On the heels of @demo_fest@counterforce.social we are announcing another project:
January 2026 is Fediverse Punk Month!!
We encourage all hardcore punk underground DIY adherents to try spending January on the Fediverse with us. If you've been dabbling, try doubling-down. If you are already confident here, then spread the word and bring your friends. Let's get some collective momentum going!
https://allpunkspleaseleavemeta.com has the pitch, info, and physical and digital flyers to share.
Sharing this around the Fediverse is great, but we really hope you will share this with people off the Fediverse! Post on other social media, and/or print out the physical flyers and distribute to local punks.
Do you want help with using Mastodon or the wider Fediverse?
Please feel free to ask if you have any questions about using this place! There's no such thing as a silly question, it's fine to ask about anything however simple.
I'm especially keen to help new or non-technical people on here 🙂
And yes I am a human being, I don't use AIs!
(Alternatively, you can browse my website at https://fedi.tips which has lots of easy-to-understand help and advice.)
#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse
In case you missed it, the Guppe discussion group system has permanently closed down.
However, there is a replacement discussion system run by Fedigroups.social. I've tried to list the active public FediGroups at:
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️ https://fedi.directory/tag/fediverse-groups
- To follow a listed group, copy-paste its Fediverse address into the search box in Mastodon, then click "Follow".
- To post to a group, mention its account in your post.
More info about using groups at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse
#Guppe #FediGroups
Reminder that if you're wanting to have a friendly chat with people about everyday things, perhaps Christmas-related or perhaps not, there's a tag for this at:
➡️ #JoinIn
You can talk about what you're doing or enjoying today. Music, food, television, books, the weather... anything 🙂
It's meant to connect people who want to have friendly discussions. Everyone is welcome to use it, but it's especially meant to help people who are a bit isolated for whatever reason.
【A Message from the 'Big Man', Father Christmas Himself.】
Ho ho ho! It's Christmas time again! The big man himself, jolly old Santa Saint Nick has travelled rather a great distance to give you this message...
~
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DigiLuxeSystem
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigiLuxe
https://greatview.video/videos/watch/fbbe3628-4e30-4944-98e4-d868484326df
Happy Christmas to people celebrating today! 🥳
Hope you are having a nice time in whatever way suits you best, either partying or peace or a mixture.
If you want help with using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse there is lots of easy-to-understand support on the website at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips
(The section at the top of the site marked "Quick Start" is especially suited to new people.)
If you have any specific questions feel free to ask me directly! 🙂
In case you missed it, there's a website that makes it as easy as possible to join Mastodon (and other Fedi platforms):
➡️ https://fedi.garden
The featured general server changes regularly, and for people who want choice there's a full list of over 100 servers sorted into categories.
All of the servers are listed with permission of their admins, and promise to comply with specific standards of moderation and technical reliability at https://fedi.garden/about-this-site
#FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse
If you're lonely or isolated or finding the Christmas period difficult for any reason, you might want to follow the hashtag #JoinIn
This tag is intended for people to start friendly chats about everyday stuff they're doing like making food, going for walks, listening to music etc.
It's fine to reply to posts with the JoinIn tag as the person who made the post is actively seeking conversation 🙂
#FediTips #Christmas #Xmas
EDIT: It seems the tag is working fine but the FediGroup is not, so I've removed the group from the original post.
The #JoinIn tag works fine so please use that!
(I've messaged the FediGroup admin to ask what's happening, will let you know if there's more info or if the group is fixed.)
If you're lonely or isolated or finding the Christmas period difficult for any reason, you might want to follow the hashtag #JoinIn
This tag is intended for people to start friendly chats about everyday stuff they're doing like making food, going for walks, listening to music etc.
It's fine to reply to posts with the JoinIn tag as the person who made the post is actively seeking conversation 🙂
#FediTips #Christmas #Xmas
If you're on a Mastodon server that needs to have the highest level of user safety, you might want to talk to your admin about whether they should activate "limited federation mode".
This mode prioritises safety over connectivity, and means a server manually chooses which servers it allows federation with, while blocking all the rest by default. More info at:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/creating-an-isolated-server
(Its main disadvantage is it's a lot harder to follow accounts on other servers.)
#FediTips #Mastodon
Fedi.Tips
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