Roberto von Archimboldi on Nostr: Maybe there are some new people who would appreciate unsolicited advice about the ...
Maybe there are some new people who would appreciate unsolicited advice about the fediverse from a nobody. Here goes:
1. Follow lots of people.
I had a policy of following anyone who interacted with my posts and anyone who posted something interesting.
2. Follow and use hash tags.
Without a computer deciding what you see, you have to work a bit to find the good stuff
3. Curate your feed once it is populated.
The lack of automated decision making about what you see can make things super repetitive. Muting hash tags and unfollowing people who do just want to share cat pictures etc is a good way to reduce the noise. Mute the worse offenders and expect to find that some people block you. That is OK. Each person is curating their own experience. You are going to infuriate some of them.
4. Create alerts for hashtags and people who you really love.
My notification feed is the really good one.
5. If, like me, you like conversation, reply more than you post.
Be a bit friendly about it. Don't worry about people being wrong on the internet. You are unlikely to get a good conversation that way. If you want to argue, better to wait until someone disagrees with you.
6. Never use 'blocked and muted'.
That makes you look like a cry baby, just block and move on quietly if you have had enough ( okay that is just my personal gripe).
I might add some more later. There might be better strategies too.
#Fediverse, #Feditips, #Mastodon
1. Follow lots of people.
I had a policy of following anyone who interacted with my posts and anyone who posted something interesting.
2. Follow and use hash tags.
Without a computer deciding what you see, you have to work a bit to find the good stuff
3. Curate your feed once it is populated.
The lack of automated decision making about what you see can make things super repetitive. Muting hash tags and unfollowing people who do just want to share cat pictures etc is a good way to reduce the noise. Mute the worse offenders and expect to find that some people block you. That is OK. Each person is curating their own experience. You are going to infuriate some of them.
4. Create alerts for hashtags and people who you really love.
My notification feed is the really good one.
5. If, like me, you like conversation, reply more than you post.
Be a bit friendly about it. Don't worry about people being wrong on the internet. You are unlikely to get a good conversation that way. If you want to argue, better to wait until someone disagrees with you.
6. Never use 'blocked and muted'.
That makes you look like a cry baby, just block and move on quietly if you have had enough ( okay that is just my personal gripe).
I might add some more later. There might be better strategies too.
#Fediverse, #Feditips, #Mastodon