If someone's profile looks blank on here, don't assume it is actually blank. Some accounts, especially newer ones or ones with few followers, may look blank even if they aren't.

There's more info about this, why it happens and how to check what the profile really looks like in the guide:

https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank

You can prevent your own account ever looking blank to anyone by pinning up to five posts or five threads on your profile:

https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-pin-my-posts-on-my-mastodon-profile

Ich schreibe hier in Deutsch und Englisch. Willst du nur meinen deutschsprachigen Posts folgen? So geht's:

1. Folge meinem Account
2. Gehe zu meinem Profil
3. Wähle "Sprache ändern" im Drei-Punkte-Menu
4. Folge nur den deutschen Beiträgen

You can create a poll on Mastodon by clicking the bar chart icon at the bottom when writing a post (on some third party apps polls may be an option in attachments).

You can optionally create polls that allow people to select multiple responses, but only if you're using your server's website or web app or a third party app. The official app doesn't let you create such polls yet.

Lots more info and questions answered about polls at:

https://fedi.tips/how-to-post-a-poll-on-mastodon

Ma petite vie sur Mastodon

https://blogz.zaclys.com/depuis-les-gorces/ma-petite-vie-sur-mastodon

Here's how to see trending posts, hashtags and news stories on your server:

- On the official app, click the magnifying glass at the bottom but leave the search box blank. Select a trend tab at the top.

- On the website, click Explore at the right of the screen, then select the tab you want.

- Third party apps have various interfaces, usually with the word "Trending".

Lots more info and questions answered about Mastodon trends here:

https://fedi.tips/where-are-the-trending-posts-and-hashtags-on-mastodon

If you're using Mastodon through your server's website on a computer, you can type emoji directly:

1. Type a colon : and without a space start typing a keyword, this opens a popup
2. Select the emoji you want with the arrow keys and press enter
3. If the one you want isn't there, click the icon at the bottom of the post-writing box to open the full picker

The keyword results are partly based on alt-text names of emoji. Hover over an emoji in the picker to see its name.

Mastodon has a built-in translation system for posts in other languages. For it to work, three things have to happen:

- Your server has to offer the service
- Your language settings have to be correct
- The person posting has to use the correct language settings

If all these are ok, you will see a "Translate" link below the post or in the post's ⋯ menu when you encounter a post in a foreign language.

Lots more info and questions answered at:

https://fedi.tips/is-there-a-built-in-language-translation-system-on-mastodon

Hello #Fediverse Experts

#FediTips

A question about #BridgyFed and #BlueSky

Can someone tell me if this 'bridge' really works? What are the pros and cons of it?

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/05/bluesky-and-mastodon-users-can-now-talk-to-each-other-with-bridgy-fed/

GIRLS ARE SO HOT

Quit censoring yourself.

You don't have to say unalive or whatever other dumb terms to get around filters. You can say kill, murder, suicide, whatever. There's no algorithm here to punish you for using the actual words for things.

You can say swear words too. You are allowed to say fuck and shit and whatever else.

Don't say slurs though.

Edit: you can call yourself whatever you want. Don't call others slurs though.

If your organisation needs to be on many social networks at once, there are paid social management services which include support for Mastodon such as Buffer at https://buffer.com/mastodon and Publer at https://publer.com

However, if you just want to schedule your Mastodon posts you don't need to use commercial services. Mastodon has its own built-in free open scheduling system available through third party apps (more info at https://fedi.tips/scheduling-posts-on-mastodon).

If you want to add extra security to your Mastodon account, you can optionally use "Two-Factor Authentication" (2FA). When you have this feature activated, even if someone else finds out your password they will be unable to log into your account.

There is a complete guide to activating 2FA on Mastodon here:

https://fedi.tips/using-two-factor-authentication-2fa-on-mastodon

This guide also answers lots of common questions about two-factor authentication