Alx 🐈<p>The day is closing here in the UK and I have a question for you, <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> citizens.</p><p>Would anybody here share their experience with Tor?</p><p>This is a follow up on my quest for alternative browsers ( <a href="https://mastodon.design/@alx/114788807278904234" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.design/@alx/114788807</span><span class="invisible">278904234</span></a> )</p><p>Thank you all in advance!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/AdviceNeeded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdviceNeeded</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/browser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/AlternativeTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlternativeTo</span></a></p>
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Fedi.Tips<p>If you want to see the rules on any Mastodon server:</p><p>1. Go to its website (you don't need to log in or be a member)<br>2. If you're on a phone click ☰ and then "About" at bottom of menu, on a computer click the "About" link next to server's name in bottom left corner<br>3. Scroll down to the section marked "Server Rules" and click on it to open it</p><p>This can be really useful if you're looking for a server to join or move to, as you can see how seriously the admin takes moderation.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
mkj<p>- I am probably not alone in actively hiding posts that include link shortener service links; so you're reducing reach.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.mkj.earth/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Fedi.Tips<p>You probably should not use link shorteners, here's why:</p><p>- All links on Mastodon count as 23 characters no matter how long they really are. There is no need to shorten links on Mastodon, it won't save you any space.</p><p>- Link shorteners endanger privacy by allowing click tracking, and by hiding what is actually being clicked.</p><p>- Shortener providers will shut down, breaking all their links. e.g. Google's shortened links will all show 404 errors from September: <a href="https://chaos.social/@root42/114929876895398208" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chaos.social/@root42/114929876</span><span class="invisible">895398208</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Marcel Stritzelberger<p>Ab heute radeln wir mal die <a href="https://neander.social/tags/Mosel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mosel</span></a> entlang. Gibt es Tipps für unterwegs, wo man lecker einkehren kann? <a href="https://neander.social/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://neander.social/tags/radtour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>radtour</span></a></p>
Fedi.Tips<p>No one owns Mastodon or the wider Fediverse that it is part of.</p><p>The Fediverse is thousands of totally independent servers, each with their own owners. Each server only has a fraction of the total network on it. It would be very difficult or impossible for anyone to buy the whole network.</p><p>This helps keep the Fediverse safe from corporations and billionaires, because there is no one thing they can buy that would give them control.</p><p>More about this:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/who-owns-the-fediverse-is-the-fediverse-owned-by-a-corporation-or-venture-capital-firm-can-it-be-bought-out-by-google-facebook-elon-musk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/who-owns-the-fediver</span><span class="invisible">se-is-the-fediverse-owned-by-a-corporation-or-venture-capital-firm-can-it-be-bought-out-by-google-facebook-elon-musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Fedi.Tips<p>Do you publish videos on PeerTube? You can optionally give people early/exclusive access to videos by publishing them as "unlisted" or "password protected". You can do this on the video upload screen in the "Privacy" dropdown menu.</p><p>You can then share the unlisted link or password with whoever you want to give access to.</p><p>This is particularly useful for rewarding patrons with early access, or for asking for feedback before full publication.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTubeTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTubeTips</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/PeerTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerTube</span></a></p>
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi<p>Not to beat a dead horse, but Messages from "Mastodon Tech Support" are scams. There is no such thing.</p><p>I have banned 5 accounts this morning, operating off the usual suspects. (Not my server)</p><p><a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://sakurajima.moe/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a></p>
Coach Spore Diesel<p>Moderation > Accounts only manages accounts registered on my instance.</p><p>Moderation > Federation only does whole domains.</p><p>Moderation > Reports seems to only be about accounts registered on my instance.</p><p>?!?!?!</p><p><a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastodonSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonSupport</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MasoAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MasoAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/fediblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediblock</span></a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Fedi.Tips<p>Your posts on Mastodon do not disappear unless you have switched on auto-delete. Mastodon's auto-delete option is switched off by default. It does not do anything unless you switch it on. More info about this at <a href="https://fedi.tips/deleting-posts-automatically-in-mastodon-after-a-certain-time-period" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/deleting-posts-autom</span><span class="invisible">atically-in-mastodon-after-a-certain-time-period</span></a></p><p>If you've noticed posts by other people or bookmarks disappearing, this may be because your server admin's settings are incorrect. You may want to ask your admin about this, there is more info about these admin settings at <a href="https://fedi.tips/mastodon-admins-leave-the-content-cache-retention-period-blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/mastodon-admins-leav</span><span class="invisible">e-the-content-cache-retention-period-blank</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Robert W. Gehl<p>"I'm sick of Web3. I'm sick of corpo shit. And I'm sick of the impression that Web3 Corpo Shit is the only way to be online," <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://blackqueer.life/@albinanigans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>albinanigans</span></a></span> writes in a really excellent guide to Mastodon for BIPOC folks, "So Your Black Ass Still Wants to Get on Mastodon":</p><p><a href="https://qcb.neocities.org/mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">qcb.neocities.org/mastodon</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The guide pulls no punches about the Whiteness of Mastodon while arguing that federated social media is indeed the non-corporate alternative.</p><p><a href="https://aoir.social/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackfedi</span></a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/blackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p>Many people don't know it yet: You don't need <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/link" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>link</span></a> shorteners on Mastodon: <a href="https://fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-shorteners-on-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-s</span><span class="invisible">horteners-on-mastodon/</span></a> And they hide what you are sharing! People can't see what is behind the link. Would they trust you enough and click?</p><p>Ah, you do it for tracking?<br>Well, a lot of people are tired of being tracked.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linkShortener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linkShortener</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feditips</span></a></p>
Fedi.Tips<p>Lists are a really useful feature on Mastodon, especially if your Home timeline is way too busy for you to keep up with. Lists are also useful for following accounts that may post too often, such as news services or sports results.</p><p>Here's a complete guide to Mastodon Lists:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists-feature-on-mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/how-to-use-the-lists</span><span class="invisible">-feature-on-mastodon</span></a></p><p>I've updated the guide to take account of Mastodon's new Lists interface, which makes it a bit easier to create and edit Lists.</p><p>Hopefully the guide is also a bit clearer.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
Amateur Human<p>Those of us with "autodownload pictures" switched off never see what untitled pictures or links are about, and therefore do not interact with those posts<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feditips</span></a></p>
Fedi.Tips<p>If you see an account that looks interesting, follow it!</p><p>Don't worry if it seems inactive or blank, it probably just looks that way because you're the first person to follow it from your server. (More info about why this happens and how to see the actual complete version of a "blank" profile at <a href="https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/why-does-someones-ac</span><span class="invisible">count-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank</span></a>)</p><p>Once you follow an account, its posts will start showing up on your server too. Following accounts is a key part of building connections between servers.</p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Alison Wilder<p>I don't understand why the originating server doesn't report the number of boosts and favorites to my little, tiny server so I can tell what's happening. I usually see about 5-15% of the actual number, but that varies wildly.</p><p>It's kinda isolating to be so out of the loop. I'm excited for my server to be able to fetch all of the replies, though.</p><p><a href="https://io.waxandleather.com/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://io.waxandleather.com/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a></p>
Der Pepe (Hubzilla) ⁂ ⚝<strong><span class="">#^</span><a class="" href="https://info.hubzilla.hu/de/du_bist_der_moderator.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">DU bist der Moderator!</a></strong><br><br><blockquote>Viele heiße Diskussionen bezüglich des Fediverse drehen sich rund ums Thema Moderation. Es geht darum, unangemessene Beiträge zu entfernen, Verfasser ggf. zu sanktionieren, Themen auszublenden, Nutzer ggf. zu sperren oder zu blockieren... es geht um die Kontrolle, ob Gesetze eingehalten werden oder ob die Community- (Server-) Regeln beachtet werden...</blockquote><br><br>#<a class="" href="https://hub.hubzilla.hu/search?tag=FediTips" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FediTips</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.hubzilla.hu/search?tag=FediverseTips" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FediverseTips</a> #<a class="" href="https://hub.hubzilla.hu/search?tag=Hubzilla" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hubzilla</a>
Fedi.Tips<p>Are you looking for accounts to follow on here?</p><p>You can browse thousands of hand-picked accounts organised into hundreds of categories at:</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.directory" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedi.directory</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>You can follow the account that accompanies the website at:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FediFollows</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a></p>
Mike 🇬🇧 🇪🇺<p><a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/feditips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>feditips</span></a> <a href="https://cupoftea.social/tags/fedihelp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedihelp</span></a></p><p>Solution found! Thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastoart.social/@Kitty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Kitty</span></a></span> </p><p>(But if you've got any other suggestions - keep them coming!) </p><p>I saw a toot recently suggesting it was possible to blur selected images - I think the example was pictures containing spiders.<br>Is this a thing, and how is it achieved?<br>Is it app specific?</p>
nadb<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> Vous postez dans plus d'une langue ?</p><p>L'interface web de Mastodon détecte désormais automatiquement la langue dans laquelle vous écrivez et vous propose de passer à cette langue dans l'indicateur de langue d'écriture.</p><p>Par exemple, si votre langue de rédaction est l'anglais mais que vous commencez à écrire en français, l'indicateur de langue s'en aperçoit et commence à s'illuminer en jaune. De plus, le français apparaît en haut de la liste des langues.</p><p>Plus d'informations sur les paramètres linguistiques de Mastodon :</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://fedi.tips/setting-your-language-preferences-on-mastodon-and-filtering-out-posts-in-other-languages" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedi.tips/setting-your-languag</span><span class="invisible">e-preferences-on-mastodon-and-filtering-out-posts-in-other-languages</span></a></p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a></p>
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