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

[ihazchaos@chaos.social]

@_elena @sylvia
Now i start with you just because you brought the idea and the hastag up.

#gratefulforyou

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@ada thank you Ada! 🥰

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@Ihazchaos thank you! I love to see the hashtag in action. This and 3GoodThings are brightening up my feed 😊

[_troikafox_@mindly.social]

@_elena

First I would like to thank you for implementing this awesome idea. If was I was to make a suggestion for someone who I am very grateful for it would be

@FediTips

[bongmaster@mastodon.social]

@_elena
My #gratefulforyou is @bunnyhearted they are a wholesome welcoming all-inclusive streamer who loves to help and spread love and protection wherever they can. Also she's a bnuy :v
@sylvia

[chartonjeremiah@fosstodon.org]

@_elena @sylvia It has already been said, but thank you for everything you do to make the Fediverse a much better place.

I will also thank @Gina and all the Mods of the instance. They've taken up the challenge of keeping things going at what turned out to be a difficult time. #GratefulForYou

[davidculley@hachyderm.io]

@afewbugs @_elena @aral @joynewacc Aral is such an inspiration to me. I sit here, waiting for some leader figure to emerge and tell me what to do. To tell me how I can help. I'm just a normal person, after all. But I realize, why wait for a leader? I can start things myself too. I don't need to wait until the work is done by someone else. Be the change you want to see, and all that. I can start with small things. Look what https://gaza-verified.org has become within a few days. 😍

And Joy is such an example of strength. Helping her people survive while she struggles for her own survival. She values empathy with her people and humanity over competition. Joy, you're a true hero. 💕

[joynewacc@mastodon.social]

@davidculley @afewbugs @_elena @aral
Thank you deeply, David. To be humane and compassionate does not make me a hero ...it only affirms that I am a human being, carrying a heart and a conscience.

Aral remains my guiding light, my wellspring of inspiration and strength. 💞

[lednabm@stranger.social]

@_elena @sylvia
There are so many great people here. I would not know where to begin. I think, though, that we see every day here the goodness and concern of others for the world changing around them. Yes, things get contentious sometimes, but at least, here, people tend to get along.

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@lednaBM I know! That's precisely why I plan to use the hashtag every day... to spread a little love and positivity ❤️

#FollowFriday seemed reductive and tied to a specific day of the week. I want to turn #GratefulForYou into a daily practice 🙏

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@davidculley beautiful words David and yes @aral and @joynewacc deserve all the love and praise. True heroes 🙏

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@chartonjeremiah thank you Harry! And I absolutely agree, I'm super grateful for @Gina and how she picked up the reins of Fosstodon at that difficult time... and her mindfulness and care in constituting a new team. She's amazing ❤️

[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!