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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-18 at 20:06

One can go to a big well-connected server like mastodon.social before creating an account, without logging in, and do a search on a hashtag, say, #Crafts or #Writing or #Photography, or whatever. Play around with it! (You didn't know you wanted to check both #FiberArts and #FibreArts, did you?)

Then take a look at the users and toots that pop up, and check out their servers. One doesn't need an account to read policies and check the live local feeds to get the vibe.

Folks look for communities of common interests, but I think the priority ought to be on common values for safety and moderation. Although a fascinating local feed is a plus, you can follow anywhere (more or less). But wanting strong moderation on a server with weak moderation is a recipe for hurt.

[#]FediTips #MastodonMigration

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Written by Star12Mt on 2025-01-18 at 20:17

@BradRubenstein thanks for the info, i'm trying to get friends to come over, but I barely understood how to do it myself a few months ago and still have a million questions

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-19 at 10:30

Your photos of NYC are wonderful (and making me a bit homesick...)

@Star12Mt

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Written by Star12Mt on 2025-01-19 at 14:52

@BradRubenstein Thank you so much! I hope every picture conveys how much I love NYC

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Written by Gilbert Pilz on 2025-01-20 at 17:54

@BradRubenstein Does it matter which server you create your first account on if switching servers isn’t difficult and doesn’t result any loss of context?

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Written by Brad Rubenstein “:verified:” on 2025-01-20 at 18:29

Read this article on how to switch servers, and the caveats, etc, and decide.

https://fedi.tips/transferring-your-mastodon-account-to-another-server/

@gpilz

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Written by Gilbert Pilz on 2025-01-20 at 18:34

@BradRubenstein It seems like a lot of what that article describes could be automated by an external transfer tool. I assume there are APIs for behind all of this?

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