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I joined #mastodon last week, on a whim, with no idea what to expect

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    @haublesHopefully, the onboarding process will be revised so that @Mastodon is no longer the only default instance to choose from, but just one of many options that new users are guided through in a short guided tour of the app when they first create an account, in order to determine their interests and needs and ultimately offer them one or a maximum of three instances to register with, based on the previous evaluation.This would be truly transparent and would further improve the decentralisation of Mastodon, instead of always directing everyone to just one instance, as has been the case up to now. #MastodonSocial #MastodonOnline #Mastodon #Fediverse #Transparency #Decentralization #Onboarding
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    More progress on the AP implementation on my site. I got HTTP signature verification on Follow activities working and started the groundwork to migrate from my current instance to my website. Some things I want to do before migrating: 1. Export my archive, I'm especially interested in preserving who I'm follows and bookmarks. 1. For bookmarks: Create a page on my site that links to the bookmarks. 1. For follows: Create an OPML file linking to their RSS feeds and add those feeds to my feed reader. One thing I will miss after I retire my instance is the timeline. I always discover interesting posts and people that way. My plan is to follow RSS feeds for tags that I'm interested in. I know it's not as good or spontaneous as the timeline but it's a way to stay engaged in the conversation. Also, my site effectively will work one-way for now. I don't have a way to receive replies or DMs, nor do I have a way of replying to people directly from my site. Maybe that's something I'll add later on but not a priority at the moment. My main priority at the moment is to maintain a presence in the Fediverse without having to maintain my own instance. I know technically I could just join someone else's instance, but I don't want to create yet another account nor become a maintenance burden for someone else. More importantly though, I want my website to be my digital hub, with protocols like ActivityPub, Nostr, and AT Protocol serving as spokes to reach different networks. My content and identity remain on my site, independent of any single platform. If any protocol or network disappears, my content and identity remain intact.
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    oh ok so *here's* a neat feature of #Mastodon lists that I had hitherto been unaware of:You can set them to include replies from list members to:- No one- Members of the List- Any followed userThis is REALLY COOL. The 🤯 option for me personally is to be able to include only replies that members of the list sent to other members of the list. Great for "Local" lists, or lists for a busy topic bubble!You can also change this setting later!#Fediverse #mastodonMeta #fediHelp
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    May 2026 be the year we can finally use some #Markdown for our posts on #Mastodon. 9 years since it was first discussed [1], never really rejected nor endorsed by @MastodonEngineering – It is about time to finally add it now. Boost if you agree ;)[1] https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/761