Boosting is really important on the Fediverse because it makes whatever you boost federate to the entire servers of all your followers. A boosted public post appears on your followers' timelines, but also becomes searchable to everyone on the servers of your followers.
Instead of an algorithm, the Fediverse relies on human beings sharing stuff they find interesting. This process creates a wonderful chain of discovery.
To boost something here, click the π or π button below the post.
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Mr. Funk E. Dude
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Never too late to change!
Fedi.Tips
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It depends on which app they're using or which theme their server's website uses π
Tofm2 π«π· πΊπ¦ πͺπΊ
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I think it's called "Reshare" on Friendica?
Dusk To Don
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I just swapped to Tangerine theme (may or may not be on your instance), and I'm into it! It uses the π
You can check here if you're using the web interface:
[your instance base URL]/settings/preferences/appearance -> Site Theme
Flame
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •George B
in reply to Flame • • •Honestly the main thing that usually stops me from boosting. Either that or separating the "posts" and "boosts" filters when looking at someone's timeline.
Fedi.Tips
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It's not the only way to spread stuff, for example following an account makes its posts show up on your server.
GARDNI
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Use an app with the "schedule boost" feature. This lets you spread out your boosts so you're not drowning people's feeds. I know fedilab has it.
Edit: sorry, just realized you were talking about something else. Keeping the advice posted anyway.
Kevin Russell
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •I wonder if there is no other way to spread posts.
Fedi.Tips
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There are many other ways to make posts spread, for example following an account means that person's posts end up on your server.
Boosts are automatically hidden if you've seen them before UNLESS 40 other posts have passed through your feed. In that case it allows the boost to be seen again. More about this at:
fedi.tips/how-do-i-stop-seeingβ¦
How do I stop seeing the same boosted post again and again in Mastodon? | Fedi.Tips β An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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Here you go, a guide to making your account and posts more visible:
fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-foβ¦
How do I get my account and posts discovered on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips β An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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The mitigator is server admins taking action if they see shenanigans going on.
morfil (any)π
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Exactly, a human social network π
Supermoosie
in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •Keep seeing the same post because it has been boosted?
You can turn that off and only see a post once in your timeline.
kcp
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in reply to Fedi.Tips • • •You have a rocket button?
*spends the day jealous and distracted*
Fedi.Tips
in reply to β¦ π Gus Posey • • •If your server offers the optional TangerineUI theme on its website it has a rocket π
If your server doesn't have it, you can tell your server's admin about it by giving them the link at github.com/nileane/TangerineUIβ¦
Some third party apps also use a rocket.
GitHub - nileane/TangerineUI-for-Mastodon: A Tangerine redesign for Mastodon's Web UI. ππ
GitHubβ¦ π Gus Posey
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If you click on the reply it will show you the entire thread that it comes from with the reply enlarged.
Niboe
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