Hello from my new #Mastadon account.

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

Hello from my new #Mastadon account. I deleted #Facebook, #Pinterest, #Instagram & #BlueSky. I hope this forum is not so American-centric. Here's to #gardening #nature #flowers and #maincoons !

#introduction #newhere

[irisfreundin@troet.cafe]

@vcallinan Hello and welcome!

Everything here works through hashtags. When you use a hashtag, all users who follow that hashtag will see your post. When you follow (subscribe to) a hashtag, you’ll see all posts that include that hashtag. There’s no other way to share your posts.

Here my other unquestioned tips for newcomers:

[mastodonmigration@mastodon.online]

@vcallinan

Welcome. Definitely not American centric. Hope you like it here on Public Social Media. Follow accounts to improve your experience!

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@Irisfreundin Thank you so much for your tips, much appreciated! #yourock !

[cynblogger@sfba.social]

@vcallinan
We here are pretty American-centric, but there are easy ways to filter & block. Welcome to Fedi — you’ll find a plethora of posts to suit your interests. Add #bloomscrolling to your hashtags to follow & post.

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@cynblogger Thank you!

[sandwich@mastodon.world]

@vcallinan @mastodonmigration Welcome!

[proscience@toot.community]

@vcallinan

Hi from Europe!

Great that you unplugged from US tech!

Here are numerous folks from Canada, Europe, Australia, NZ and more.

Since you used plenty of hashtags, you seem to be well-prepared to fill your timeline.

In the unlikely event you don't know, following hashtags is a great way to find content of interest to you.

In addition to the ones you used, you may also want to try

bloomscrolling
flowers
[names of flowers/plants you like]
(names of animals you like]

If you 1/2

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@proscience Much appreciated!

[borisschapira@framapiaf.org]

@vcallinan welcome from France

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@borisschapira Bonjour from #Canada!

[bucachowchow@mstdn.party]

@vcallinan For whatever it’s worth, when I switched over about four years ago one of the things that struck me (happily) was the internationalism (?) of it

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@bucachowchow Looking forward to that! It's a big/small world, let's all engage!

[proscience@toot.community]

@vcallinan

2/2 are into pets, there are hashtags like

catsofMastodon
Caturday
dogsofMastodon
etc.

If you're into hashtag games or musical hasht ag games, there's stuff as well yet not straightforward to find. Let me know in case you'd like a nudge towards these hashtags.

Have fun!

[proscience@toot.community]

@vcallinan

PS: You can filter (=mute) hashtags here and also mute boosts. Since I toot and boost a lot of US politics stuff, you may want to make use of these features!

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@proscience Much appreciated, I'll check on those!

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@glasco61
Love this, thank you!

[skysong@floss.social]

@vcallinan Welcome to Mastodon! There are a lot of people from all over the world here. I’m in Newfoundland, for example.

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@skysong Awesome! I am a Newfoundlander-Spouse Nice to meet you!

[vcallinan@mastodon.social]

@Hellybootwader
Thank you, getting lots of tips!