@stefanie

It's totally possible, it works really well.

It's so seamless that most people don't even realise they are looking at other platforms! 😁

For example, if you click on @theatticdwellers you will see the profile of a PeerTube account which you can follow by just clicking on "follow". And the posts in that profile are PeerTube videos, which you can interact with by replying to them.

Another example, @Iancylkowski is a Pixelfed account. Click "Follow" to follow it.

@stefanie@social.anoxinon.de @feditips@mstdn.social

Just follow the account... it shouldn't make a difference, on which platform the other account is hosted (as long as they speak the #ActivityPub protocol).

(Written from a #Mammuthus instance).

@stefanie you need to follow accounts from other platforms in order to see their content.

@feditips

@lil_meow_meow

No, it's not possible at the moment, but it's a very popular suggestion.

If you're comfortable using github (which is the technical back end where many software projects are developed), you can give a thumbs up to hashtags on lists at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/7692

@lil_meow_meow@mastodon.social @feditips@mstdn.social

Afaik currently #Mastodon lists are just able to include user accounts (that you follow).

@lil_meow_meow @feditips

+1 to this question, please! 🙏🏼

@OnceUponAGoblin

There are crowdfunding campaigns supporting Fediverse projects, if that's what you mean?

There are also crowdfunding platforms with Fediverse accounts, such as @Liberapay and @comradery

There is no crowdfunding platform based on Fedi technology though, as the Fediverse is more about communication than financial stuff.

@OnceUponAGoblin @feditips this is what @JennyList was also looking for.

@nefoun_qu_jw

I'm not 100% sure what you are asking? Sorry!

There is no single global search system for the Fediverse as all the servers are independent, and not all of them want to communicate with each other. (For example, no one would want to communicate with a server that allows spam.)

@katharina_buholzer

I haven't seen those myself, it could be that your server is a bit overwhelmed?

You're on by far the largest server, mastodon.social is very overcrowded. You may have a better experience on a slightly smaller server.

@oliverknabe

They're basically like customised mini-timelines. It lets you choose what kind of content you see, instead of seeing everything on one home timeline.

For example, some people like to make lists featuring news sources so that whenever they want to catch up on headlines they go to their "News" list. Others might have a "sport" list, or lists about particular hobbies etc.

It's sort of like having channels on a television or radio 😀

@oliverknabe@berlin.social @feditips@mstdn.social

Using lists you can split the people you follow to sub groups... e.g. collecting people that usually write to a specific topic.

With #Mastodon 4.2 (version of the server software used by instances) it should be possible to exclude people on a specific list from your general home timeline.

@_dunnster@toot.wales @feditips@mstdn.social

I guess, that depends on the specific app you use... and yes, room for improvement... ;-)

@_dunnster

This is a known problem, there is already a system in Mastodon for remembering timeline position, but for some reason the official Mastodon website interface doesn't use it.

If you're comfortable using github, you can give a thumbs up for this at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/23677

@_dunnster

Sounds like a server problem maybe?

What are you using to view their timeline?

@Frieke72@mastodon.social @feditips@mstdn.social

Looks like your instance is overloaded then... 5xx HTTP error codes describe server side issues... mastodon.social is a very large instance (over 1.6 million registered users). Other instances may offer a better performance.

@Frieke72 @feditips I’ve noticed this too! I sent an email to support@mastodon.social with two images to reproduce the problem. Hopefully they'll fix it soon.

@Alper_Celik

The domain name on your handle comes from the server you signed up on.

If you want to have your own domain name on your handle, you would have to set up your own server and then link it to your domain.

This is not actually as difficult as it sounds, you can do it through a managed hosting company which will do all the techy stuff. It costs about $10 a month including all hosting costs.

@shanie

I'd strongly recommend going on the code forges / githubs etc for the specific server project you want to install. There are normally lots of experienced people on there who will respond to issues/bugs, and there will be technical documentation listed.

I'm not a sysadmin, my servers are done through managed hosting, so I'm not right person to help with server setup issues 😁

@tim888

There's nothing built in at the moment.

There's an open issue about this at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8615

I have replied to the issue to ask for an update and emphasised how this is causing people to mute accounts they actually enjoy reading.

@Tejas

That's a bug, but it should have been fixed:

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/22398

Are you seeing this bug still happening?

@Crates

Do you mean migrating between Pixelfed servers?

I'm not sure it's finished yet, @pixelfed do you have any updates?

@abqralph

Have you tried setting it to the default single column interface, then setting it back to advanced?

@helenclayton

Yes, you can!

The new search function includes lots of special operator words which let you choose exactly what you search:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-search-for-stuff-on-mastodon/

For searching your own stuff, include the phrase from:me in your search. There are more of these operators in the above link, scroll to the bottom of the page.

@lyndaangela

What kind of layout adjustments do you mean?

@kamkol

Ah, I'm not sure, maybe @rysiek has some suggestions?

I don't speak Polish so it's difficult for me, but I've listed a handful of Polish accounts at https://fedi.directory/tag/poland/

@taketwo

I guess it's just up to each person to decide whether they create backup accounts?

@Clutha

Someone else just raised this same topic, there's unfortunately currently no way to combine them all into one post.

If you're comfortable using github you can vote for this to be fixed by giving a thumbs up at https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/8615

If it's just a one-off thread that you want to avoid, maybe use a timed mute on the account?

@mikelgs

You can't combine instances, but some third party apps do let you follow the Local timeline from another instance on your app.

More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-browse-the-local-timelines-of-other-servers-on-mastodon-can-i-follow-other-servers-local-timelines-from-my-account/

@n7fyo

I don't know, unfortunately!

I'm not a developer or sysadmin.

I can't find relays documented in Mastodon's docs either (https://docs.joinmastodon.org/).

Maybe someone on the Mastodon github's discussion board might know? https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/discussions

@quoidian

It depends what you're using to access Mastodon.

If you're on the website, after the image is attached click the "edit" button on the image itself, you'll be able to add the caption there.

On apps, you can either click directly on the attached image or click on "caption" or "edit" or something similar.

In all these cases, writing the alt text happens before you publish. However, if you forget to add it you can always edit the post and add it in later.

@ablade @Kaliah

When you search, your search automatically includes everyone on your instance.

However, some people will have deliberately kept some of their posts hidden from those who do not follow them.

@enne

Do you mean when you are sharing posts by other people, or when you boost your own posts that you published earlier?

@GolansMom

It's nothing to do with the images, it's because the server you are on (mastodon.social) is too large and too overcrowded.

The way to solve this would be to move to a smaller server. You'll still be able to keep your follows and followers, but you will probably see fewer error messages.

@AmiW

The alt text is there, but unfortunately there's not an easy way of seeing it on mobile browsers. The iPhone has the same problem. AFAIK the only easy way is using an app instead of the website.

Developers seem to have forgotten the alt text exists 😢 One theory about this is that originally the alt text was used by sighted people in the days of slow internet connections to know what an image was as it loaded. When speeds increased, sighted people paid less attention to alt text.

@maker_tom

Following the local timelines of other servers isn't an official Mastodon feature, it's so far only available on a few third party apps.

It's up to the makers of those third party apps to implement blocks and mutes properly.

@Montrealmarc @audiomo

Excuse me? 😁

@vey981

The developers of those apps haven't implemented translation yet.

The official Mastodon roadmap page shows translate for the official Android app as "in progress", which usually means it is coming fairly soon, possibly in the next update:

https://joinmastodon.org/roadmap

I don't know what the timetable is on Tusky, but according to the relevant issue (at https://github.com/tuskyapp/Tusky/issues/134) it hasn't been done yet.

One workaround might be using Fedilab for Android, which has translation?

@BobHorowitz

It's a really good question!

If one person on your server has followed the account, all the posts after that moment should be visible from your server. However, anything before that may not be.

The solution to this would be "backfilling", where your server automatically checks for older posts when someone follows an account (or perhaps just interacts with it?).

Backfilling can be very resource intensive, which is apparently why it hasn't been implemented yet, but...

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@SueS1

It's working fine? The website loads ok? https://mastodon.sdf.org

@IoSapsai

Unfortunately, I don't recommend using Lemmy (more info: https://mstdn.social/@feditips/106835057054633379). Sorry!

@Ruth_Mottram

I run a site at https://fedi.tips which is full of guides aimed at beginners. There's a "quick start" section at the very top which links to the most essential tips, plus a complete index under it.

There's also other guides I've linked to at https://fedi.tips/what-do-i-do-next-are-there-any-other-guides-to-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

@feditips also how can I like not show my follower count to other instances without it showing up as zero like I just want my follower count to be mysterious

@Mad

Hey there! I'll go through in order:

-You can search your own posts by including the phrase from:me (with no spaces) in the search. You can search posts you've interacted with using phrase in:library

-You can search for posts with hashtags by just entering hashtag in the search box, but there's no way to order it in terms of popularity, as idea on here is to discourage clout-chasing.

-Are you saying after they block you it doesn't remove their post, even when you refresh the thread?

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@Mab

It depends on which server you're on, but most Mastodon servers have a limit of 500 characters.

Some servers have much higher limits though:

https://fedi.tips/why-do-some-people-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-have-bigger-character-limits/