Dear Fedi friends,I would love to start a #GratefulForYou hashtag, doing shout-outs to Fediverse people that one finds inspiring, enlightening, or just plain cool

[aral@mastodon.ar.al]

@joynewacc @davidculley @afewbugs @_elena OK, stop it, all of you 🥲

I’m #GratefulForYou, every one of you who is working in your own small way to make this world a little kinder, a little fairer, and a little more humane.

We can change things for the better together.

It all adds up.

💕

[gumnos@mastodon.bsd.cafe]

Hah, I no sooner finish a "you should follow @_elena and her self-hosting adventures" recommendation-post, only to scroll another 2 posts down and see your #GratefulForYou hashtag…so I'm going to judo-move this, flipping it right around, being grateful for you sharing your self-hosing adventures in a friendly manner whereby I'm comfortable recommending others to follow. ☺

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@gumnos thank you Tim ❤️

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@_TroikaFox_ yesssss I’m super grateful for @FediTips too ❤️🙏

[selzero@syzito.xyz]

@_elena @sylvia

My #Fediverse #GratefulForYou goes out to @OccuWorld and @fkamiah17 their participation has made this little corner of the Fediverse at https://syzito.xyz/ possible.

Thanks for your support guys ♥️

[stefan@stefanbohacek.online]

@_elena Too many individuals to list here! Everyone who's actively participating in our community and advocates for us outside of it.

But I do want to give a special shout-out to Black people who stuck out with us, despite the fediverse not having a great track record of being welcoming to them.

Highly recommend checking out the #BlackFedi hashtag!

[johns_priv@mastodon.social]

@_elena I'd like to thank @catsalad for always bringing a smile with the unending pictures of cats, #GratefulForYou

[xerxespersrex@mastodon.social]

@_elena Honestly for #GratefulForYou I have too many fedi friends to mention on the individual level. I think I've had the longest conversations with @rl_dane and they always have nice things to say to everyone and create such a welcoming atmosphere on fedi. I'm actually deathly afraid of social media deep down and if it wasn't for encouragement and support from people like them I wouldn't still be using this account at this point. So, thank you!

[targetdrone@mastodon.social]

@_elena @sylvia I'd like to call out "Mary" @MaryAustinBooks for her tireless enthusiasm, cheerfulness in the face of evil, and the constant dose of hope that this won't all end horribly!
#GratefulForYou

[nantucketlit@mastodon.social]

@_elena @sylvia My #gratefulforyou goes out to @amin.

> Few people embody ... Fediverse values quite like Benjamin Hollon. ... He’s traveled the world (seriously, every time we have a chat he’s in a new time zone). His travels are reflected in his openness to new experiences, his ability to adapt, and his eagerness to learn.