@NatureMC @joyce

If anyone wants help with using this place, please feel free to ask. I am trying to provide an unofficial support service on here

@WestLawns

No, sorry!

If you're unfamliar with hashtags or if you have questions about how to use them, you might want to check out this guide to hashtags on Mastodon and the Fediverse:

️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

It answers lots of questions on the topic, but if I've missed your question please ask it in the replies or DM me

#FediTips #Hashtags #Mastodon

@cobalt123 @krishna32

Please feel free to ask if you want help with using this place! I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support

There is also lots of help for new people on the website at https://fedi.tips

@deirdrebeth @BlueDot

Yeah, I think by active they mean posting rather than boosting. I agree that's not clear, I guess if they did it the other way round some people might complain that it doesn't ignore boosts?

Also, some people may not boost or post but are still reading posts and following accounts.

By the way, just out of interest and please feel free to ignore this question if it's too personal, is there some particular reason for pruning follower lists to remove inactive accounts?

@nicholasbuzzred

Do you mean like the current transfer process but simplified? ( https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/ )

I think the developers do want to make it easier, but they also have a lot of other things to do too, and very little money. So, I don't know where it is in the priority list.

@muzicofiel

They did close the website, in effect. They stopped its domain name working, which they can do because all domain names run through infrastructure in the US (which obviously needs to change).

https://social.wildeboer.net/@jwildeboer/117200308433923512

Do you want help with using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse?

Post your questions in the replies (or DM me) and I'll try to either help directly or find you an answer

If you prefer not to ask, there is lots of help on the website at https://fedi.tips

#FediTips

@muzicofiel

That is true of anything on the internet, unfortunately. I did a thread on my other account asking for suggestions on what to do about it: https://social.chinwag.org/@FediThing/117207114164163762

Mastodon servers may eventually close down, but the well-run reliable ones will give you three months warning if this is happening. This gives you time to transfer your account to another server.

More info about server shutdowns in the guide at:

️ https://fedi.tips/what-if-a-server-closes-down-what-happens-to-my-account

The guide also answers lots of questions about this topic. Please ask in the replies if your question isn't answered in the guide

#FediTips #Mastodon

@sunguramy@flipping.rocks @TheHag @sunguramy@bog.watch

It's really simple, just copy and paste the PeerTube account's address into the search box in Mastodon.

The PeerTube account will show up in the search result section in Mastodon, then you just click on "Follow".

If you follow from Mastodon, when a new video is published it will show up in your main timeline just like Mastodon posts do. You can comment on the video by replying to it within Mastodon.