Did you know Mastodon has a post scheduling system? You can write a post now and set it to publish in the future:
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️ https://fedi.tips/scheduling-posts-on-mastodon
Weirdly, the scheduler is built into the Mastodon server software but the developers never got round to making an official interface for it. That's why it isn't in the web interface or official apps.
However, Mastodon is an open platform and third party apps are able to provide the interface so that this feature can be used 🥳
#FediTips #Mastodon
p.s. To avoid repetition of replies:
-If people forget name of server they signed up on, it's written on the email they received when they signed up.
-Mastodon.social is in no way more reliable or easier than other servers with similar or better track records.
-If Mastodon gGmbH does not trust anyone else to run a server properly, why should anyone else trust Mastodon gGmbH to run a server properly? "Trust me, but I won't trust you" is a terrible argument in a collaborative project.
p.p.s. Thanks for all the replies, they are interesting and thought-out but many seem to be addressing slightly different topics?
This particular problem of centralisation is being caused by a very specific thing: the "Sign up on mastodon.social" button on the official apps and official site.
If we want to stop this wave of centralisation, we need to focus on changing this button so that it no longer directs people to mastodon.social.
The Fediverse is unique and precious, let's not lose it.
The continued growth of mastodon.social is putting the #Fediverse in danger (here's why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server/).
The quickest, easiest and most effective way to solve this would be if the official apps & website stopped promoting mastodon.social, and instead promoted a rotating selection from a pool of reliable servers with solid track records.
If you're comfortable using Github, please give thumbs up to all these:
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/issues/568
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-ios/issues/1023
- https://github.com/mastodon/joinmastodon/issues/1052
p.s. To avoid repetition of replies:
-If people forget name of server they signed up on, it's written on the email they received when they signed up.
-Mastodon.social is in no way more reliable or easier than other servers with similar or better track records.
-If Mastodon gGmbH does not trust anyone else to run a server properly, why should anyone else trust Mastodon gGmbH to run a server properly? "Trust me, but I won't trust you" is a terrible argument in a collaborative project.
@julian@fietkau.social
You're basically suggesting killing the Fediverse for the sake of making it easier.
Do you know what percentage will "bounce" if it no longer has any advantages over much bigger alternatives?
What, exactly, is the point of a Fediverse that operates on one server? Where is the advantage over Bluesky or Twitter/X for that matter?
There would be nothing left of it, it would be just another centralised network owned by a single company that eventually enshittifies.
@julian@fietkau.social
"I would expect them to move after learning what servers mean and which ones could fit them. How long this takes will differ per person."
It has been two years since this was suggested and it just has not happened, the percentage on mastodon.social has gone from 15ish to 30ish.
The process of moving could be simplified but it will ALWAYS be more complex than the process of remembering whether you signed up on mastodon.social or mas.to. It is not realistic to rely on this path.
@julian@fietkau.social
1. There is nothing about mastodon.social that makes it more friendly for newbies. It is technically identical to signing up on any Mastodon server.
2. People learn how to do stuff. I have spent most of my free time for the past five years dealing with new people on here and they are not as brainless or incurious as you are making out.
3. Saying most people cannot remember the name of their server while also expecting most of them to move their account is contradictory.
@julian@fietkau.social
When I posted warning about this in 2023 I had no end of people telling me "Oh you are worrying too much, mastodon.social is just for new people, they'll move on to other servers".
Back then mastodon.social was about 10-15% of active Fedi.
Now Mastodon.social is almost 30% of active Fedi.
Are we going to have the same conversation in another couple of years when mastodon.social is over 50% of the Fedi?
Why would anyone join Mastodon if it's mostly on one server? What is the point?
The continued growth of mastodon.social is putting the #Fediverse in danger (here's why: https://fedi.tips/its-a-really-bad-idea-to-join-a-big-server/).
The quickest, easiest and most effective way to solve this would be if the official apps & website stopped promoting mastodon.social, and instead promoted a rotating selection from a pool of reliable servers with solid track records.
If you're comfortable using Github, please give thumbs up to all these:
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-android/issues/568
- https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon-ios/issues/1023
- https://github.com/mastodon/joinmastodon/issues/1052
Would you like to make your PeerTube accounts and videos more visible? Do you want to reach more viewers and more followers?
I've done a guide to promoting your PeerTube accounts, channels and videos at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-promote-your-peertube-videos-account-and-channels
I've tried to list everything I could think of, let me know if I've missed anything! 🙂
#FediTips #PeerTube #Fediverse
In case you missed it buried in the replies, I've done a guide to using Mastodon's new quoting feature:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-cant-i-quote-other-posts-in-mastodon
The guide covers how to quote, how to consent to being quoted, how to go back to single-click boosts etc and answers lots more quoting-related questions.
#FediTips #Mastodon
Another nice feature on the Mastodon 4.5.0 update: more emoji! If you click the picker in the web interface you should see a lot more emoji to choose from.
There is now for example 🦣
which is a lot closer to a mastodon than 🐘
If there are emoji you want that still aren't there, ask your server admin to add them as custom emoji (more info about custom emoji: https://fedi.tips/what-are-custom-emoji-how-do-i-access-them-can-i-add-new-ones/).
#FediTips #Mastodon
It depends on whether B's server respects the blocking request.
I just did a test block between two accounts I have on two different Mastodon servers. Both the servers are well-run and respect block requests.
The block prevented me seeing any of the posts from the account that blocked me, so I couldn't respond to them.
However, if a server is running a different kind of software, or if it has been customised to not respect blocks, trolls may be able to respond.
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If someone is deliberately evading block requests, you can ask your server admin to do a server-level block of the offending account (or server if it's helping them evade blocks) which will prevent anyone on your server seeing them.
You might also want to ask your server to switch on a feature called "authorized fetch / secure mode" which makes all kinds of blocks much more effective. There is info for admins on how to activate it at https://fedi.tips/authorized-fetch/
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