This is your periodic reminder that when posting a link of any sort you should include at least a sentence or two describing what it's about, because many fediverse apps (including e.g. the Mastodon web app) don't display useful previews for many types of links.
Be polite: don't make people click through the link just to find out whether they actually care about what's in it.
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Hey, folks who use screenreaders. I often use asterisks and parentheses in my writing, because the structure forms as I write. I've just realized that may make my stuff less accessible for you.
Is there a different way for me to add short snippets of clarifying text that's more accessible?
Thanks!
FFER !!--!! Friendly Fedi Etiquette Reminder
When you are self-replying (i.e. creating a long thread) it is courteous to set the visibility of all self-replies to "Quiet Public"
Otherwise you will fill the local and federated timelines with individual posts that appear in reverse order. They won't make sense to anyone, due to lack of context, and will usually be split up by other posts on the timeline anyway.
So add an indicator to the top-level post that you're creating a thread (like the 
emoji or a [1/?] sequence counter) then kindly switch to "Quiet Public" visibility.
Thanks! 
PSA: If you're sharing an article from a news site, please copy and paste the relevant *news* of the article or provide a summary rather than just the clickbait title.
Many news sites are pay-walled or region restricted and so sharing these links without any context, means people open the page, load a bunch of javascript malware into their browser and then close it in frustration, it wastes time and resources. And it makes you, the person who shared the paywalled clickbait, seem less trustworthy.
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There’s lots of coolness about the Fedi; lots of stuff I really love. But trying to push your ideology on other people about how they post and what they post - not cool.
As always, filtering, muting and blocking are free.
It’s always funny when someone shows you their ass.
#CW
#Fediquette
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Schöne Kurzanleitung, Dank!
Ergänzungsvorschlag:
Wenn euch etwas wirklich sehr gefällt:
- passiv bleiben
+ aktiv & konstruktiv beteiligen: tröten, Leuten in die Diskussion holen, ergänzen, bedanken etc.
btw: Gibt es einen Hashtag #FediQuette oder ähnliches, damit #NeuHier und #AltHier sich zu solchen Dingen austauschen können?
@Remittancegirl You're not cranky. I see the point. There's no reason why we have to mirror all the norms that have evolved from over 15 years of corporate web 2.0. Let's make new norms for social networks. And by the way, start using #fediquette for these kind of conversations.
Since #Substack's CEO decided to go full fascist as well and endorse #ElonMusk's and #MarkZuckerberg's positions, what do you suggest as a secure, privacy oriented and free (I can't really afford any kind of subscription right now, i've been without a job for two months and my stuff will never require a payment) alternative to Substack? I'm also a #noob so don't tell me to do difficult things on computers please.
EDIT: please don't suggest me to use another instance/Fediverse platform. When I ask for a Substack alternative, I'm asking for something of that kind, meaning a proper blogging platform with formatting tools and the possibility to send what you write via email. Postcard is the best option for me so far, as you may understand if you read the whole thread. Don't take it personally, it's just a matter of #fediquette. This is not Facebook, let's try to be conscious users.
Is there a way in (Glitch-flavoured) Mastodon to hide all boosts from my timeline?
I do follow a few people whose boosts are actually interesting (and not overdone), but the vast majority of boosts are just spam clogging my timeline, and I'm getting tired of hiding boosts from one user at a time.
(Also, fellow fedizens, please stop overboosting. A boost is not a "like.")
TFW someone drops some cool art or pics, but they don't include alt text.
"Guess I'm only liking this..."
New name beta test: 'Moon over Mastodon' 
Still the same mission as always — sharing, retooting & boosting your #photos of the #Moon (up to the Moon?). We've been using the #hashtag #MoonOverMastodon through 2024 and that seems to work ok. We don't want to break any #Fediquette norms. Currently, #Mastodon will not let us change our identier @KronoMoonPhotos or we would lose our toot history (hundreds of photos). Any thoughts you can comment below or send us a private msg.
"The Moon never sets on the Fediverse."
'Moon over Mastodon' is part of the #KrononautMoon Project. @KronoMoon 
https://KronoMoon.org
Thx & Happy Holidays to All!
The Krononaut Moon ProjectThe Krononaut Moon ProjectCommunity Time Travel Research since 1982 Mar 09. 🏳️🌈 ☮️
Petit rappel : merci de mettre un CW sur vos posts de politique française, pour réduire la charge mentale de celles et ceux qui s’en Baléléc. #politique #france #netiquette #fédiquette
@Matthias
Und genau die kommen von den Leuten, für die das Fediverse entweder ausschließlich aus Mastodon besteht oder ausschließlich aus Mastodon bestehen sollte.
@Die Furie Das tut es übrigens nicht. Ich hoffe, das liest du jetzt nicht nach zweieinhalb Jahren zum allerersten Mal, aber das Fediverse ist nicht nur Mastodon. Der eine User, auf den du geantwortet hast, ist auf Friendica und nicht auf Mastodon. Und ich antworte dir von Hubzilla.
Und so leid es mir tut, aber einige der Anmerkungen waren durchaus gerechtfertigt, wenngleich sie dir vielleicht etwas sehr oberlehrerhaft oder gar übergriffig vorkamen.
Tatsache ist: Nicht jeder im Fediverse trötet. Denn nicht jeder im Fediverse ist auf Mastodon. Friendica, wo @Matthias ist, ist nicht Mastodon. Hubzilla, wo ich bin, ist auch nicht Mastodon. Beide sind zwar im Fediverse und mit Mastodon verbunden, haben aber mit Mastodon nicht das Geringste zu tun, sie sind völlig anders als Mastodon und sind auch nicht nachträglich an Mastodon drangebaut worden, sondern tatsächlich sogar älter als Mastodon.
Folglich tröten die Nutzer auf Friendica und Hubzilla nicht, ebensowenig wie die Nutzer von Pleroma, Akkoma, Misskey, Calckey, Firefish, CherryPick, Iceshrimp, Sharkey, Catodon, Mitra, GoToSocial, Socialhome, micro.blog, (streams), Forte usw. usf. Die sind aber auch alle im Fediverse, und die sind (fast) alle mit Mastodon verbunden.
Tatsache ist auch: Das Fediverse-Projekt, also die Serveranwendung, die du nutzt, die heißt zwar Mastodon. Aber das ganze Netzwerk heißt eben nicht Mastodon. Wie @Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ ⚝ aus gegebenem Anlaß auf seinem Blog schrieb und auf seinem Kanal @PepeCyB's Welt (beides auf Hubzilla, aber sehr wohl Teil des Fediverse) verteilte: "Es gibt KEIN Mastodon-Netzwerk!"
Wer auch immer dich da korrigiert hat, noch dazu auf eine Art und Weise, die dich verwirrt haben dürfte, hat sich vermutlich ganz einfach daran gestört, daß du zwar möglicherweise das ganze Fediverse gemeint hast, es aber als "Mastodon" bezeichnet hast.
Nicht öffentlich zu antworten, scheint mir wiederum der Versuch zu sein, etwas durchzusetzen, wovon irgendjemand glaubt, es sei Teil der Fediquette und der Mastodon-Kultur. Denn auch wenn das auf Mastodon noch ginge: Je weiter man sich im Fediverse von Mastodon entfernt, desto weniger ist das überhaupt möglich.
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#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #LangerPost #CWLangerPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #NichtNurMastodon #Fediquette #MastodonKultur
Was mich aber am meisten abgenervt hat, dass sind die sogenannten "Regeln des Fediverse", von denen ich noch nie im Leben gehört habe (meinen ersten Account habe ich in 2008 angelegt). Du MUSST eine CW setzen, es heißt Trööt, alles was länger als 500 Zeichen ist, gehört in ein Blog und weitere dämliche Vorgaben.
Und genau die kommen von den Leuten, für die das Fediverse entweder ausschließlich aus Mastodon besteht oder ausschließlich aus Mastodon bestehen sollte.
@Die Furie Das tut es übrigens nicht. Ich hoffe, das liest du jetzt nicht nach zweieinhalb Jahren zum allerersten Mal, aber das Fediverse ist nicht nur Mastodon. Der eine User, auf den du geantwortet hast, ist auf Friendica und nicht auf Mastodon. Und ich antworte dir von Hubzilla.
Und so leid es mir tut, aber einige der Anmerkungen waren durchaus gerechtfertigt, wenngleich sie dir vielleicht etwas sehr oberlehrerhaft oder gar übergriffig vorkamen.
Tatsache ist: Nicht jeder im Fediverse trötet. Denn nicht jeder im Fediverse ist auf Mastodon. Friendica, wo @Matthias ist, ist nicht Mastodon. Hubzilla, wo ich bin, ist auch nicht Mastodon. Beide sind zwar im Fediverse und mit Mastodon verbunden, haben aber mit Mastodon nicht das Geringste zu tun, sie sind völlig anders als Mastodon und sind auch nicht nachträglich an Mastodon drangebaut worden, sondern tatsächlich sogar älter als Mastodon.
Folglich tröten die Nutzer auf Friendica und Hubzilla nicht, ebensowenig wie die Nutzer von Pleroma, Akkoma, Misskey, Calckey, Firefish, CherryPick, Iceshrimp, Sharkey, Catodon, Mitra, GoToSocial, Socialhome, micro.blog, (streams), Forte usw. usf. Die sind aber auch alle im Fediverse, und die sind (fast) alle mit Mastodon verbunden.
Tatsache ist auch: Das Fediverse-Projekt, also die Serveranwendung, die du nutzt, die heißt zwar Mastodon. Aber das ganze Netzwerk heißt eben nicht Mastodon. Wie @Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ ⚝ aus gegebenem Anlaß auf seinem Blog schrieb und auf seinem Kanal @PepeCyB's Welt (beides auf Hubzilla, aber sehr wohl Teil des Fediverse) verteilte: "Es gibt KEIN Mastodon-Netzwerk!"
Wer auch immer dich da korrigiert hat, noch dazu auf eine Art und Weise, die dich verwirrt haben dürfte, hat sich vermutlich ganz einfach daran gestört, daß du zwar möglicherweise das ganze Fediverse gemeint hast, es aber als "Mastodon" bezeichnet hast.
Nicht öffentlich zu antworten, scheint mir wiederum der Versuch zu sein, etwas durchzusetzen, wovon irgendjemand glaubt, es sei Teil der Fediquette und der Mastodon-Kultur. Denn auch wenn das auf Mastodon noch ginge: Je weiter man sich im Fediverse von Mastodon entfernt, desto weniger ist das überhaupt möglich.
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#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #LangerPost #CWLangerPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #NichtNurMastodon #Fediquette #MastodonKultur
hub.hubzilla.huEs gibt KEIN Mastodon-Netzwerk!Es gibt KEIN Mastodon-Netzwerk! - PepeCyBs Welt Es gibt KEIN Mastodon-Netzwerk! »Immer wieder, immer häufiger liest man, das es doch toll wäre, beim 'Mastodon-Netzwerk' mitzumachen. Oder wenn man TwiXter verlässt, doch ins 'Mastodon-Netzwerk' zu wechseln... und…« #fediverse #mastodon...
Please be so good and de-clickbait the title of a news article that you share!
The problem with clickbait titles is that one need to follow the link to the article in order to find out whether one should have followed the link.
So please add to the link that you share a short summary of its content. Or write the title that the article should have had. Or quote the one or two sentences in it that show the most important points (in your opinion).
Anyway, give us your reason why we should read the article.
Remove the bait from the click!
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@damon It doesn't help that Mastodon itself is largely a bubble.
Some 70% of all Fediverse users are on Mastodon. But it seems like that within Mastodon itself, at least 95% of all posts originate from Mastodon. Maybe even more.
There are several reasons for this.
First of all, other projects don't federate with Mastodon that much.
Misskey is huge in East Asia, especially Japan. And Japanese Misskey users who hardly know English or not at all won't be interested in connecting with Western Mastodon users, so a large chunk of the second-biggest free project in the Fediverse is out of the equation.
Lemmy is the third-biggest, but Lemmy federates with Mastodon only barely so, also because Lemmy is all about discussion groups and enclosed conversations, both of which Mastodon simply doesn't support. Lemmy users can't follow Mastodon users because Lemmy users can't follow users, full stop. And Mastodon users have to wrap their minds around how to federate with Lemmy. It isn't as straight-forward as communication within Mastodon. And so they simply don't.
Other examples include Hubzilla and (streams) channels having ActivityPub off on purpose to keep ignorant and obnoxious Mastodon users out.
But this goes the other way as well. Mastodon can be outright hostile to non-Mastodon users. Why? Because they don't behave like what Mastodon users are used to from Mastodon and, by extent, partly also Twitter. And they have joined the Fediverse in expectation of something that's one big distributed but homogenous Twitter clone. Anything that deviates from that may be disturbing.
There are Mastodon users who, upon seeing a post with over 500 characters, and be it in the federated timeline, block the poster. This alone cuts into the reach of everything that isn't Mastodon. Not few wish for a switch with which they can permanently filter out all posts with over 500 characters.
Others may block everyone who uses text formatting. Either it simply goes on their nerves. Or they can't imagine that it's even possible to format text in the Fediverse because they can't do that on Mastodon, so they think it's all some Unicode trickery. And as this Unicode trickery is not accessible and inclusive because it irritates screen readers, they deem whoever uses text formatting ableist and therefore blockworthy.
Then there's the issue of content warnings. They must be provided the Mastodon way, or you risk being blocked. However, not everything out there provides a) the right text field with b) the right label on it. Non-Mastodon projects may still label the summary field a summary field instead of a CW field like Mastodon does.
Friendica, for example, has done away with that text field entirely and users BBcode tags instead. Hubzilla doesn't provide any means of adding a summary/a Mastodon CW to a reply. And both have had their own way of adding CWs since long before there was Mastodon which their own users consider vastly superior to Mastodon's way.
In general, boosts are very important on Mastodon. I'd say that most activity on Mastodon is boosts because they're so easy to do on a phone without a hardware keyboard. Your reach on Mastodon depends on boosts.
But if you don't play exactly along Mastodon's written and unwritten rules, and if you don't adhere to the "Fediquette" which is entirely defined by only Mastodon users and geared towards only Mastodon's features (or lack thereof), you're boosted far less.
If you post more than 500 characters at once, it takes a lot for your post to get boosted.
If you post an image without alt-text, the post will be boosted dramatically less because not exactly few Mastodon users refuse to boost image posts without alt-text. You may even be muted or blocked for not providing alt-text. But alt-text only is a thing on Mastodon, and hardly anyone provides it outside Mastodon.
In general, anything that deviates from the standards defined by vanilla Mastodon will cut into your visibility on Mastodon deeply.
CC: @Hiker
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #NotOnlyMastodon #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #CW #CWs #CWMeta #ContentWarning #ContentWarnings #ContentWarningMeta #Fediquette
Some 70% of all Fediverse users are on Mastodon. But it seems like that within Mastodon itself, at least 95% of all posts originate from Mastodon. Maybe even more.
There are several reasons for this.
First of all, other projects don't federate with Mastodon that much.
Misskey is huge in East Asia, especially Japan. And Japanese Misskey users who hardly know English or not at all won't be interested in connecting with Western Mastodon users, so a large chunk of the second-biggest free project in the Fediverse is out of the equation.
Lemmy is the third-biggest, but Lemmy federates with Mastodon only barely so, also because Lemmy is all about discussion groups and enclosed conversations, both of which Mastodon simply doesn't support. Lemmy users can't follow Mastodon users because Lemmy users can't follow users, full stop. And Mastodon users have to wrap their minds around how to federate with Lemmy. It isn't as straight-forward as communication within Mastodon. And so they simply don't.
Other examples include Hubzilla and (streams) channels having ActivityPub off on purpose to keep ignorant and obnoxious Mastodon users out.
But this goes the other way as well. Mastodon can be outright hostile to non-Mastodon users. Why? Because they don't behave like what Mastodon users are used to from Mastodon and, by extent, partly also Twitter. And they have joined the Fediverse in expectation of something that's one big distributed but homogenous Twitter clone. Anything that deviates from that may be disturbing.
There are Mastodon users who, upon seeing a post with over 500 characters, and be it in the federated timeline, block the poster. This alone cuts into the reach of everything that isn't Mastodon. Not few wish for a switch with which they can permanently filter out all posts with over 500 characters.
Others may block everyone who uses text formatting. Either it simply goes on their nerves. Or they can't imagine that it's even possible to format text in the Fediverse because they can't do that on Mastodon, so they think it's all some Unicode trickery. And as this Unicode trickery is not accessible and inclusive because it irritates screen readers, they deem whoever uses text formatting ableist and therefore blockworthy.
Then there's the issue of content warnings. They must be provided the Mastodon way, or you risk being blocked. However, not everything out there provides a) the right text field with b) the right label on it. Non-Mastodon projects may still label the summary field a summary field instead of a CW field like Mastodon does.
Friendica, for example, has done away with that text field entirely and users BBcode tags instead. Hubzilla doesn't provide any means of adding a summary/a Mastodon CW to a reply. And both have had their own way of adding CWs since long before there was Mastodon which their own users consider vastly superior to Mastodon's way.
In general, boosts are very important on Mastodon. I'd say that most activity on Mastodon is boosts because they're so easy to do on a phone without a hardware keyboard. Your reach on Mastodon depends on boosts.
But if you don't play exactly along Mastodon's written and unwritten rules, and if you don't adhere to the "Fediquette" which is entirely defined by only Mastodon users and geared towards only Mastodon's features (or lack thereof), you're boosted far less.
If you post more than 500 characters at once, it takes a lot for your post to get boosted.
If you post an image without alt-text, the post will be boosted dramatically less because not exactly few Mastodon users refuse to boost image posts without alt-text. You may even be muted or blocked for not providing alt-text. But alt-text only is a thing on Mastodon, and hardly anyone provides it outside Mastodon.
In general, anything that deviates from the standards defined by vanilla Mastodon will cut into your visibility on Mastodon deeply.
CC: @Hiker
#Long #LongPost #CWLong #CWLongPost #FediMeta #FediverseMeta #CWFediMeta #CWFediverseMeta #Fediverse #Mastodon #NotOnlyMastodon #AltText #AltTextMeta #CWAltTextMeta #CW #CWs #CWMeta #ContentWarning #ContentWarnings #ContentWarningMeta #Fediquette
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I'm starting to develop a profound dislike for accounts that post on the Fediverse screenshots of Fediverse posts without linking to them. It's not the screenshot themselves that I dislike, it's the lack of link to the original post.
This isn't Facebook or Xitter, you don't get penalized for putting links in your posts. Be a good netizen.
Folks of Fedi with multiple, potentially topic specific accounts: I'm considering starting an alt account for anything to do with photography. Have you found a way of getting a combined timeline view of your multiple accounts, or do you keep them separate? Is there any etiquette on boosting a post from an alt account (assuming you aren't just boosting every post)? PixelFed??
Also looking for recommendations for photography related instances with a good local timeline #fediquestions #fediquette
TFW you forget if you've boosted new friends / follows' introductory posts, so you just blind boost it again anyway cause, frankly, it can't hurt to help out others to find more of their people on Fedi.
A #fediquette question.
Someone did not add a certain hashtag to their post, but I think it would be good to have it. So I post a reply with the hashtag.
Would that be considered rude? On one hand, I want to help people find posts, but on the other, the poster may have had a good reason to not include the hashtag.